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! :)

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?

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

Wow... I am experiencing the begining of AA... Hard to swallow but Im getting used to it.... :( I would love to hear from you!

thats cool. I tried to let a some people in at the last town that i lived, but a few bad eggs made it a pretty miserable experience for me. I have natural long curly red hair, so it was all anybody ever talked about anyway, so I guess when I lost it, it was truly the most entertaining thing that had happened since 1982 in that small town. If I were to give you advice, only tell your close family and people you trust, because they will always be on your side. And anything less than supportive is pretty useless. I originally didn't like this alopecia world thing but it is real nice to have some friends who understand I just wish we all lived a little closer!

appreciate you sharing your story, Kristin. It's an interesting ride, eh? Make sure you fasten your seat-belt! Good luck with it all....

hey thanks for the comment, it is good to hear what others have experienced as I begin my own journey through this process. So many decisions to make! I am so glad to hear that your eyelashes are coming back, that is wonderful. I hope that mine stay with me, I love wearing mascara! I am not using steroids myself. I have chosen to make very concious living and diet changes to help induce full body recovery, I am pretty confident that it will work. In the meantime it can get pretty tough. By the way your wig ( Iam asuming it is a wig) and eyerows look totally natural. well anyway have a great day!
K

Hi Kristin
Welcome to Alopecia World

Hello Kristin :o)