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Your thoughts on AA and health insurance for the self-employed

Argh! I'm really stuck. I've had AA for 3.5 years now and until recently, had been spot-free since Xmas of last year. There is a 3cm on the top side of my scalp and I already went in to receive my requisite injections. Prior to this I had completely changed my diet and upon discovering that I'm anemic I am also Gluten and Dairy Intolerant.



We all know AA is sporadic, right?!! Well...my DH is on the verge of possibly being self-employed. So now we have to figure out the health… Continue

Added by Georgie on October 4, 2010 at 1:15pm — 1 Comment

Ch-ch-ch chia!

I'm a walking talking breathing chia pet! Except a very unpredictable one! You know this hair thing we all have going on sort of represents the spontaneity of life. That might be a too positive for words description, but hey! Today wasn't as hard as other days have been. But things can end and begin so fast! 3 weeks ago I had a full head of hair.. And now I'm rocking an old man comb over with some other hair randomly dispersed.. thank goodness for being an artsy kid, people don't look twice at… Continue

Added by Shauna on October 4, 2010 at 1:50am — 1 Comment

Giving a speech about alopecia at conference

I'm giving a speech at a Toastmaster Conference about my experience with alopecia. I've done one before at a club level and used a diagram to show the various types of alopecia but in a bigger venue I'm not sure the diagram would work well - not so intimate an atmosphere, on a stage etc. Part of the criteria of the speech is that it has to have a message. I'd love some input from you people as to how to get a message across and what that message could be. I suppose for me the message of… Continue

Added by Pat on October 3, 2010 at 11:26pm — 1 Comment

Reflections

Today, I am just reflecting on the little things in life. Sometimes, we are so busy with deadlines and due dates that we lose sight of what is important until it is all gone. The sad part is that once it’s gone it’s gone and who knows if we can ever have it back again. I would shy away because my hair didn’t just look right. Oh, how I wish I had stopped to take that picture. How many times did I roll up the windows because my hair was flapping all over the place? How I wish I could take that… Continue

Added by soniamarry on October 3, 2010 at 6:49pm — 3 Comments

I did it! It's gone! Whoo-hoo!

Yes I did it....Last night I took the plunge and a razor and shaved my head. Well I had some help from the 3 glasses of wine I had at supper when we celebrated our wedding anniversary! What do you know the world didn't end! I didn't have much hair left anyways and what I did have left was pure white.... I wish that stuff would fall out! Nope the "Granny hair" wants to stay.... Fine off you go with a razor! Strangely liberating....



Now the wig feels scratchy and awful on the top of my… Continue

Added by Lori M on October 3, 2010 at 8:07am — 3 Comments

Celebrating one month!

As I approach my one month anniversary of shaving my head (which is the 3rd of the month), I find myself asking a question. Will I allow myself to let my hair grow back in? I use a razor every other day or second day, and Im liking the feel and look of my bald head. I have spent so many months and years in hiding. Hiding the fact that I have alopecia, that Im tired of hiding. I read so many blogs from you wonderful people about the new "fuzz" growing back in and I feel your joy along with you.… Continue

Added by Bald and Fabulous AKA Terri on October 2, 2010 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Breast implants and hairloss

I was wondering if anyone here developed alopecia after they got breast implants? I have had what my doctors says is alopecia working on three years now. I noticed that my hair loss started about 3 to 4 months after I got my breast implants. Then it stopped. It started back about 5 months after that then stopped again. This continued for about a year then it started to fall out more then not. I have read some things saying that breast implants can sometimes cause hairloss. Does anyone else… Continue

Added by Erin Barber on September 30, 2010 at 1:29pm — 12 Comments

Sooo...

im still feeling like really down about the whole switch from areata to universalis. im still really hopeful...but as of right now im in a funk. i just feel really alone. and ive honestly never been the type of girl who needed to be in a relationship to be happy. but at the moment all i can think about is the fact that i dont really believe that ill ever have a relationship again because of the way i look....is that crazy?

Added by Ellen Chinery on September 30, 2010 at 1:53am — 6 Comments

Lost my hair after taking fertility drugs (Clomid & Femara)

I took Clomid & Femara as fertility drugs. 1 month on Clomid, I lost an inch by inch suare of hair. Doc said NOT in any way in relation to the Clomid...but switched me to Femara. I took that for 3 months. By the 3rd month almost all of my hair was gone...my doc STILL stated that it was nothing to do with Clomid or Femara...and that I must be having other medical issues. No pregnancy even happened...



After seeing a dermatologist....she told me the Clomid has a 1% chance and the… Continue

Added by Maryann on September 29, 2010 at 11:00pm — 8 Comments

TO SHAVE OR NOT TO SHAVE......

I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF HAIR ON MY HEAD STILL, BUT I ALSO DO HAVE ALOT ALOT OF BALD SPOTS. THE BACK OF MY NECK BY MY NECK IS COMPLETELY GONE. THANK GOD THE HAIR THAT I HAVE IS ENOUGH TO COVER IT. I HAVE HAD MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND DOCTOR'S THAT I WORK WITH TELL ME TO SHAVE MY HEAD AND SEE IF MY HAIR GROWS BACK FULLER... NOT ONLY WILL MY HAIR GROW BACK FULLER BUT MY DERMATOLOGIST WILL BE ABLE TO INJECT THE BALD SPOTS BETTER.....



