Well so I had my 2nd dermatologist appointment today. It was kinda depressing. The doctor was upset the spots had spread as much as they had in only 3 weeks. He said, "I had a feeling this was going to happen with it having coming on as quickly as it did." He said that usually when it starts so fast like that (I had 4 spots right away within a week at first) that the treatments are usually not as successful as someone who just goes in with one little patch (based on what he's seen in his… Continue

Ok, well one of my life-long best friends just produced her 1st cd (which is amazing, I might add). Well one of the songs actually was one of the 1st things to make me not feel so sad about my Alopecia. I felt like she was singing it directly to me! Anytime I'm feeling the slightest bit down, I play this song and it picks me right back up. The song is called "I Wish He'd Say." Here are the lyrics. I'm posting this because I hope the lyrics will pick you up like they did for me. You can hear the… Continue

Sorry, I'm a compulsive blogger! But I really really would appreciate some advice now more than ever. I'm starting to get this sinking, scared feeling in my gut as my 2nd derm appointment this Friday is fast approaching. When I went the 1st time 3 weeks ago, I had 4 spots, which wasn't bad. But now I have 14! Should I let the doctor inject all 14 spots? I hate hate hate the dents/divots that formed in my scalp from the 1st set of injections. They're still there and I hate how it feels! I can't… Continue

Since my diagnosis on 5/2/08 when I had 4 bald spots, I now have 14.



Since my last blog with pics, here are the new ones...



Number 11 is new...small for now

Numbers 12 and 13 are new

Number 14 is on the left side...I didn't photograph it because I have a dorky little mole there...funny how I'm more embarrassed of that then of showing the bald spots.… Continue

Oh, little white fuzz

on top of my head

You are so short and white



Oh, little white fuzz

so soft and cute

Inspire the other patches...you might!





LOL. Dunno...just feeling silly today. But seriously...so when I got the first steroid injections on May 2nd, I had 4 spots at the time. Now 3 weeks later, I can see a small patch of white hair coming in in one of the spots...but just one. I'm trying to think about this logically...and if it was the… Continue

My hair first started falling out the week of April 28th, 2008. I had my first doctor visit on May 2nd and received my first round of steroid injections. It is now May 15th and my hair just keeps falling out. I've got 10 bald spots now. At this point I really just wish it would all fall out so that I don't have to deal with these patches and wondering every day what's going to happen.



Numbers 3 & 6 were the first ones and have definitely grown. 5 is a tiny newbie.…

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