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Hair transplant????

Just a question to throw out there..... I saw Oprah yesterday and the were talking about hair transplants and how they have improved over the years. Does anyone know if they are ever used for AA? Can someone else donate hair for say a family member? Is it not effective because the patients immune system would attackor reject the hair if Alopecia is not in a remission? Thank You.

Added by Mom on October 8, 2008 at 1:05pm — 3 Comments

It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll...

Thanks everyone who's been sending me comments and messages. I haven't forgotten about you I've just had to "back burner" alopecia world for a bit.



UPDATE



What's been going on in the life of Carmella? Hmmmm.... Well my kids started school which was a big adjustment for everyone and that went well. Then I started school and it was going really awesome, right until the third day. On the third day my landlady gave us thirty days to vacate the property. Now at first I thought… Continue

Added by Carmella on October 8, 2008 at 12:14pm — No Comments

I got called beautiful!

I'm someone for whom self-esteem has always been a battle, even more now with AT. I'm someone who firmly believes in function over fashion, so wearing a wig all the time simply isn't my top priority. I have better things to worry about than if it's on right and such. I have been trying to wear my wig more, but I just have a tough time because to ME, it looks fake and weird. A few nights ago, my family and I went out to dinner at Outback, and as we went to "check in" the hostess asked me "How… Continue

Added by Reen on October 8, 2008 at 11:56am — 2 Comments

tattoo help!

well, i am a tattoo person as you can see from my pics and i would like to get a new tatt to mark this period in my life. if it was breast cancer i would have a really cool pink ribbon drawn and that would be that tatt, but is there anything like that for alopecia? is there any kind of symbol? if not, any ideas would be great.

Added by Jenn on October 8, 2008 at 11:32am — 8 Comments

On my sport...

Damn the rainy season's over and I didn;t get even a

quarter of our yard debris burned.

Happened across some articles from Barbaro's

breakdown...how they said the sport couldn't be or simply

would not change for isolated events such as that one. It

took Eight Belles bittersweet drama to unfold before a

stunned nation's eyes to finally wake up the people who hold

the power to make things better. Synthetics are still new

and "unproven" (though I shall point… Continue

Added by Laura Adams on October 8, 2008 at 5:00am — No Comments

I had a wig fitting today, an in-home consultation, what a tremendous relief it is to try on wigs in the comfort of your own home. I must have tried on about 10 wigs-synthetic and human hair wigs-non…

I had a wig fitting today, an in-home consultation, what a tremendous relief it is to try on wigs in the comfort of your own home. I must have tried on about 10 wigs-synthetic and human hair wigs-none of them felt right. So the stylist offered to come back again tomorrow with one she thought I would like...so I agreed. I'm hoping she's right. I can't stand this anymore. I practically don't have any hair left and have been wearing hats all the time. I just want to get this over with and find a… Continue

Added by Esther on October 7, 2008 at 11:29pm — 8 Comments

Being comfortable with Alopecia.

Every day I came on the website and read blogs of people who are dealing with alopecia and it hurts me to know that we can't all be comfortable with Alopecia, go bald, and be accepeted! I know it is an emotional roller coaster but we can all get through it!



I know, for me, it was a big struggle at first but I think I came to terms with it fairly quick. I have now gone without wearing a wig over an entire year straight. I used to wear it out sometimes and then sometimes not and… Continue

Added by Brianne on October 7, 2008 at 5:16pm — 6 Comments

doctor's visit

well i went to see the doc this morning and i got more of the injections. i have some spots that are not even attempting to put out hair and then some other spots that are growing like crazy. i have to say that i am extremely emotional today and i have started losing hair in a very private spot. that has plunged me into an extreme crazy frezy. it makes me think that this is not going to get better even though the doc says that she is very optimistic about complete regrowth. i snapped at a lady… Continue

Added by Jenn on October 7, 2008 at 12:05pm — 6 Comments

Can Hair fall more quickly when you start wearing a wig?

Hello I just have a question, I have noticed that my hair is falling quicker and the parts where I still have hair you can really see scalp, I believe that it has been happening due to my recent lace wig.. It is just a guess.. Has anybody experienced that before?

