Another Spot...Will it Ever Stop?

Well folks, last night as I was going to bed, I made the fatal mistake of checking my head. As I was doing so, I found another spot where hair was just coming out in spades. It was near an existing spot already on top of my head, so I'm sure they'll coalesce into a bigger spot making it near impossible to hide.

The toughest part of this whole thing is I thought, or was at least trying to convince myself that things would get better. Perhaps no more spots would appear, and I'd just have to patiently wait it out with the existing spots. And then...something like this happens.

I did my best to try to not let it bother me (I'm so tired of caring about my hair, and tending to my blood pressure issue). It can be exhausting. I still need to maintain focus on my blood pressure for now, but the AA isn't making that too easy.

Needless to say, I didn't sleep too well last night though I tried and tried. At surface level, I seem to be OK with things, but I have to admit that deep, deep down...I'm very bothered and down about this whole thing.

I think this makes a total of 9 or 10 spots now of varying sizes. SIGH.

Thanks for listening and reading.

John

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Comment by Karen on August 26, 2009 at 12:34pm
I feel for you too! It's hard to think positive on a rollercoaster of ups and downs! I refuse to look at the back of my head, but I can feel the cool drafts. I'm sick of feeling like a spider is crawling on me and it's a hair or a plug of hairs on my shoulders! I caught a glance of myself in the mirror today while I was running around cleaning with my hair pulled up in a high pony tail and I was shocked! I look like the little kid in the movie Halloween after he hacked his hair! Scarily funny! Hang in there! Keep your head up! It's only hair!
Comment by Jeff W on August 26, 2009 at 7:46pm
John,
Oh how I feel for you. I went through the same thing. For me I would see a tight clump of hair on the shower drain. I at first tried to convince myself that these were just diffuse hair loss coming together in the drain, but I eventually faced the fact that it was coherent clumps coming out - each of which represented a small hole in my hair and ultimately spots. It's almost impossible to not think about it and I also had many a sleepless night over it. Hang in there my friend!
Comment by Robert on August 27, 2009 at 6:24am
Hi John

It is so hard to convince yourself that things are going to get better, and it is devastating to find any new spots. We've all been there.

I'm always cautious with being positive about my AA cos it will only lead to a major disappointment when I find a new spot. It's such a hard condition to deal with but you have a lot of support on here and hopefully amongst your friends and family.

Hang in there is the best advice just now as there is such a strong chance of full regrowth in time.

Take care
Robert
Comment by Misty Boggs on September 4, 2009 at 1:56pm
I know how you feel...its awful and frustrating! I just wish that someone would find a cure for this crap!
Comment by John M. on September 4, 2009 at 2:15pm
Thanks for all the encouragement guys and gals. It means all the more coming from you since you know how I feel and where I'm coming from. All the best to you and your spots, patches, and "open vacancies" on your scalps too (hey, gotta try to find "some" humor in all this mess don't we?). Cheers.

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