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About Me:: I am 32 years old and i have AT... I am a 4th grade teacher, a mother of two wonderful boys (ages 7 and 2 years), and happily married for 11 years...After reading more about AA, I am glad to tell my friends and family that my hair loss isn't because of stress only, other factors play into it and one thing i would like for them to understand is that there's is no cure for it so that they would stop asking me when is your condition going to get better.....One thing I am thinking of doing is printing out a summary about it and hand it out as they ask me..... :)

I have been saying that i have had AA for about 6 years...but let me tell you my story...when i was about ten years old i noticed 2-3 small bald spots and my parents took me to the pediatrician and he told them that it was because of stress....i don't remember taking any treatment for it and the bald spots did go away...then AA came back in my senior year of high school and went away without treatment.....AA was back for the 3rd time in my junior year of college and went away without treatment...it came back when i had my first baby at age 26 and ever since then i have not been free from AA (i feel weird calling it a disease since physically i feel very healthy)....at age 26 is when i seeked the help of a dermatologist because i had health insurance...i had the scalp injections and i stopped when i was 30 years old because i became pregnant with my second boy...right after i gave birth i went back to the dermatologist and started the scalp injections and Prednisone....the scalp injections didn't bother me at all...not as painful as it sounds or as other people describe it (as far as for me)...well this January of 2008 i said no more Prednisone or injections since i noticed gaining some weight and i was becoming more anxious.....anyways my treatment was not responding like it used to before....it felt like fighting a painful battle when i knew what the results were going to be...there's no cure for AA so i was exhausted from the cycle of hope and disappointment and i did not want to gain any more weight....i don't know if i made the right decision in stopping the treatment since i've read that once you stop cortisteroids, AA could become AT; and now i have about 3 months that i am bald...i only have about 2-3 patches of hair....overall i think i am handling well...i am trying for now....i have had outbursts and once i have cried myself to sleep over it.....my friends and family are very supportive, but still when i look at myself in the mirror i miss my hair and the way MY own hair made me look....sometimes i love my wig because it helps me look like a person with hair, but sometimes i just want to throw it because it's not my hair.......i haven't taken any pictures where i look bald, maybe i should...but like my husband tells me: "baby steps babe"......my picture on my profile is from last July of 2007.....i look good, but i admit that it's my smile that brings out my energy, and not my hair :)

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At 10:56am on December 2, 2009, JET said…: Hello; I just wanted to stop in and say Hello. Have a wonderful weekend.

-Jet

At 7:34pm on July 18, 2008, Sarah S said…: Hi Ruth. I graduated from UTSA in 2000. I stopped taking Prednisone because I had weight gain and it seemed like I was on edge all the time. I just did not have a good experience on the medicine. Hope you had a nice week!

At 6:34pm on July 13, 2008, Cheryl, Co-founder said…: Hi Ruth, Yes, I have attended live support groups and ran the support group here in the Montreal area, until this May, since my plans are to marry and move to the USA in the fall.

At 12:54pm on July 13, 2008, Sarah S said…: Hi Ruth! I see you are from Eagle Pass! I was born and raised in San Antonio. I am glad to meet another Texan dealing with Alopecia. I saw on your page that you did the steroid injections and Prednisone. I also did that. I absolutely hated taking the Prednisone. I was taking 60 mg a day and it was horrible! I have pretty much stop taking any medicine for my AU. Just trying to deal with my AU day by day (baby steps). I have two wigs that I try to wear but it is getting so hot here in Texas that some days it feels like a sauna in my head =) I also wear head scarfs which is another nice option to have. I saw that too that the next NAAF conference will be in Houston. I am definitely going to go.
Hope you are having a nice weekend!!

At 12:17pm on July 13, 2008, LeslieAnn Butler said…: Ruth, you are beautiful! I know how hard it is to have to deal with alopecia. And I hope you read my book, because I think it will really help you a lot. Will you let me know how you like it? And also if there is any other way I can help.
Hugs!

At 10:15am on July 13, 2008, Roger said…: Welcome.

Roger.

At 12:52am on July 13, 2008, ruth said…: Before joining Alopecia World, i had no clue in how to upload pictures, or even in how to set up my own yahoo mail account...so i guess AA is helping me evolve since now i do feel changing for the better...i have to admit i did go through denial, anger, and now i am trying to accept it so that i can have both feet on the ground and simply enjoy life to fullest...it is just hairloss and thank God i am not going through chemo like alot of the people think when they see me.....I have uploaded a picture to my profile which has made my husband very proud of me because i took the initiative to sit down and become more computer literate :)

At 1:26am on July 12, 2008, LeslieAnn Butler said…: Hi Ruth!
How long have you had aa? I've had it for about 30 years.
I just wanted to say hello and see how you are doing today!
LeslieAnn

At 10:28pm on July 11, 2008, Cheryl, Co-founder said…: Hi Ruth, I wanted to welcome you to Alopecia World. I can honestly say that we are a great community here and I hope you enjoy the time you spend with us. Cheryl, co-founder

At 7:38pm on July 10, 2008, Dawn said…: Hi and welcome Ruth!!!

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