Ktownnana

Female

Kannapolis, NC

United States

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Relationship Status:
Married
About Me:
My hair really started to thin when my late husband was taking chemo. He would joke that he was taking chemo and my hair was falling out. I should have gotten a wig probably a year before I did because I noticed when people were talking to me they weren't looking in my eyes, but at my hair. One of the doctors I was seeing really kept staring at my scalp. My primary dr. told me his wife's hair was thinning too and she was taking Rogaine. I did read about this, but noticed it had to be applied twice a day, it was expensive, plus I didn't have time for this. I worked at the hospital from 4 - 12:30 a.m. When my husband was taking chemo, I would dress in my scrubs, take him to chemo and be there at 8:00 a.m., left around 5:00 p.m. to take him home and get him settled in, and then I would head right back down to the hospital to work 8 hrs. which I had to make up that extra hr. where I came in late. I'm certainly not blaming my husband for my hair loss, but I think it was just too much stress. When I bought my first wig, he said it was the best investment I had ever made.
Do you have alopecia?
Female pattern baldness
Are you age 18 or older?
Yes - I am 18 or older

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  • countrysongbird

    Thank you, Ktownnana, for your friend request! It's so nice to meet you. I am new to this site and anxious to get acquainted (really for the first time) with others like myself. I so appreciate you reaching out! Thank you. How long have you been a member of AW?

    Jan 20, 2012

  • LilyBell*Murphy'sLawLuvsMe

    Just read on a post that you just got married - HOW WONDERFUL!!! CONGRATS : )

    Jun 21, 2012

  • jaime2201

    Hello, I shaved my head but not completely. I went to a salon and had a lady do it for me because my husband did not want to risk messing it up since I was not sure if I was going to need to shave it completely smooth or just buzz it real short. Well i decided to start with just buzzing it real short since I had not developed any completely bald spots yet. My hair was just grossly thin on top. Once the hair stylist buzzed it using a level 3 I decided to just leave it like that. I am really happy with the outcome, I can barely tell at this point that there was every a problem although I can still tell that my hair is not proportioned evenly over all of my head especially in the back and the top. I do not wear a wig and probably will not.
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    Aug 24, 2013