Kristin

Female

Catoosa, OK

United States

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Relationship Status:
Single
About Me:
21 Female Oklahoma .. I am single with no kids, I work at a hospital. Everyone who meets me says that I have a very bubbly personality and I giggle a lot! I even have the nickname at work "Giggles". I love going out with my friends and going on dates! Love music, Concerts, Clubs/Bars, Movies, going to the lake and going to the park (just not on windy days)!! =P I try to make the best of my life, living with alopecia. Although, I have a very hard time talking about it with anyone other than close family.

I've had Alopecia for about 15 years! I got my first bald spot when I was 6 years old. My mom took me to the Dr. and he sent me to a Specialist. I was diagnosed with Alopecia Areota. He did a couple injections and my hair came back! I noticed small bald spots on the back of my head off and on throughout my childhood. Nothing I couldn't hide tho. When I was 14 years old I started to notice more and more bald spots and my beautiful hair was going... I went back to the specialist and he started doing the cortizone injections again. I did the injections for about a year and most of my hair came back in! It was DARK brunette and CURLY! ( I had always been a light brunette / Straight haired girl. I was 17 years old when ALL of my hair fell back out, very quickly! I was devastated.. I decided not to do the injections again. It was too painful and I felt as though it gave me a false hope. My parents found a place for me to go and look for a real hair wig and I did. I have been wearing that same wig since I was 18 years old and I am in the process of buying my 2nd wig. My eyebrows and eyelashes were the last to fall out. But they recently started growing back in!! I am so excited!!

Feel free to message me! I would love to hear your story!! :)
Do you have alopecia?
Alopecia totalis
Are you age 18 or older?
Yes

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  • Cheryl, Co-founder

    Hi Kristin, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome you to Alopecia World. I have been living with Alopecia Areata since 1991 and know full well the struggle it can be. I look forward to getting to know you. Cheryl, Co-founder

    Dec 17, 2008

  • Christina Bostwick

    well let me start by saying my name is christina and i had AA when i was 16 (one big spot) i treated it with a steroid cream and it all grew back with in a 3 month time period. then NOTHING for 10 yrs!!! now @ 26 i another spot not a big as the last one (at least not yet)....i am devasted that this is happing to me again but what can i do right? so thats my story i dont know if this spot will go away if it will get better or if this is the last time i will have this..so now i am just living in libo...scared confused and wondering if this will be my last sppot or if this is the beginnig of the end of my hair...i was wondering when all your hair fell out was it a rapid process or just happen over time?

    Mar 15, 2009

  • Christina Bostwick

    i think your a hottie now...lol. but fingers crossed you get you hair back. if you have seen my pic you know that i myself have no eyebrows but i just draw them on i figure if barbie can get away with the babydoll painted look i can..lol. and shes been around alot longer than i have...lol. and if you look close she has spots in her hair too...:). (only noticed b/c my lil girl has a couple). yeah i was tested for the same things and didnt have anything it was weird it ws like i wanted to have somethin g(cureable or at least treatable) i know that sounds horrible but it was like ok if i have something wrong then that would explain why this is happening to me (alopecia)....not just b/c my immuns system decieded to attack my hair..you know. i guess thats just my weird way of thinking..i just hate it when peole ask well why is this happening to you and all i can say is i am not sure could be a # of things and then they say well can it be cured (of course not not permently anyway) then of course comes well will this happen again and then you have to say i dont know at least if there was someting wrong it would give this crazy disorder a reason for happening you know. but either way i hope nothing is worng with you god knows you we have enough on our plate without something else going wrong with our crazy immune system...but best of luck in the eyelash department!!! i will keep my fingers crossed..keep in touch maybe we can swap stories from time to time..:) well have a good week! :)

    Mar 22, 2009