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Added by Alopecia World on January 12, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Alopecia Universalis - Do you have any other disease or condition?

Hi I am new to this - I recently in Oct was diagnosed with AU (self-diagnosed as all my docs were useless) I had AA when I was about 10 and had cortisone shots back then and had full hair growth and never any issues until now at 39!!! I never thought it would come back and did not know any better and certainly did not know it could be AU - but I am dealing with it pretty good, the hardest part is the eyebrows and eyelashes.... but what I am trying to find out from anybody with the same thing if… Continue

Added by Diana on January 11, 2009 at 7:38pm — 28 Comments

Feeling scared

I think i have Alopecia like a 95% but i still haven't talked to a gp or a doctor about this and i'm trying to for these past weeks, growing up i've been very scared of what people think of me but now i've been having nervous breakdowns plus my family isn't sympathizing my brother laughs, my mum says nothing and my dad says previous things in his life which are sorta like this but is about easy things which dont change his physical apearence. I have gone through another patch before and my… Continue

Added by Nathan on January 11, 2009 at 9:03am — 4 Comments

Can things get any better than this?

Hello my little pretties,

Just when I am on top of the world someone always seems to be able to make it even better.
Gawd you guys are good.
I Love You Alopecia World!!!

Jeff

Added by JeffreySF on January 10, 2009 at 9:37pm — 2 Comments

Discussing Alopecia

Hmmmm..... LOL.



I have had au since I was 5 years old. At least I think I was 5 years old. Could have been a bit later. I guess 5 years old is the last time I remember having hair. Well, a full head of nice hair anyway. I guess even at that age I was looking for the day when my hair would regrow and wasn't trying to remember the day it started to fall out.



Now I am 42. I grew up with an incredibly supportive and loving family. Working middle class. My parents loved me and… Continue

Added by Frank on January 10, 2009 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

wigs in australia

at the moment i buy my wigs online. my fave right now is victoria by amore.

colour dark rust. the site i use is wigs.com i've found them to be mostly reliable with only one mistake which they fixed pretty fast. i just feel a bit bad buying from directly outside of aus. but to tell u the truth wigs in aust are darn expensive. i went to sydney for our honeymoon and bought a wig and they wanted $500 for a wig that would have cost me $300 online. i fibbed and said i had flown all the way from… Continue

Added by Alison on January 10, 2009 at 6:55am — No Comments

Are them fightin’ words?

Catfight Cheryl and I were visiting friends several days ago when the husband sat down at his family’s computer and started watching this video of Cheryl trying on wigs.

When his wife saw Cheryl in the video, she immediately blurted out, “Wow, Cheryl! Is that you? Girl, have you ever thought about wearing wigs all the time!”

The husband and I were taken aback and immediately called his wife’s attention…

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Added by rj, Co-founder on January 10, 2009 at 12:00am — 14 Comments

Avatar!

Yes, I did it! I drew my own avatar, and I am very proud of it. I've been watching an AMV on youtube about using Turkish scarves (by Mary) and I found the solution to my next problem... the summer! Anyway, I got inspired and I drew my avatar. I like drawing anime fanarts and this avatar is in anime style as well. It is just an hobby, that relaxes me a lot. I just need my pc and my graphic tablet. Unfortunately here it appears very small, resized by the site...

it better looks like this:… Continue

Added by Teresa on January 9, 2009 at 7:45pm — 4 Comments

Need a stylist in Memphis/Nashville, TN area

Does anyone know of a good stylist in the Memphis or Nashville, TN area that can "cut in" a topper piece for me? I have a topper piece that I ordered, but I'm not having much luck finding a really good stylist that will "cut it in" (blend it with my hair) for me. Most are afraid to cut them:( Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!

Added by Karen on January 9, 2009 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Grown back and I feel the best I have felt in Many years

[ Draft ]I Have a happy story. After months of antidepressants and scalp pain dandruff major hairloss. I have conquered. I had some metabolic test done through my chiropractor.He discover I was full of candida albicans a fungal over growth. Makes sense I craved sugary foods all the time and was tired and lacked energy. I now are on about 7 different minerals Zinc,Tin,Chromium,Iron,selenium,Lauric Acid........this is the biggy that made the difference to my hair, and magnesium. I am just about… Continue

Added by Kathy Maidens on January 8, 2009 at 10:07pm — 1 Comment

I'm new to this!

