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Sore one day, fine the next
hello friends. could use a little info/insight.... so i was diagnosed last year with AA. lost about 1/4 of my hair... in three large patches. by this summer it had grown back. started losing it again a month later. so far, i have lots of continued shedding and another big spot where the initial one had been. i notice some days there is no itching, no inflammation, no soreness... and i think "thank god, maybe this new attack is done with".... but then the next day, the whole back of my head will be terribly sore, and i think "uh-oh, i'm going to lose more hair again". but then it feels fine again for a few days. what is this back and forth thing? is it all in my head?
also, it's been steadily shedding for over a year. my hair was extremely thick to begin with, but i know by my ponytail that it's probably about half as thick as it once was. how long does it take to lose it all? could i shed for two years until it was all gone or is there just no way of knowing? thanks.
also, it's been steadily shedding for over a year. my hair was extremely thick to begin with, but i know by my ponytail that it's probably about half as thick as it once was. how long does it take to lose it all? could i shed for two years until it was all gone or is there just no way of knowing? thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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Yup, there's no way to know. I had very concealable AA for 7 years, then it went to AT in the space of about 6 months, then AU within 3 more months. As Aimee says, other people just stay with AA. Good luck...but take it from someone who's been there: it's not the end of the world if it all goes. You'll still be you.
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Permalink Reply by MiNAH on
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Check out Crown Regals blog about pain....my reply is there too.
Some days better than others.
Mina
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Permalink Reply by Karen on
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Hey Claudine,
I'm pretty sure it's not in your head. I get this feeling like I bumped and bruised my head and I get exhausted and sluggish. I take what I think is a 20 minute nap only to find out I was napping for 3-4 hours. That lasts a couple days, then I'm ok for a while. I thinks it's just a nasty little reminder to not get too comfortable.
Can you believe how much hair we have! With all the shedding I've done in the last 4 months, I should be bald. To look straight at me I don't think you'd be shocked, but lift and move my hair around and it's amazing how bald i am underneath. I'm too new to this to tell you how long it could take, but I think it has a mind of it's own and not a timeline.
Karen
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