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Hi there, I am new here - I have AA - it started as a small spot on the back of my hair last September - it grew more severe and by February 2013 I was Barbie-doll like - if I lifted up my hair - I had no hair underneath(both side and underneath). My dermatologist said it was from PTSD (my dad died and my husband was intubated twice all within a span of 1.5 months). I had been receiving the injections from September through February and not much regrown was happening and more loss was taking place. In February he has me go through a course of prednisone plus the injections. There has been a bit more growth and my hair loss has slowed down.
However, but anxiety is through the roof and I worry over every strand of hair I lose.
My husband is wonderful, however my mother keeps asking me 'what I did' for me to lose my hair because I must have done something. *sigh*

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Permalink Reply by AK13 on May 15, 2013 at 10:31pm
Hi Melissa I am new too. My loss has been about as long as yours too. I am missing the whole underneath and now have all new spots around my ears and temple.

Just wanted to say hi and you are not alone. I posted yesterday for the first time, and also posted in the ophasis group, and everyone has been so nice there. Nice to have others to talk to who understands.
Permalink Reply by Tracy on May 16, 2013 at 4:18pm

Hello. I am also new to this website, but I have had AA for 17 years at least. I am married, with one child. I have gone through several treatment options back in the late 90's. I have found that I perfer to live without treatments, because no matter what I do my spots come back anyway. I have even fasted & changed my diet. I just want to live free & be comfortable in my own skin... < I am still working on being comfortable.. my next step may be a really short hair cut or just shave off my hair. I am tired of living in hiding & I do not want the uncomfortable wigs. Now about your mother > Has your mother done any research on Alopecia? There is a lot of reading materials out there now. I just watched a documentary last night called "Baby let your hair hang down". I would suggest letting her watch this. I am inviting my family over tomorrow night to watch it with me, I just want them to understand what I go through.

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