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Ive been looking online for wigs and I bought 2, one a 2 tone blonde and black, and a pink one. I like to switch my look up quite a bit so Im looking forward to wearing them. I think the patch in the front of my head is getting bigger and starting to become noticeable so Im always in a hat and I dug out a few of my old scarves. The one good thing about this is Im a free spirit and kind of always do my own thing so wigs and scarves wont be to much of a shock to anyone that knows me. I doubt that… Continue

Added by Trixie on June 16, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments

Thyroid and Adrenal glands

Just wondering if anyone with alopecia areata has had any trouble with thyroid and or adrenal glands? When my alopecia first started after waking in the morning I would sweat and have a very fast heart beat, this happened several times through out the day. I lost weight. Went to our Dr. at the clinic and was told my thyroid test was on the low side but was still considered normal. Just started me on beta blockers for the heart beat! Started taking natural vitamins from my acupuncture DR. All… Continue

Added by Katie on June 16, 2009 at 3:51pm — 2 Comments

My Life Story

Hey Yall

Well i have never really met any other people with alopecia from around the south (well if i did they wore wigs)

well see i dont really wear wigs well i do but only on occasion or when my parents make me. I guess im that way because i lost my all my hair when i was about 3 years old so i really dont remember having it.. Ive just seen pictures but my Hair was Long curly Dark Brown hair...very pretty hair. and it didnt really bother me until i went to school and you know how… Continue

Added by Bre Cobb on June 16, 2009 at 1:07am — 2 Comments

Brow help

HI everyone
I have had AT since I was 17. My lashes are my own, and my brows come and go, right now I have them on 1 side. I'm not very good at "doing " my brows. Any tips or good products to use?

Added by Leslee on June 15, 2009 at 7:02pm — 7 Comments

peach fuzz

met with my dermotologist again last friday for my third intramuscular kenalog (steriod) shot. i have dense, dark regrowth in all three of my current bare spots with the exception of one dime size portion of the largest spot which insists on remaining hairless. it's good i suppose. i'm relieved. i'm also trying to remind myself that it may or may not be permanent. the intramuscular steriod shots appear to be responsible. stay tuned.

Added by Jodi on June 15, 2009 at 6:52pm — 6 Comments

"You shaved your head again, didn't you?"

I am so sick of everyone making comments about my head! I just had one of my good friends come over to pick up my daughter and take her fishing. As soon as she walked in the door she said "You shaved your head again, didn't you? I thought you was going to let it go". My response to her was, "Why does everybody keep making comments about my head? I am real tired of everybody saying something about my head every time they see me".

I am honestly sick of my family and friends constantly making… Continue

Added by Kristen Viveros on June 15, 2009 at 5:28pm — 12 Comments

A bit more strength

Well, I am new to speaking about my AA. When I lost all my hair from the ears up in 1996, I tried to keep a positive outlook and not feel sorry for myself. I found a great looking wig, in fact, my now ex-husband said he liked it better than my real hair. (That's not why he's my ex) It really wasn't bad. Only two of my co-workers knew it was a wig. After about 8 months of baldness, everything grew back. After that, through the years I had a spot here and there, but with sooo much hair, it was… Continue

Added by Bonnie Ajan on June 13, 2009 at 10:26pm — 1 Comment

Today I realized.

This morning when I woke up, the scalp was feeling very itchy. I was scratching it all over just before I went into the restroom to take a look in the mirror. When I got there I was not surprised to find three spots in addition to the infamous spot in the back. I didn't even think twice. I took the clippers and took off what was too long for my razor and then it was back to blade on scalp again, as I clean shaved the head to once again be completely bald. I took my shower to take my mind off of… Continue

Added by Kristen Viveros on June 13, 2009 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

itchy

i have some hair growin bak on my head which im hopin its comin bak for good, but just to have some growin is a great feelin, but can any1 tell me if wen hair is growin bak in it gets really itchy, my head is itchy all the time, and can hair grow bak on my head but still lose hair in other places, as my eyebrows have thinned out, still have my lashes so far, but confused how hair is growin on my head but fell out my eyebrows,

Added by lynne on June 13, 2009 at 3:54pm — 3 Comments

Treatments for eyebrows and eyelashes so far... new nutrition findings.

It has been quite a number of weeks since the last post and Ithought I would update my progress for those following this thread.



Well I discontinued the Lumigan for my eyelashes. The Dr. said to keep trying it, but I felt there was absolutely no change in the area at all. No fuzzies or anything so I elected to stop treatment.



On the happy side, my eyebrows have come in about 90% and they are thick and dark like I used to have before the Universalis kicked in. The Kenalog… Continue

Added by Craig S on June 13, 2009 at 2:30pm — 5 Comments

National Bald Out day is next month!

Sunday, July 19, 2009 is the National Bald Out!

