Kristal
  • Female
  • McAllen, Texas
  • United States
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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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At 3:33pm on February 20, 2010, Bob E Ink said…
Hey!

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

- bob
At 5:14pm on May 25, 2009, melinda said…
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.
At 12:05am on December 28, 2008, Johnny Q said…
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.
At 1:33pm on September 16, 2008, brian kirchman said…
mcallen no kidding i grew up down there lived in palm veiw went to flores elementry school my dad used to work at mcallen stste bank
At 8:25am on August 6, 2008, Nicole said…
Hi Kristal!!
I got married this year on May16th!!! So we have more than alopecia in common..lol ...How old were you when you first started developing alopecia?
At 5:49pm on July 23, 2008, Billie said…
Hi Kristal!
Nice to meet you here. Is this place not great! It has become a haven for me to come to everyday to see the new members and know I am not alone.
At 6:33pm on July 18, 2008, amanda~ said…
My birth weight was 'normal' 7lbs 4oz. I have done a bit of research and to my knowledge there is no correlation btw diabetes and aleopecia. That being said, who really knows! It is so nice to find someone else out there who's experience is so similar to my own. I can't even explain. I recall when I was younger, searching hard for a reason. I must tell you, I didn't really find one. However I learned a lot about myself, my friends and my world in general. I continue to learn about myself in relation to my AU I've found. Life is funny. I am not a spiritual or religious person by any means, but I do like to believe that whatever we're dealt in life is not more than we can handle. It's going to be tough, it's going to shock and surprise us, but it's never more than we are meant to handle.
And to think, the reason I looked at your profile is because I noticed you were wearing a wedding dress in your photo and I'm newly engaged. Small world I guess. Silly question, how do I accept a friend who has added me?
At 5:55pm on July 18, 2008, amanda~ said…
Hi Kristal,
I too have type I diabetes and I've also got aleopecia universalis. I've had diabetes since I was 11 and AU since I was 15. I'd love to chat more with you. By the way your picture looks like what I'm planning for myself and my fiance soon.
At 12:40am on July 18, 2008, Katiebug said…
Hey, thanks for getting back to me! That's too bad about your hair piece, have you ever tried lace front wigs? I've been looking into those lately. I haven't had to wear a wig yet, but it will most likely get to that point someday, so I'm really trying to get as informed as possible!
At 2:09am on July 13, 2008, ruth said…
Congratulations on your marriage.....that is an awesome picture...let me mentioned that i never shaved my legs and i never had any hair on my arms...right now i have AT

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