Jenn

53, Female

Saint Petersburg, FL

United States

Profile Information:

Relationship Status:
In a Relationship
About Me:
I started losing my hair when I was around 30 or so, and its slowly gotten worse. I thought it was from medications I am on, but a dermatologist I went to said it was alopecia areata. I am struggling with self-esteem issues, but my emotions get the best of me sometimes (those shampoo commercials make me cry and get angry at the same time!) I'm only human, and I'm trying the best I can. I am glad to have found this website and I look forward to communicating and learning more.
Do you have alopecia?
Female pattern baldness
Are you age 18 or older?
Yes - I am 18 or older

Comment Wall:

  • Cherylnz

    Hi Jenn,

    Welcome to Alopecia World :)

    Cheryl

    Apr 28, 2009

  • Natalie

    Hi Jenn! Thanks for your kind comments :) I read your blog and know just how you feel when it comes to not being able to go swimming or getting your hair wet because then your bald spots show....it's definitely a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

    That is really awesome that you have such supportive co-workers. People like that in life make more of a difference than they will ever know. Good luck wearing your wig to work! You will look fabulous! I am also going through a similar thing with my wig: I have been going to classes for the past few months with a hat or a scarf or with my barely-there-hair pinned in all sorts of goofy ways to hide my spots. But now that I have my wig (which I love!) I feel like it is so obvious to those people in my classes that it isn't really my own hair. I'd like to say that I completely don't care, but there's always a tiny part that does. I just try to make sure I am confident every day, and hopefully others will see our strength.

    Guess what? My boyfriend and I are taking a vacation in St. Petersburg from May 20-24!!! One of my oldest and best childhood friends lives in Tampa and works at Raymond James, so we are flying down there to visit her! How is the weather? Hot, I bet. Yippeee! It is still pretty chilly here in Wisconsin, I can't wait to soak up some sun on the beach! Do you recommend any good restaurants/bars/events/shopping in the area? I'm very excited! I hope that everything goes well with your first wig appearance at work, and I'm sure you will look beautiful. Take care and talk to you soon.
    Cheers,
    Natalie

    Apr 29, 2009

  • Natalie

    Yaaaah I am so excited to come to sunny Florida! Thanks so much for all of the recommendations- I am going to be sure to look into those asap. I agree that is so nice to have a place like this where everyone understands and you can just be yourself and talk about your emotions with this whole hairloss process. I wore my wig out last night at the Britney Spears concert in Chicago (I love her! hehe) and it felt sooooo good to not have to worry about my hair and my spots showing. It is such a weight off of my shoulders to have this wig and finally feel comfortable in public again.

    Let me know how your haircut goes- I am actually going to get my head buzzed again today because the spots that I still have left are growing like weeds and when I tape my wig down the tape gets stuck in my hair and it hurts soo much when I take it off! (Like ripping a band-aid off, but worse.) I wish it would just make up its mind and either all fall out or all grow in. My scalp looks like a globe haha.

    Keep smiling Jenn :) Talk to you soon.
    -Natalie

    Apr 30, 2009