Wherever you live, you can take part by organizing an event, getting together with other women with alopecia, and proudly going out in public without a wig or scarf.

Join the National Bald Out group on Alopecia Worldto share ideas for NBO events, find out what's happening where you live, or start a discussion to organize a gathering:

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Added by Alopecia World on June 13, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Random stuff

I went out last night and had a great time- took myself to a local tea house and did their Friday night tea tasting. I sat at the bar across from a mirror, which at first thought was a bad idea, but I now see it wasnt. I have been becoming increasingly(as if I wasnt enough already!) self conscious about losing my eyebrows, my alopecia has turned from areata to totalis this time, I am losing hair everywhere, not just my head and a few places on my arms and legs.



The loss of my… Continue

Added by Christine Peck on June 13, 2009 at 9:20am — 8 Comments

The ReGrowth

Its been about 8 months now since I lost all of my hair...I never want to relive those moments again.Hair falling out all over the place.Crying every night and depressed all day.Just running my fingers threw my hair i'd get a hand full.Around the third month my hair started to return.Every visit to the dermo was an emotional one.I kept thinking "why is this happening to me?". I feel everyday its gets a little longer and a little healthier and my dermo says hes surprised at how fast its growing… Continue

Added by Simone La Sure-Clark on June 13, 2009 at 12:52am — 5 Comments

Because I Have Alopecia, Something Wonderful Happened

After all the anger and tears and depression that I've come through to be where I am, something amazing and positive happened as a direct result of my losing all my hair!



I have a friend who is battling cancer, and she's having a very tough time physically and emotionally. She's undergoing chemo, and recently lost her beautiful hair. I had given her several of my Turkish scarves, but today when I called her, she started crying and asked me if I have a wig she could borrow. She's lost… Continue

Added by Mary on June 12, 2009 at 4:20pm — 5 Comments

August 11 : (

ugh... On august 11 my life is going to change!!!! I have one person in my life who keeps me completely sane and now he going to leave for deployment!!! If life isn't hard enough dealing with au and now I have to deal with this...Sometimes I just think life isn't that fair to me!!! I don't know what to do I feel like my heart is breaking. He is the one at nights when I'm upset are sick holds me and says everything will be ok!!! Now that he is about to leave for Afghanistan, I'm scared, I'm… Continue

Added by Izzy on June 12, 2009 at 3:47pm — 3 Comments

Two Foot Teen - A Touching Story

I watched a really touching story last night regarding a teenage girl of 16 who lives in Najpur, India. Joyti Amge suffers from a condition similar to a Dwarf syndrome. She was born weighing only 3 pounds and now at the age of 16 she is only a mere 9 pounds and is 23 inches tall.



What touched me the most about the story is that Joyti is such a happy girl. She smiles and laughs alot. She has a positive attitude towards life. She mentions that at the age of 3 she knew that she was… Continue

Added by Salmezan on June 12, 2009 at 1:03pm — 2 Comments

Interesting to read others feel the same as me. Really miss eyelashes and brows, and haven't yet come to accept "bald is beautiful"! Don't like being bald but my wig (a quality number) feels too hair…

Interesting to read others feel the same as me. Really miss eyelashes and brows, and haven't yet come to accept "bald is beautiful"! Don't like being bald but my wig (a quality number) feels too hairy! However, rest of body can stay bald forever, love that. Hair started falling out after stressful incident, and happened very quickly. Anyone else lost their hair to stress/shock that they can pinpoint? Continue

Added by Cheryl Lemmon on June 12, 2009 at 3:38am — 7 Comments

Can a telogen effluvio turn into alopecia totalis?

I can´t stop my hair falling...two dermatologist affirm me that is nothing serious but stress...what do you tell people about your changes in your hair?

Added by Karina on June 11, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

On the alopecia road again

On the alopecia road again or so it appears. Three months of letting my hair grow back were…different. Seems folks were more at home offering comments once I was approaching what they considered ‘normal’. Questions such as “are you better?” became common place and were, for the most part, ignored. On the upside, one lady commented that I looked ‘sexier’ without hair. OK, so it’s been a number of years since a woman offered such a generous appraisal of my appearance so I figure that I’ve earned… Continue

Added by Tony on June 11, 2009 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Anyone have burning sensation prior to AA noticement? Histiocytosis sufferers?

One night I remember waking up with a burning, like a lit cigar held to my head, a few days prior to noticing my first spot, at age 29! Has this happened to anyone else? Maternal grandmother lost all her hair at 14, in the late 1930's. Figured heredity. Since then, I have been diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Alopecia can occur from LCH of the scalp, however I was never tested. Wondering if it could have been heredity, LCH, or maybe a centipede bite! Remember waking up with a… Continue

Added by Jeweli Due on June 10, 2009 at 8:22am — 2 Comments

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