Yes, but after each loss my hair grew back and lots of it. So, i lost and re-grew hair 4 times since 2006. My most recent loss has now left me with AU - i hate it. So, I am kinda of new to this also since i have no hair and doubt it will come back like before. No one can get use to it. I have finally decided to spend money on a nice vacuum wig (human hair) so i can FORGET about my alopecia. I don't know what you wear but i have always worn and gotten by with synthetic wigs. I can't stand the discomfort and feeling like i'm wearing a hat anymore. Freedom Hair from New Zealand is where my wig is coming from.

I never thought i would stop my treatment regimen i use to be on which was always Rogaine, Biotin and Cortison injections. Of course i will never know if those really worked for me since AA has a mind of its own and the cycle was always there.

I'm sorry you have to go through this! I have learned alot but now have more to learn. I really never thought i would lose all of my hair, never! But here I am!

i know you don't want to hear this but you look pretty bald. What kind of wig do you wear?

no problems and thankyou , i'v had alopecia areata since i was two, its come and gone since. :) what about you ?

Thanks Amy, but I don't feel pretty....I have a couple wigs but they give me headaches like crazy.

no not at all ... i'v been bald now for about 18months and its not fun going into hight school

I don't think so. My stylist told me if you wear them loosely they do not look real. I have headaches anyway, just now it seems to make it worse. Oh well, have you tried one of those grippers or the newer vac. wigs?

haha :) where do you live ? australia?

Hello there Amy! I think you have such a lovely smile :-) Yes, I'm in Aurora, was born here, lived here most of my life. It is awesome to me that there is someone else to connect with in Colorado! So far, I've been dealing with many doctors trying to figure out what's going on with my scalp, they think it is Chronic Telogen effluvium. This has been going on for a year adding so much stress and worthlessness to my life, I'm sure you've experienced some of the same feelings. Man I'd give anything to help us all resolve our hair issues! Hope you're well! -Sarah

Hi Amy, wondered if you had any suggestions on wigs, brows or lashes I have AU as of Feb-May 2011 along with other health "stuff" tried a few things but nothing has really made me feel like "normal". Just turned 40 and not use to this bald stuff at all, still praying it will all come back as they feel cancer-like medications may have attributed to the AU.

They are still not sure if it is Crohns or UC I had emergency surgery on Sept 12, 2011 I had been in the hospital almost 2 months and was VERY sick.They had to remove my colon and right not I have an ostomy bag and I need to decide if I want a reversal into a J-pouch and they have to determine if I can even have one. It has been a LONG road, I was told I had UC in 2007 never had any issues before that. We had moved to CT from the Boston area and 6 months later I was sick. They thought last year I might have MS or Lupus too but really it was the med Remicade, it actually gave me brain lesions. Did Humira give you lupus? I believe my hair will come back once these horrible meds are out of my system, I have to believe that or I get really down =( You are right hair loss is worse in a lot of ways. Especially eyebrows and eyelashes. Glad I met you on here you sound like a great person and our experiences sound very similar, talk to you later have a great Sunday.

I had no alternative I was sooooo sick and was in the hospital for almost 2 months. Being transported from CT to Boston by ambulance was so surreal. I feel sooooo much better now, just getting use to having a "bag" and trying to decide on the next steps. If I am allowed the reversal there is more surgeries. I have 1 more no matter waht for a fistula (which even though my pathology on my colon came back as UC normally only Crohns people get those) guess that is why they are being so cautious about the J-Pouch. I am trying to get stronger each day and exercise, go to PT and eat healthy. I am not teaching right now I am out on medical leave. I did order that herbal hair treatment from India and I am praying it grows my hair back I hear it is hard for AU but possible but it also takes a long time. I will let you know if I get any results. I don't have to take any UC meds right now which is wonderful so I guess that is another plus too.=)

Hey Happy Thanksgiving! Freedom Wigs are super expensive right? I hope you are right and my hair grows back I keep intending for that and say affirmations everyday to affirm this but when I look in the mirror there is still nothing..=/ I don't know it is very frustrating at times, I am grateful to not be as sick as before but this part is at times more upsetting than the rest.

LET ME KNOW HOW THE FREEDOM WIG GOES MAYBE I WILL INVEST MYSELF. I GET REALLY DOWN SOMETIMES TOO SO HANG IN THERE. I DO MY BEST TO BE POSITIVE BUT I MISS EYEBROWS AND LASHES SOOOOOOOO MUCH AND MY HAIR. IT WOULD BE ONE THING IF I KNEW FOR SURE THAT IT WILL GROW BACK BUT THE UNKNOWN AND THE TIME THAT LAPSES BY MAKES ME SO UNEASY. I TRY TO DO POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS EVERY DAY AND LOVE AND APPRECIATE MY BODY, BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN BE HARD AS YOU KNOW. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND I WILL TTYL.

So did you get the freedom wig yet? I am thinking about it, wondered what you thought.

Hi Amy! Yes I had ulcerative colitis for 4 horrible years during 1984 - 1988 until I had surgery to remove my colon. What a gorgeous face you have! Are you still suffering with it? Feel free to email me directly at: thevictorbook@sbcglobal.net. I'm also an author and have a blog if you want to see: www.psalm451.net

hey Amy. im really overwhelmed by this site. its amazing.

Hi! Thanks for the kind words and the add! You look fab either way, hair or not :)