I AM ALL FOR IT, BUT THERE'S ONE THING HOLDING ME… Continue

Added by ENEDID CASTILLO on September 29, 2010 at 12:26pm — 3 Comments

Well, I finally lost it

I beat my stove up with a large box of aluminum foil. My bathroom is a mess because I threw my false eyelashes, my eyebrow tatoos, adhesive and everything else I use to put on my freaky face in the morning just so I look halfway normal. I have been waiting for my package of eyelashes, top and bottoms, to arrive in the mail, they finally came yesterday, yeah! So I paste on my eyebrows last night to save me some time in the morning, since they are to last for days! Yeah, right! Woke up and had… Continue

Added by Susan P aka DGADBS on September 29, 2010 at 9:11am — 8 Comments

I have noticed something....

I only joined this site this week, but I have noticed something as I looked through the photos....EYES! You all have the most beautiful eyes!!!!!! Thank you for sharing your photos. :)

Added by Nerida on September 29, 2010 at 2:50am — No Comments

Just wanted to say thank you to all my fellow Alopecians!

Hi all, I hope you are all doing well...I just wanted to write a blog to tell all my fellow Alopecians that I thank you so very much for all of your support, I deeply appreciate it...On the night of Sep 13th I was in hysterics not knowing what to do or what was happening when I found a bald spot on my head, but searching the web in hopes to find others to support and gain some support back has been a god send..I intially could not hold back my tears in fear of losing my hair and wanting to run… Continue

Added by Trish on September 28, 2010 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Paranoia - hairlessness and finding employment

This economy and trying to find a job has me in the dumps! I've had a fair share of interviews, no takers, and although I know I am my worst enemy and that it's all in my head I keep reverting to what I strive to keep at bay normally. POSITIVITY! Of course I can't read minds either but I keep feeling that I'm being rejected for my appearance and not my skills - I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. I've been a welder, tour guide, retail manager, shipper/receiver, inventory control, machine… Continue

Added by Carol on September 28, 2010 at 11:15am — 5 Comments

It's Marissa's blog time just because!

So on Sept. 14 we had my daughters first dermatologist appointment and the derm told me it looks like she has all the signs of alopecia. Then she asked me how I felt about hearing that and I told her that I pretty much have been preparing myself to hear those words. I told her that I was actually glad it wasn't something worse. She told me my daughter looks healthy and that most likely if I have a family member that had it or if I have a family member with thyroid its more likely to occur. So… Continue

Added by Marissa L. on September 28, 2010 at 11:01am — No Comments

Saturday Night Live - funny or offensive?

did anyone see the alopecia skit on saturday night live.

Did you find it offensive?
i thought it was both funny and offensive.

Added by Alison on September 28, 2010 at 3:49am — 11 Comments

Some regrowth, I think?

After my last set of steriod injections , about two and a half weeks ago , I have noticed more hair starting to grow on my spot . I don't want to get my hopes up or anything so I'm just taking this day by day strand by strand . The new hair seems to be baby fine and has a few white ones . I did have a few white ones there before so I don't know if it was from before or new ones . Does anyone know if this new hair will thicken out eventually ? And does it fall out easier then normal healthy hair… Continue

Added by letcia Parga on September 28, 2010 at 3:05am — No Comments

I have the feeling I am an odd case, Initial onset at 27 and no known auto immune disorders!!! Anyone else in the same situation I would love to hear from you..

Hello all,



I am a 27 yr old nursing student in my last yr of school for a bachelor degree which I thrived for my whole life...I just recently found a bald spot on the top of my head about the size of a silver dollar, than 2 weeks later found two more, one the size of a dime and another the size of a nickel..Although I am a nursing student I have never heard of alopecia areata, I know how bizarre..Anyway I am struggling to get through this disease and it has drained my ambition, and… Continue

Added by Trish on September 27, 2010 at 1:18pm — 5 Comments

Do I need to reveal my AU from the company or agency that i'm applying for to work to other country ? I need some advice...tnx!

Hello my fellow alopecians, I need some advice about my future plans.I'm planning to apply for abroad because I want to earn more money to help my family and also myself. And I don't know if I need to reveal my condition. I'm thinking that if I'm going to reveal it, they might reject me and I think I will be very devastated if that will happen. So I really need your advice. By the way I'm wearing a full lace wig and I still not ready to uncover myself with it. And if ever I got approve or… Continue

Added by charlotte on September 27, 2010 at 10:47am — 4 Comments

The AHA! Moment

Most of us can pinpoint The Moment when something big happened (Elvis died, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, Challenger exploded, Kennedy was shot, Princess Diana died, Michael Jackson died, Twin Towers...).



What about the moment you realized you would stay bald forever (or thought you would), and said to the heavens, "Well. Okay, then," and just did what you had to do, from then on, as a person with hair loss...no more prayers, tears, bargaining, shots, etc.? When was that,… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on September 26, 2010 at 9:30pm — 9 Comments

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