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aa to au?
I have noticed a lot of people here started w aa and ended up w au. Is this more commen then not? Does any one know the statistics. Or had aa for an extensive period of time? I'm trying to get myself prepared I guess.
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Permalink Reply by Heather L on
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Hi Magan,
I'd love to know this answer too! I do worry that my AA could turn to either AT and AU. I have had AA now almost 20 years. I did get lucky with a 14 year remission period between the first spot until about 5 years ago. The last 5 years I consistently have multiple spots. I've asked my doctor many times this same question- and she says she has many patients who have had AA for many years and most do not progress to AT/AU. However She has not been able to give me statistics--
Probably best to just take a deep breath and take it all one day at time and not borrow trouble! Easier said then done- but I try to remind myself of that daily!! :)
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Permalink Reply by Magan on
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LoL I was afraid that was gonna be the answer. Oh well deep breath...keep pushen on. Thanks for the thoughts though.
Hope you're having a marvolous day.
Magan
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Permalink Reply by JeffreySF on
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Hello Magan,
You will hear this over and over again..... The only thing predictable about alopecia is its unpredictability.....Know there is always the chance the disease can turn itself off.
Jeffrey
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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I think it's totally unpredictable. I had spots for about 7 years, then they got more frequent and started joining up until I had large bald areas. Then I shaved and within a couple of months it was all gone - AU. You might never lose it all....AU is more rare, I think. Good luck. The thing is...for 7 years I thought my life would be over if I lost so much scalp hair that I couldn't "comb over" (I never even thought about losing it all). Then, after I lost it all, I thought it would be the worst thing in the world if I lost my eyebrows and lashes. Then I did...and you know what? I'm fine and I have a great life. Yeah, I wish I still had my hair, but it's really okay.
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Permalink Reply by Moisuc Alexandru on
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I had aa for 3 years, then had total regrowth for one year after that had at for 6 years.Now i have au for about 6 months
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Permalink Reply by Diana on
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hi... I had AA around the age of 10 had tons of the cortisone shots in my head over the period of a few months, and have never had a bald patch since.... then 30 years later within a month AU.... but like Jeffrey said its so unpredictable there is no way to find out if in 5 - 10 however many years that you can go AU... or if you will recover and never see again - crazy condition - I wish there was more to learn but apparently all of us in here know more than the docs can tell us!!! good luck...
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Permalink Reply by panuelo girl on
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I've had aa for nearly 15 years, more if you count the random spots of childhood, high school and college. But 15 solid years of patchy baldness on my head. All of a sudden, I seem to have moved to AT. It's been quite a shocking reality check for me. Somehow I had gotten used to AA, I was okay with AA, and now...I'm having trouble accepting AT. Sigh. Just when you think you've accepted yourself, you change! Would love to know the statistics though.
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Thank you all so very much for your replies. This is truely an astounding disease. I'm such an analytical person...I like facts. Hard reality. Hmmm. That may quite possibly be one of the lessons I'm to learn, from this chaos taking place on my body. I appreciate the thoughts and you all sharing parts of your life here. I really like this place. Appreciate it, and ya'll immensly.
Have a great evening
Magan
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Yes, Magan...I like facts and logic and reality, too. I've always been able to pretty much control things in my life, and I've usually been able to understand things. This disease has caused me to change that outlook and expectation!
Mary
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It's called growth for me! I just don't have to like it all the time right? :-D
Magan
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Right. ( ;-)
Tonight I had to look at some video of myself taken exactly 4 years ago...June 2005 (a friend had asked me to find the video of a musical performance). I had thick hair, to my shoulders, permed and wavy. It was a shock to see it and I sat and cried for about a half. Oh well....
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((Hugs)) from the bottom of my heart to yours. I had a cry fest this evening too. And when it was least expected. I felt l had been doing really well. Holding your virtual hand. We'll be alright though. Hope this finds you feeling in a little bit better spirts.
Take care
Magan
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