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Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

Added by Dotty on August 20, 2008 at 8:14am — 2 Comments

My First Holiday In The Sun Without Hair!!!!!!!

I’ve just had my first holiday in the sun as a bald person. I had a great time getting a tan on top of my head and clearly looked relaxed and healthy on my return. Several people did comment on how much healthier I looked without hair. Obviously a tan makes people look well but they did say that the tan and the bald image made me look really well.



I must admit that the lack of hair also made life so much easier while I was away. Although I had to take care to apply sun tan lotion to… Continue

Added by Ray on August 20, 2008 at 4:15am — 1 Comment

Dermatologist Appointment

First - Thank you for responding to me and sending me encouragement. It really did encourage me to know that I'm not the only one going through this. I don't really feel like I can vocalize everything that I'm feeling yet, and it helps to know that other people have been there. Thank you!!



Its been a little over a week since I noticed the first two patches...and holy cow this thing is moving fast. The three patches that I had in the back have all merged into one giant patch. There's… Continue

Added by Rachel on August 20, 2008 at 12:52am — 2 Comments

I KNEW I WOULD BE OK

So I wrote back in April about my lifestory - especially about how much I struggled with my self esteem even up to then regarding being a bald female. What a rough road it has been. And yet I also wrote about some changes like the courage it took for me to even write my story. I posted pics of myself bald on this site a couple months ago and that was another huge step for me - out there for the world to see! I even posted a link to AW on my Facebook profile. Really putting myself out there -… Continue

Added by Kelly on August 18, 2008 at 10:17pm — 1 Comment

I'm told I never ask, so I will: I need help!

I seriously think that some people are just born unlucky - like me! Unlike most I was unlucky before environmental factors kicked in, I was adopted by the wicked witch of the west and was hers from day one. At least my adopted dad was something good that came out of this all but unfortunately he's been gone for about 10 years now. Beyond that I've had countless unlucky events, doesn't matter what it is! Now just recently I've been trying for a few years to get child support from my ex and the… Continue

Added by Carol on August 18, 2008 at 6:50pm — 12 Comments

i'm back...with a few thoughts/questions/etc =)

Hello Alopecia World!



My mini-hiatus is over and I can finally begin to (somewhat) relax. I hope you all have been well.



I finished summer school last week, which is such a weight off of my shoulders. My job has been progressing nicely and I've finally finished the layout and edits on this year's season brochure, mini-pamphlet, ticket order form and fall newsletter. So for this next week it's just press releases and postcard designs for me until I finally get to go home!… Continue

Added by traci on August 18, 2008 at 5:45pm — 2 Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

Added by Dotty on August 18, 2008 at 12:10am — No Comments

RE: Has anyone tried any natural anti-inflammatory

Hello,

I found this looking around on the rnet about herbs that are used for anti-inflammatory,





"In addition to medical drugs, many herbs have anti-inflammatory qualities, including hyssop, ginger, Turmeric, Arnica montana which contains helenalin, a sesquiterpene lactone, and willow bark, which contains salicylic acid, a substance related to the active ingredient in aspirin. Cannabichromene, one of the many cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant, has been shown to… Continue

Added by Melissa Harris on August 17, 2008 at 11:09pm — 2 Comments

What I know about alopecia (technical) and treatment

Well like the majority of us on the website the first thing I did was research. I learnt the alopecia is an autoimmune disease that can be brought about by stress and it is something that has a possible genetic link. If stress alone caused alopecia then the Mcanns looking for their missing child madeline would be going through totalis by now. Stress effects us in different ways and with some of us it can unfortunately cause alopecia.



Obviously, the psychological effects it can have… Continue

Added by carl on August 17, 2008 at 9:12am — 4 Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

Added by Dotty on August 17, 2008 at 12:15am — 1 Comment

Has this ever happend to you?

I play soccer and i wear a bandana when I play ,im not completly bald because if i was then i wouldnt have really thought much of it i have like two sections of hair on top of my head so it looks like i have more hair than i actually have. So today we played a scrimage game agansted Hope christrian school .So anyway I was playing defense and the girl who i was trying to get the ball from pushed me or something that made me do this werid flip type thing and landed on my head/neck (now my neck… Continue

Added by lauren on August 16, 2008 at 7:48pm — 5 Comments

Re: How long did it take before everyone decided to shave their heads?