Added by Grace on October 6, 2008 at 10:00pm — 8 Comments

The Nonchalance of Dermatologists/Doctors

Is it me or is there an increasing nonchalance of dermatologists and doctors when it comes to Alopecia. I have taken my daughter to nearly a dozen dermatologists and doctors across the state of North Carolina. I have yet to meet a dermatologist/doctor who seems to be genuinely interested in her condition. They diagnose her, give her a prescription for clobetasol or protopic, and then say come back in 3 months. 3 months!!!! I pray she still has hair in 3 months! One even had the nerve to ask me… Continue

Added by Kayreyn on October 6, 2008 at 8:37pm — 9 Comments

tommy tommy tommy <3

omg i like tommy a looot more than spencer, tj, and justin. speaking of justin;i FINALLY got him back! speancer(we buddys again) punched him in the back. and we were throwing gum wrappers at each other on the bus it was funny. but then i started yelling at him for punching me [again] and alex heard and was like "wait wait wait, WHO punched u?!" and i pointed to justin and austin was like astounded [vocab word lol] and when they got off the bus they both took his head and pounded it against the… Continue

Added by Courtney on October 6, 2008 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Going through a bad"patch" in my life

At the moment I`m in one of those depressive states and I think my sense of humour and pride just help me to manage through the day. I just cannot get myself to feel better.I feel so unmotivated and this is worrying me.I always managed to find something to keep me going such as study/work or developing a new interest and those blessed affirmations used in NLP......it`s just not working:(

And believe it or not I sometimes found offensive the joie de vivre and egocenticism of certain… Continue

Added by baldiegirl on October 6, 2008 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Depressing date with the dermatologist

I had hung such hopes on today... not that I thought we'd walk away with a "cure" or anything, but I thought at least we'd have a definitive diagnosis and confirmation for all the research I've done. Or find something out that I'd not even heard of... I'm one of those people with just enough medical knowledge to be truly dangerous. ;-) But I know it, and I know I'm not a doctor...



We started off with the Nurse Practitioner, since we'd have had to wait another MONTH to see the… Continue

Added by theantichick (Shannon's Mom) on October 6, 2008 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

teaching and learning

Ok. So I haven't been on here in a really long time, and am feeling a) out of the loop, and b) embarrassed that I can get so wrapped up in some aspects of life that I forget about other aspects, like connecting with people here. I actually find I think about this site a lot, and about all of the amazing people who are sharing their stories, supporting one another, and celebrating their differences. Part of what's keeping me so busy these days is that I'm teaching a course for the first time in… Continue

Added by Emily on October 6, 2008 at 4:14pm — 2 Comments

UK event

Hello,







Re: date for your diary 7th and 8th November 2008







No doubt that most have you have seen the BBC link and read all about the TV program and also the BBC morning news.



Well the TV program was such a great success and thank you for all the kind comments we have received.



We have noticed that a lot of our clients do not have too much contact with other people who have alopecia, some have no contact at all and have not even… Continue

Added by Heidi Worman on October 6, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Wig or not to Wig

Well, I have been talking with alyssa latley about maybe getting her a wig.. She wants one some days.. other days she doesnt want one.. she says if she had hair it would make her "FWEAT" lol..



I think she has been acting out a little bit towards her baby sister allison. She watches me comb her hair after a bath and pull it up in a pony tail holder and I see her little face and she gets that look like.. "what about me" .. it breaks my heart and latley she has been pulling hair ..… Continue

Added by April & Alyssa on October 5, 2008 at 8:29pm — 2 Comments

Hoping for a "Happy Ending" Story

Hello Alopecia World! I'm a new member and I posted this question in the children with alopecia forum section earlier. This is my first post and my first blog, just hoping to hear some response:



Hi,

I'm a new member here and desperately need to hear a "happy ending" story. I am the mother of a 4 year old who was recently diagnosed with alopecia areata. It seems as though I spend every waking moment, fighting back tears, looking for an answer for her, trying to find a cure,… Continue

Added by Kayreyn on October 5, 2008 at 6:43pm — 4 Comments

Paula Young

Has anyone ordered a wig from the Paula Young catalog? If so what do you think of them? Color, texture, how long do they last...

Added by Donna Evans on October 4, 2008 at 1:26am — 4 Comments

I haven't cried this much in forever

Joe jokes with me that when I find something to obsess over, I put my heart into it. And he's probably right.



I find myself drawn to Alopecia World, eager to see what other people have to say about something I've spent most of my life trying to hide from the world. I'm OK with me and the hand I've been dealt, but such a huge part of me just wants to have hair long enough to put in a ponytail.



I look at pages in this community of beautiful, strong women so confident in… Continue

Added by Stephanie on October 4, 2008 at 12:56am — 5 Comments

Thank you,

I wanted to say thank you to all those who responded to our last post and accepted us as friends. Thank you all for your lovely comments.

Added by Carrie & Nicky Johnson on October 3, 2008 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment

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