Kristal

Female

McAllen, Texas

United States

Profile Information:

Relationship Status:
Married
About Me:
My name is Kristal and I just got married on May 17, 2008 to the most wonderful, caring man on this earth! He loves me with or without hair, and I feel so incredibly blessed to have him in my life. We are waiting to see where God is taking us next...it's going to be an adventure! :)

I have been struggling with alopecia areata since November 2006. It started out as a dime size spot on the back of my head, and continued from there. I have tried Olux foam, steroid injections, and squaric acid for treatments. The squaric acid worked for awhile, but I was still losing my hair despite the treatment. I have also started to lose the hair on my arms and legs, and I think my eyebrows are next (I'm crossing my fingers that I'm wrong). I wear a wig and feel pretty good about it. However, a wig will never, ever be the same as having YOUR hair. I also have Type 1 Diabetes, which is also an autoimmune disease. So if anyone else out there has more than one autoimmune disease I would love to hear from you and about your experiences! I was excited to find Alopecia World and people who I can relate to.
Do you have alopecia?
Alopecia totalis
Are you age 18 or older?
Yes

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  • Johnny Q

    Hi Kristal, I'm moving to Edinburg for school this summer. I wonder if we will be the only two people in the valley with Alli P.

    Dec 28, 2008

  • melinda

    My sister has type 1 diabetes and alopecia universalis. A couple weeks ago I found my a couple bald patches. I have Hashimoto's disease, another autoimmune condition. I'm happy to see that it isn't stopping you from living a full life.

    May 25, 2009

  • Bob E Ink

    Hey!

    Fellow McAllenite! I'm had AA for a couple years now. Grew up and still live in McAllen.

    - bob

    Feb 20, 2010