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Comment by John Killion on July 14, 2009 at 4:55pm

Hello Heather: Thanks for the response. So you're a proponent of the shots. Being basically a chicken, I have to ask, do the shots hurt? Were they expensive? I don't know what Telogen effluvium is. Is it somehow related to AA? Thanks again!

Comment by Heather J. on July 14, 2009 at 4:44pm

Hi John. I have had alopecia and telogen effluvium for some time now. When I first noticed bald spots on my scalp I was given the injections and I had good results from them. My hair began growing in after 2 treatments and I am now bald-spot-free! Unfortunately, there is little else you can do to get rid of the spots fast.

Comment by John Killion on July 14, 2009 at 4:31pm

I've always been very healthy and active. About three months I began to lose my beard on my chin and my dermatologist diagnosed it as stress induced Alopecia, and said it would most likely regrow in a year. I didn't worry about it too much because I figured why worry about something I shave off anyway. But last Friday I went to get a haircut, told the barber to buzz me, and was instantly shocked to see several small bald spots on one side of the back of my head and one very large, very noticable one on the other side. I called my doctor and he said the only treatment that MAY work are the injections. I am loath to pump anything into my body but at the same time if there is anything I can do to slow or reverse this process I should consider it. I am a very fit 50 year old and this is my first experience with Alopecia. Any advice from you folks would be much appreciated. I am so impressed with the strength and courage you people display, your pride in yourselves, and your resilience. I'm so impressed that I now understand that if the worst should happen, and I lose all of my hair, I can easily live with it. Thanks.

Comment by Justin Heim on July 14, 2009 at 3:58pm

Hey, I'm Justin. My fiance (we just got engaged last month) has Alopecia Areata. She has been living with it now for about five years. Bonnie and I have been living together for 2 and a half years. I'm here to talk, share feelings, or give advice with whomever wants to converse.

Comment by Kristen Viveros on July 4, 2009 at 8:44am

I'm Kristen and I was diagnosed with AA on May 12th and I also only have one spot. But, I have very bad thinning on the top and front hairline. I opted not to take anything for this, as I am on a bunch of other meds for Fibromyalgia disease.

Comment by NiCKoLe on July 3, 2009 at 11:56pm

hi i am nicole.-from wisconsin i was told i have alopecia areata june 26th. i only have 1 bald spot as of right now.- i got shots. to stop it. im very clueless to this and no one in my area.- knows much about it. only way i find out anything is online. through my research that i preform.-

Comment by SHAILENDER SINGH CHAUHAN on June 15, 2009 at 2:20pm

hi
i am shailender from india doing PhD in biochemistry. i have alopecia areata since 2001. at one stage it reached upto 95% but way back in dec 2006 i had great recovery without any treatment and currently i have hair in my 98% scalp. i would love to share my story with you guys and expect we will have a nice communication.
life is much bigger than hair.

Comment by richard on June 13, 2009 at 5:08pm

new dew!

Comment by James G. King on June 2, 2009 at 11:57pm

Hi Prakash : This is Jim and I'm new to Alopecia Wrold but not to the Alopecia ... I have had it for 20+ years and started to shave my head about ten years back ... The sides of my head grow some hair but its not much help because its thin and Kinks etc... some say a ladies razor helps when you shave your head because it's a lot more sharp then a mans razor ...Thats if you still have a lot of hair to shave ( I don't ) ... I just use the mens razor because I only have about an inch of hair on my head now... also I use baby oil w/ Aloe to keep it from breaking out ... What Ray said is good and I can't say much more about it then he did... Thanks ... Jim K.

Comment by James G. King on May 28, 2009 at 4:12pm

Hey Kristen: This is James ... I don't like to go bald ... I have only been out about 3 times in my life with no hair or hat and I did not like the feeling ... I'm sorry to say I just don't like the bald thing (for me!) some people can go with that look ... but for me I don't like going around bald. I may try it again this Summer if I can get some sun and a good tan on my head... the sun is very hard for my skin too and I burn easy or get head colds etc... as for Pics I don't have any yet but I can post soon as I can learn how to down load off my cell phone ... Thanks for your message ... God bless ... JIm K.

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