Today wasnt a good day at all!!! I went to a military ball last night and all the girls were looking at me weird!!! so today I was all down because I just dont feel pretty. Ugh I just wish It would go away . I wont long beautiful hair and not have to deal with this!!! I guess today was just not a good au day for me.
Added by Izzy on June 7, 2009 at 12:16am —
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Ok, so this is my first Blog on here. I maybe just need to vent abit.
Im feeling rather down, and glum.
I was diagnosed with alopecia almost a month ago. It was mainly the left side of my parting and I have been applying some caffeine stuff I bought from Boots, willing it to work.
Ive felt the last few days that my hair at the back felt thinner, so tonight I took a look and there seems to be a patch. So I cried my eyes out.
Im scared, and it all feels worse because I'm…
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Added by christina on June 6, 2009 at 7:48pm —
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I am a young looking 50 y.o. woman who was recently diagnosed with Alopecia. It all started around Thanksgiving time, while in TX visiting my daughter, when she was drying my hair. She said, "Mom you have a bald spot!" That small bald spot has gotten much bigger (probably the size of a half-dollar now) and I find my hair everywhere in the house. Now it seems like on the sides it is really thinning out and I'm scared to death that I will go totally bald. Any help, assurances, etc. would be very…
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Added by Pamela Garrahan on June 6, 2009 at 11:09am —
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I am very pleased to blog about my experience tonight. I went to the county fair this evening with my friend, her son and my 13 year old daughter. I wore a light blue bandanna on my head, pulled low to cover half of my ears. Because I have stubble by my ears and I wanted to cover that. The whole ride there, all I could think about was how I was going to feel once I got inside. We parked about 3 blocks away and walked to the gate. As we were walking, about half-way there I started to feel very…
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Added by Kristen Viveros on June 5, 2009 at 10:56pm —
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Well first off sorry haven't been around. Between visits from in-laws that lasted almost a month and other things it just hasn't been possible.
This week I lost my grandmother. We buried her today. She passed away Tuesday morning at 11 am. I was out running around doing appointments and my parents called and left a message saying she was dying. Because my parents couldn't get a hold of me they got a hold of my husband who rushed home and gave me the sad news. She had died. The…
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Added by Lori M on June 5, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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OK don't be mad, I haven't been neglecting you all, I has just been busy folks! My hours at work are picking up so even though I'm part-time, it's more like full-time in the summer but let's face it - no one really wants to build a deck in the winter! On top of that I am making sure I have everything planned out for the CAP conference which I will be doing a workshop at. My current problem is writing a short bio - writing a short anything about me is difficult. There was a point in my life when…
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Added by Carol on June 5, 2009 at 9:58pm —
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And for that matter, either is;
- The stupid wind
- My ever insulting hair brush
- My constant mocking pillow case
- Don't even get me started on my asshole hairdryer
- Even my slimy fingers have given me grief these days
- Oh and then there's the good ol' dermatologist... yea, we won't EVEN go there...
I'm not sure how my boyfriend and family will feel about my break-ups, especially with the shower... but, lucky for them, it's one relationship I…
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Added by eva on June 5, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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The picture on my page is the first time anyone other than my husband and daughter has seen me without a wig. I am slowly working toward going out one day without my wig. I think I look just fine without hair and my husband loves the way I look. I am just afraid of how people will react and weather or not I will be able to handle it. My goal is to go without my wig by July 19th. I felt very good posting my picture it was quite liberating.
