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How Many Here With "Lifelong" AA?
Hi! I'm new here, but not to alopecia. I was wondering how many of you here have had alopecia since childhood/late teens and then well into adulthood? (Like fifteen-twenty years on up.) I'm 53 and have had alopecia since I was ten. It's a secret I've hidden almost all of my life (I won't bore you with the stories, but I did a post earlier with the rundown), and I wonder how many there are who are like me. Thank you for sharing if you choose to do so! :)
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Permalink Reply by cmdd20 on
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I've had it since I was 5 or 6 years old, I'm 29 now. It's always been patchy AA, never developed into AT/AU but over the last couple of years I think I've been heading in that direction. I've also tried to keep it hidden though many of my friends I grew up with know I had / have it.
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Permalink Reply by DaveW on
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Im 53 and had AU since just before my eight birthday. Ive seen more hate directed to me than anyone should have to endure. Ive also got a great life with my wife of 23 years and 3 teenagers. Someone very wise told me it gets better. He was so right.
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I got AA when I was 11 or 12. I had AU by the time I was 17. I've basically never grown hair since then, and I'm 46. I don't even know how to shave, I have never bought a razor, and what I do know is from the movies. Since I have a totally smooth face, and I have a blondish colored wig, I still get carded at restaurants a couple of times a year, usually followed by shock when they see my driver's license...
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