(For ALL MEMBERS reading this on the site that would like to share their experience), how long did it take after being diagnosed did everyone decide to just shave all of their hair off? It seems like everyone got to that point after looking at most of the members stories. I thought a lot of people (at least 50%) keep most of their hair and can conceal their hair loss fairly well and eventually grow it back. I know that it can happen again though. I asked my doctors nurse if they thought I would… Continue

Added by Melissa Harris on August 16, 2008 at 1:37pm — 5 Comments

hiatus almost over...

Sorry I've been absent from the site for awhile...But by the end of this weekend I'll be done with summer school and will get back to blogging, commenting, participating in forums, etc.

Hope you're all enjoying the summer still (and the Olympics too!)...

Added by traci on August 16, 2008 at 3:46am — No Comments

KATS CHRONICLE OF ALOPECIA

My chronicle of Alopecia Areata the emmoitional effects, depression, anger, love, acceptance to live on with alopecia, the acceptance from socitety, acceptance from with in. the up and the downs the up-hill battles, and long trem affects.



When I received my 4 doctors opinion (Derm. Dept. OF Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD) I cried because i was more pissed of at my self wondering why I did go sooner intsead of waiting for a year and half? Dr. Sauder She was just awesome her comforting… Continue

Added by KATHLEEN WEIBE BROWN on August 16, 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments

I am 24 years old and was just diagnosed with AA. I knew someone in high school that had AA totalis but other than that, didn't really know much about it AA. I went to the doctor because I noticed a …

I am 24 years old and was just diagnosed with AA. I knew someone in high school that had AA totalis but other than that, didn't really know much about it AA. I went to the doctor because I noticed a bald patch on my head in a picture. I don't usually see the back-under side of my head so I didn't notice before. In the past few weeks, I've been losing alot of hair. I wake up to hair all over my pillow. I lose GOBS of hair in the shower. I lose hair when I'm just sitting at my desk working. You… Continue

Added by Rachel on August 15, 2008 at 6:08pm — 7 Comments

Letting go of the anger and why alopecia makes us sad...

Since I have some time on my hands before i get better and get a real job (just book keep and do shopping and stuff for parents business- a residential home). I can post a brighter more positive blog than the last one. I did debate whether to put that up because its the sad side of what alopecia can do to you; but if somebody reads it and realises to get help if you feel down then it was worth it.



I did have a bit of anger built up towards my parents because of alopecia and felt like… Continue

Added by carl on August 15, 2008 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments

The wig saga continues...

To continue on my storyline about my search/experience for a new wig. Last time I wrote about how I had learned that I am allergic to the adhesives used in my (thought to be) perfect new lace front wig. Then I wrote about how I had learned that I am hooped and instead of sharing my alopecia with the world of people I work with, I opted for some bright red extensions. I did this to divert attention from the fact that one day I had longer brown hair and then the next I came back with my old hair… Continue

Added by amanda~ on August 15, 2008 at 11:09am — 3 Comments

Who's up for the happy dance???

It’s Friday…who’s up for the happy dance? My day starting off on the right foot around 3 AM. Bounced out of the rack for whatever reason despite the early hour, ready to take on the world and it just keeps getting better.



Business casual at work which means comfortable jeans. I usually reach for a pair of generously cut jeans to accommodate the extra weight I put on over the last year. This morning, I mistakenly grabbed a pair from a time when I was in better shape. As Gomer Pyle… Continue

Added by Tony on August 15, 2008 at 8:03am — 3 Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

Added by Dotty on August 14, 2008 at 5:05pm — No Comments

San Francisco Venting

I spent the last six days in SF. My husband grew up there and we had an ... alright time. I felt like we spent hours just driving around and trying to make other people happy. I didn't notice anyone with alopecia. I did notice that not a single person gave me a sideways look. The whole time I wished we were back in SLO, but his mother cried and then we ended up there. For a six day holiday it wasn't bad though really the only thing that sucked was his mom throwing a fit that the kids and I were… Continue

Added by Carmella on August 14, 2008 at 2:41pm — 3 Comments

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