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Angie P
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Just for fun - Whose head is this?
Started Apr 13, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
From today's Houston Chronicle.http://www.chron.com/entertainment/photogallery/Celebrity_domes.htmlNot enough women…Continue
Anybody watching Detroit 187 on ABC?
Started Jan 4, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
One of the lead characters is a woman rockin' a bald fade!!!!! Lookin' hot!!! **happy dance**Her name is Aisha Hinds.…Continue
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- I'm trying to think of what to say about me. I'm not accustomed to talking about myself, so here goes:
I was diagnosed with cicatricial alopecia/lichen planopilaris in June of this year. I was prescribed Olux-E foam for the itching/pain which I am happy with at the moment. I was also prescribed Rogaine 5% which I am NOT happy with since the strong smell set off my asthma/allergies and it grew hair just about everywhere BUT my scalp. It cost me $75 to get my face waxed!! Bwahahahaaaa! I can laugh about it now, but maaaaannnnnnn three weeks ago I was highly annoyed.
Now, I'm just strategizing when to get out the headblade. My derm doesn't think I should do it since I still have plenty of thick hair on the back and sides, for the moment She actually suggested a perm. Yes, ya'll read it right, a PERM. I couldn't believe it either.
To me putting lye on my head so I can pull off a comb-over is out of the question, and I'm getting annoyed of hair being everywhere in the house.
So, the next logical** step for me is to get rid of it.
**I know, what's logic got to do with it, right? ;)
UPDATE: Got tired of the spots and shaved on 2/25/2011.
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Wig Watch 2011
Posted on February 19, 2011 at 2:25pm 9 Comments 2 Likes
Well as long as we're venting, let's discuss my shins!
Posted on January 22, 2011 at 10:56pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
WITHOUT FAIL, when my shins start itching, my scalp starts within the next day.
How could shins and scalp possibly be connected?
Who thought up this madness?
And what, praytell, do I do with a bottle of Desonide (that's still at least half full) that no longer works on the itchy shins? That doggone prescription cost US$62!!
Enquiring minds want to know,… Continue
Why are you staring? You've never seen a pink elephant before?
Posted on November 9, 2010 at 12:21am 13 Comments 0 Likes
"I finally realized that I had a choice between suffering physically (being miserable and hot) or suffering emotionally/mentally (people staring, not able to be anonymous)."
I immediately keyed in on "suffering emotionally/mentally (people staring, not able to be anonymous)" because I was having this EXACT argument with myself last week. (Yes, I do argue with myself. I've been told that as… Continue
Conventional beauty standards be damned!
Posted on November 1, 2010 at 5:46pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
Yeah, I have cicatricial alopecia that has left some interesting "spaces" in my TWA, so I guess I have a good enough "reason" to shave, but I don't really need to yet.
What really gets me going is the experiences that ladies here are sharing. What gives anyone the right to denigrate a person for something they have ABSOLUTELY no control over? The hurt that has been experienced over this is maddening to… Continue
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Hi again Angie. I know what you mean about being ready. This whole journey came about because I was ready to change my hairstyle. I have been wearing dreads since 2001 and I have wanted a change, but once I was diagnosed with CCCA I realized my options were limited. It's hard--I think dreadlocks are beautiful, and they very much suit me, but sadly mine are no longer beautiful, or at least not up to their former glory. I have known this for some time. I have never wanted to be someone who was trying to hold onto my hair, which is why I have decided to cut them despite the fact that I could still probably cover my bald spots for another year or so. I haven't had straight hair since I was in junior high! That will be the biggest change of all, but I will see how wearing a wig goes before I experiment with being bald. Thank you again for listening and blazing a trail. :)
Angie: I love your pictures. Your hair before you shaved is pretty much exactly what mine looks like now, and I too have been relegated to wearing my dreads in a ponytail for years. I am cutting them next week! I feel a mixture of anger, sadness, fear, and excitement. Thank you for being here and sharing yourself with those of us with CCCA who are new to this journey.
Hello Angie...I am your neighbor I guess, I too live in Pearland. Did the Alopecians in Houston every get together as a group? Very interested.
I hope you had a good flight home.
It was so wonderful seeing & meeting you at the conference you are a very special lady & once again I am so proud & pleased to not only call you friend but Alopecian Sister.
Take Care,
Love
Pam
Yeah, I'm fine, thanks - not been on here that much meself. Life is still unintentionally hilarious... a friend gave me some extra RAM for my computer a short while back, and as I was leaving, I said (without thinking) "Thanks for the memory".... *sigh* Sometimes I terrify myself.
How's you, anyway? Still the cynical, bitter, twisted old hag you always were? ... which is why I like you so much? :) xxx
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