Added by Roslyn on June 5, 2009 at 9:03pm —
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mrs.almos was a teacher i had for one class in fourth grade so, i didnt no her that well but i always thought she was nice..... this year she was diagnosed with breast cancer shes bald and really sick...... my mom saw her today in the grocery store my mom was talking 2 her, i wasnt there so my mom told me this, she told my mom how she heard about me and that me and her were strong and can get through this thank u mrs.almos
GOALS
i am going 2 set some goals. i learned in health…
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Added by Nikki Mans on June 5, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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I am haveing a hard time dealing with the fact that I dont have any hair. I graudated high school last year and yea.... High school was really hard. I have had alopecia since I was in the 2nd grade but it never really bothered me being bald until I hit high school. People were really mean to me and I didnt understand why cause it wasnt my fault. People would walk past me and say stay away from the girl with the disease and I would just go home and cry everyday!!! I had to wear hats to school…
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Added by Izzy on June 5, 2009 at 8:02am —
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Well it seems my hair is growing back, however I cant help but worry that this will more than likely wont be a permanent thing and it will eventually fall out again...but then again, I should just be happy that so far so good. What mixed emotions this alopecia brings, getting used to the ups and downs is quite tricky, taking one day at a time seems to be the best action for me :)
Added by Bel on June 5, 2009 at 7:08am —
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I went to town without my headscarf on today. My heart was beating so fast and i was nervous. The last time I did so was when I was with Margaret, a fellow alopecian. I asked myself can I really face the world on my own? Will that high I felt the last time be there again or will I be terrified and self-conscious instead? I braced myself and decided that I will never know the answers to those questions if I didn't go ahead and do it. So I did.
At first I was terrified and as much as I…
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Added by Salmezan on June 4, 2009 at 4:58pm —
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June 4, 2009
So today was the first day back to work with my new nekkid head. I prepared a lot of ppl, but still I was greeted with "Whoa! Why? The summer 'do ?" A few ppl I just nodded at and said it was for the summer. A few others I kinda filled in some details.
The Surprising thing was, when I mentioned Alopecia, a few people nodded and said they knew or know someone (else) with AA. Either someone they know had a small patch lost and then it returned or a relative has…
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Added by WyldCard on June 4, 2009 at 4:38pm —
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Met with my new dermatologist yesterday. Of course he highly recommended coritisone shots (don't they all) - man those suck. Along with those, he wants me to get some Rogaine, T-Gel shampoo and he also gave me this stuff in a tube I'm supposed to put on my spots for 5-10 minutes then wash off, which might cause some irritation and discomfort he warns me. All in all, just a fun and fabulous trip to the dermo. Not to mention he had this chick in there assisting him, which I was not expecting and…
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Added by eva on June 3, 2009 at 2:59pm —
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I really wish I could attend the NAAF Conference this year.Has anyone gone that can tell me how its been in the past?
Added by Joseph Adams Jr on June 3, 2009 at 9:57am —
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Thanks to everyone for your comments. I am VERY proud of Alieena. From day one when we first found out I had a sit down with her and pretty much told her honey, you are very special and no one can change that, and I have explained to her in great detail what it is she has and that it might be a forever thing, and I have told her time and again when she starts getting a little down about her missing hair that she had to be strong and remember she is beautiful and that God made her special. I…
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Added by Jennifer and Alieena on June 3, 2009 at 9:45am —
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yes today was the day i finally accepted me alopecia and all i was so suprised at school 2day that i didnt care what people said and being upsessed with wondering if my bald spots were showing(:i dont know how it happened or how but im loving it
Added by Nikki Mans on June 2, 2009 at 8:20pm —
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June 2, 2009
Just after I went to the Dr to basically confirm what I already knew, I started to really look around the intar-web on Alopecia. Started to feel that
Woe is me wash over me. The more I read about AA/AU/AB/AT, the more I thought that maybe I should be at odds with who or what gave me this! I was really pumped up and mad.
I thought I had it bad when my facial hair went. I could feel the burning/tingling at each attack site. Watching the hair…
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Added by WyldCard on June 2, 2009 at 7:29pm —
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well got the call from my dermatologist 2day, goin to look for my wig next week, very excited and nervous to, not used to havin hair for 2months now, also i think hair on other parts of my body are lookin thinner than usual, so very worried about that, not sure i could cope with losin all my hair, i still have hair growin on my head tho which makes me think its a good sign but then again u just dont know wat can happen, still not dealin with the hairloss very well, i put on a brave face most…
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Added by lynne on June 2, 2009 at 6:06pm —
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What's the concensus on cortizone shots for alopecia areata??? I was having them done from about October 2008 - January 2009. I stopped because of money issues and because I wasn't convinced they were helping. But now, it's June and my alopecia has gotten quite a bit worse. I have an appointment to see a dermatologist tomorrow, but I wanted to get some feedback on the shots before I started getting them again...
Anyone have any words for me? I would really appreciate them... Thank…
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Added by eva on June 1, 2009 at 4:51pm —
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