My hair started to fall out in the summer. I remember being in the shower, washing my hair and all of a sudden I was holding a hair ball the size of a tennis ball. I freaked out. Later looking through my hair I didn't have any bald patches but I had lost about a third of my hair. Now I have lost all my hair lines (about 2inches all the way round). I have been to the doctors but they don't help. I sometimes wish It would all fall out, as I feel I am floating inbetween some one with hair and… Continue

Added by Tracey on January 8, 2009 at 5:50pm — 1 Comment

Kids Hair Club VS. Locks of Love

Can someone share with me their experiences with each of these programs.

Added by Maygensmom on January 8, 2009 at 2:38pm — 8 Comments

Upset by Family's Reactions

I have been toying with the idea of shaving my head and getting this hair loss crap out of my life for quite some time now. I've always confided in my family, so naturally I told them that I am considering shaving my head. I wasn't expecting them to jump for joy, but I really wasn't expecting the reactions I got from them either.



My mom cried. At first she was crying because I lost a large clump of hair in the shower. Then I told her that I want to shave my head and she cried even… Continue

Added by Alexandra on January 8, 2009 at 12:48pm — 13 Comments

Halloween Hair

Here is the story of a Bad Hair Day. It was Halloween, and my husband was taking my daughter around the neighborhood, leaving me to answer the door and shovel sugar to the monsters, princesses, and other assorted Trick or Treaters.



Most of the kids travel in packs, but towards the end of the nights' visitations a single girl, around 12 or so, rang the bell.



"Trick or Treat!"



She took a piece of candy, smiled at me brightly and said, "Hey, that's a great fright… Continue

Added by Nants the Rebellion Dog on January 7, 2009 at 11:27pm — 2 Comments

Biopsy Day / Life Update

Hi everyone!

So today I had my scalp biopsy. I went in fearing how badly the procedure would hurt. My mom went in afraid of how much hair they would remove. Frankly, I didn't give a flying fig about that, just as long as I can get an answer as to what type of hair loss I have. (They only took about 5 - 7 hairs from the root, and it didn't hurt at all!)

The doctor who performed my biopsy examined my hair loss and told me right off the bat that I don't have Alopecia Areata or Totalis or… Continue

Added by Alexandra on January 6, 2009 at 9:12pm — 2 Comments

Back At Work With New Hair

Well my year off with my daughter who I adopted from China is over.......I went back to work on Monday and I have to say YUCK.........It means the end of that period in my life which I will never repeat again. This time last year we only had a picture of our little girl who we named Lauren. We had information such as weight etc and age but that was it so the sky was the limit. We were stressed beyond belief because we had to figure out how to pack as little clothes for us as possible and as… Continue

Added by Lori M on January 6, 2009 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Reprint from Pinnacles Newspaper Column Last Weekend

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW



Whoa, doggies. It’s finally the end of 2008. I have to say, I’m not sorry to see this year go. What I am sorry to see go is my hair.



I am in the two percent of the population who has alopecia. “What is that?” you might ask. Alopecia is an auto-immune disorder of unknown origin which causes one’s body to think its hair follicles are a foreign body and begin launching scud missiles to destroy the enemy. It is not hereditary, it is not contagious. It… Continue

Added by Nants the Rebellion Dog on January 6, 2009 at 7:12pm — 1 Comment

The Case of the Missing Eyebrow

I totally suck at drawing on eyebrows - one is always thicker than the other, one is higher than the other, one is longer, or one is ridiculously stubby, etc. Most days I just don't bother, but for some reason I decided I cared this morning. Fast-forward to this afternoon at Macy's with Nan-naw (my grandmother). We are walking around and seem to be going in aimless circles attempting to find the intimates department and I keep noticing these really weird looks. Normally I love "wigging" people… Continue

Added by Val on January 6, 2009 at 12:23am — 18 Comments

New hair for 2009

Hey everyone! So I haven't been on here in forever and I'm sorry! I've been so busy through the holiday season that I haven't had a chance to get on here. I think also since I am so happy I just sort of tend to neglect the site sometimes - which is awful because this site was so helpful for me when I was first diagnosed and I want to be there for others, too. So even though I'm not on here as much I still want everyone to know that I will continue to check up on my site here and respond to… Continue

Added by Mandy on January 5, 2009 at 10:30pm — 9 Comments

hmm hair loss

Once upon a time, I was a beatiful blond girl. Everything about me was based on my appearance, and of course mostly my blond hair. I was always told that I would have a husband, a house, blah blah blah because I was so pretty. I went to school, got a degree but no . . . my whole life was based on my appearance, mostly my gorgeous locks. Every time some one new met me, it was all about the blue eyes and blond hair...then it was gone.



When my hair left, my companion left, my life… Continue

Added by Debbie on January 4, 2009 at 5:45pm — 2 Comments

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