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My hair fell out over the weekend!
Hi, I am new the his forum and to hair loss.
This has all happened so quickly and I know absolutely nothing about the condition or what to expect. Ive read bits and peices on line and various articles but they are not really giving me the answeres I so deserately need.
I often play with my hair, as does my partner and untill this weekend everything seemed fine. I had noticed my hair thinning slightly over the last few years but had put it down to general aging ( I'm 44) and its not been any dramatic haor loss at all. I had my hair highlighted only 6 weeks ago and my hair dresser commented on how thick my hair was. Saturday night I was just playing with my hair and felt something strange. My partner looked and gasped and then he told me I was bald!
The area is about 2 inches in diameter at he back of my head. So far it is the only area, but I can pull out clumps of hair around he patch very easily and the patch is getting bigger daily. The actual patch is completely and totally bald and smooth.
I have made an appointment with my GP for later today so I have no idea what it is, only that is sounds like alopecia areata from what I have read.
I know nobody can give me any reaurances or otherwise, but I would like to know how common it is to lose hair so quickly and what the common pattern is if any. So far, I have read it can all clear up within a few weeks, to I could go completly bald within 2 weeks. My head is in a spin!
Gived the size (which to me is quite large) and repidity of it, can anyone give any advise?
I know I am probably premature with these questions seeing as I havnt seen my GP yet, but I guess I just needed to get it all of my chest.
Jane
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Permalink Reply by Alo-mom on
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You have found a good website to contact. It is a wait and see type of thing. Your doctor will do blood work and ask him to do a scalp biopsy and they can tell if you infect do have Alopecia. This condition has no easy answers or magic potions. I wish you the best and I know everyone who reads your post does too. I am a phone support person for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation so you can contact me for any guidance you might need. Just friend Me and I am there for you.
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Permalink Reply by janeg72 on
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Thank you!
I saw my Doctor, his reaction? 'Oh my goodness' Not what you want to hear from your doctor really, he didnt know how to react.
Anyway, I have suspected hypothyroidism, I have a blood test on Thursday to confirm but my last bloods showed I was borderline so my guess is that is the problem as I also have other symptoms.
I also have an 'Emergency' appointment with a specialist..however there is a 2 to 3 month waiting list for that so I wont get to see anyone until just before christmas.
I am incredibly upset and frustrated, So far it cant be seen with my hair down and only if you know what it is there can you see it when in a ponytail..but it can be seen when my hair is wet. so swimming is not an option for me right now until I have come to terms with it.
I am in the UK, I am gathering most people on here are in the US?
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Permalink Reply by TMB on
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Hi Ali Mom..I was reading your post to Jane and love it. Very compassionate. Only people dealing with AA "really" know what others with the condition go through on a daily basis. Good to know you are there for support and helping others. Thank you :)
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Jane - I am so sorry to hear about your hair loss and so sudden. I have been dealing with alopecia areata on and off for almost 20 years. I am not a doctor but based on my experiences over the years, if you have noticed recwnt hair thinning and now a bald patch that is growing, I would venture to say you definitely have AA. What you deacribe is so common from thinning of hair to now a bald patch. I wish you all the best and hope it resolves and does not return for you. But for most of us who suffer with the condition once it starts it is very difficult to keep away.
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