Julie G's Blog (25)

Letting it be and accepting me

So as many of you know, I have decided to stop my treatment and purchase a wig. I have spent the past 3 years trying different medications, injections, topical treatments to do what...postpone the inevitable? My hair has been getting worse lately and that was before I stopped my medications. I have tapered myself off of my aldactone and now my hair is just getting worse and worse. Good thing I have my appointment this weekend for a wig.



I just read the blog of "I am exhausted"(… Continue

Added by Julie G on January 20, 2011 at 10:00am — 10 Comments

Nervous, excited, scared, need a drink maybe?

So next weekend I have my consultation with the hair salon regarding options for a wig for me. It has been a long 15 years with dealing with my androgenic alopecia and I am finally taking back control, but now I am a little scared. I have my mother and my aunt(she has a hair system on due to thyroid issues causing her to lose alot of her hair) going with me. I am going to the same salon as my aunt goes to.

I am excited to move on with my life and go into this next stage or adventure if you… Continue

Added by Julie G on January 15, 2011 at 1:41pm — 6 Comments

Dating with AA and wearing a wig. What to do?

Ok, so I have a dilemma.  I am on a few dating websites and really haven't gotten any hits, but I kinda got one today and it has me thinking.

I am planning on getting a wig within the next month or two.  How do I go about telling a guy that I have a wig?  And do I wait to meet him until after I get the wig?

I am worried about meeting someone and then getting my wig and freaking them out.  I know, I know..if they are really worth it they won't care.  But I just don't know what…

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Added by Julie G on December 19, 2010 at 8:39pm — 11 Comments

Final decision has been made...and need some help too

Sorry it has been a while since I logged on...it has been a rough decision making time.

Well I have decided that after my friend's wedding and reception(the first two weekends in January) that I am going to get a wig. My alopecia has been getting worse and I am done trying different medications to try and stop the inevitable. I don't want to keep trying different meds that are going to possibly hurt something else.

So I have decided that I am going to finally make the move to a wig.… Continue

Added by Julie G on December 7, 2010 at 1:27pm — 8 Comments

So where do I go from here? How do I feel better about this?

Well, I have been dealing with my hair issues for over 10 years and every time I think that I am coming to terms with it, I just go right back down. I was about to give up and go get a wig and broke down with my doctor this week. She said she isn't going to give up on me. I went from a diagnosis of LPP(lichen planopilaris) to now AGA(androgenic alopecia). I was told that there was a patient that had the same symptoms as me that had regrowth on aldactone. I tried it when I was first having…

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Added by Julie G on February 26, 2010 at 10:06am — 13 Comments

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