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It's a new day...to be continued

This is going to be a farely short blog...for now. I have to be in class in 20 minutes, but I had an epiphany as I was getting dressed this morning. People stare at me all day long, so why not give them something to look at? I typically am a 'plain Jane.' I don't really like to stand out. Instead of being stared at looking 'average' (whatever that is), I decided today that I am going to look the best I can every day. Instead of 'hey, look at that bald girl,' maybe it will go more like 'hey look… Continue

Added by Alex on October 22, 2010 at 8:55am — 2 Comments

"Shake It" - happy moment

This is a happy and short blog.

I just felt the need to share with all my fellow alopecians that for the first time in my life, or at least all the years of having alopecia, I am happy being bald. I like what I see in the mirror and I love rubbing my head. Actually I spend alot of time rubbing my head. LOL I had spent so many years (26+years) hiding the fact that I have alopecia. Spent so many years treating (painfully treating) the hair loss, and crying. It dawned on me today that this is… Continue

Added by Bald and Fabulous AKA Terri on October 21, 2010 at 9:31pm — 5 Comments

New job

well i thought i had wrote a blog last night but it didnt seem to come up. but it was just to express how i feel just now, ive been doing ok and have some colour change in my regrowth which is brill but still early days so will need to see what going to happen, anyway i have decided to move stores for my work which im now working with new people as well, only 3 people know about my alopecia who i worked with before and are also moving. i suppose im just very worried about how to deal with my… Continue

Added by lynne on October 21, 2010 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments

My head itches!

My head started itching again about two days ago. Funny how it no longer "just itches" but now I can't help but wonder..is it fixing to start falling out again? I think my husband is in denial, he, as I already posted, says I do not need to be looking at wigs, and now, he says, "You dont know that it WILL fall out", but I think I cannot live as if it wont. I have to expect the worst. I can't deny this could happen. I have started counting hairs that I see come out...though it has been light… Continue

Added by Diana Carter on October 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — 10 Comments

Quick question! I just noticed...

Hi all, Just a quick question...Can it mean I may go AU or AT if my eyebrows no longer hurt when I pluck them, I am missing some parts of my bottom eyelashes, and have bald patches on my legs...Just curious...Thank you

Added by Trish on October 20, 2010 at 9:46pm — 2 Comments

Alopecia and diet

It'd been a while since I'd visited this site but a friend asked for a follow up which has prompted me to post my response since others may benefit from my experience.....



Since eliminating gluten the majority of my patches have hair and some of it has transitioned to my proper hair color (dark brown instead of white). I quit my job since they use wheat in some of their products (management were tyrants as well). I am also taking digestive enzymes and pro-active bacteria… Continue

Added by Neil on October 20, 2010 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Is it possible to have found your own cure?

i have been thinking a lot lately and i realized that im starting to get all my hair back, my eyebrows are growing back, and im getting a few eyelashes, i think i have found my own cure for this. before i met my boyfriend my hair would keep falling out like it was going out of style and when i met him my hair started to grow back, and i dont have many bald spots anymore, i think he is my own type of cure is this possible??

Added by Brandi Badzinski on October 20, 2010 at 4:32pm — 10 Comments

Even though I have alopecia, I just...

Okay. Enough depression. This blog is for The Bold and The Brave and the Ridiculous! Jump in whenever you JUST did something that was brave to do with alopecia. Let's keep it rolling! Remember...current. Today. Just now. 1-2-3-GO!



(Remember, I have to approve these when I am at my computer, and to make sure the comments are appropriate.)



How can we out-do each other on positive risks-of-ego? :)



Complete the sentence:



Even though I have alopecia, I… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on October 19, 2010 at 9:00pm — 6 Comments

Dritho scalp and protopic

I'm going to be starting those. Anyone have any advice?

Added by Rachel Rei on October 19, 2010 at 9:00pm — 9 Comments

Not so happy with my progress!

Hi guys, Hope all is doing well...I cant say the same for myself..As soon as I think everything is going to be ok I slowly and progressively get more and more depressed when I have to do my hair in the morning... I have been using the olux solution for over a month now and have no seen any results what so ever, not sure how long it takes to see results, but my hopes of my hair coming back are just diminished..My spots continue to get bigger and spread out more evryday, and the hair lose is… Continue

Added by Trish on October 19, 2010 at 4:58pm — 6 Comments

Bring it on!

Hair fell out, shaved rest off. Started to grow, now falling out again. People say "oh no what a shame" but seriously, I'm not bothered. I have accepted my hair will grow, fall out etc probably forever and that's ok. I will keep it short when it does grow and not worry about bald patches showing. If I have to shave again thats fine - I can stay in bed longer in the morning cos it takes less time to get ready! I control my life not alopecia. Bring it on!!!

Added by Sam G on October 19, 2010 at 3:55pm — 2 Comments

One spot, two spot...tooth!

Well it has been 3 months since I spotted my first bald spot. Im happy to report that the spot is growing back. However with one growing back two more started. I was a little sad at first but bounced back quickly.



Then I just happened to go to the dentist a week ago for a checkup and after them taking an x-ray they found I had a massive infection in my jaw. Very strange as my jaw was not swollen my teeth didnt hurt. I had a little crack in one of my teeth i did not know about in the… Continue

Added by Sarah Schripsema on October 19, 2010 at 3:21pm — 1 Comment

Missing my Dad on his birthday

Today would be my Dad's 53rd birthday. He passed away May 2007 at the age of 49, just 5 months from his 50th. I think about him every day and miss him like crazy. I bought him a card yesterday and filled the whole inside with everything thats happened in 3 years. The ups, the downs, the hair loss, his beautiful grand daughter, and I couldn't help but cry thinking about everything thats happened and I wish he was there to be part of. I think about my… Continue

Added by Tamara on October 19, 2010 at 12:45pm — 6 Comments

So my bf shaved my head again...

whoa, it's been a while since I've updated. So far, I've been keeping busy with work, friends, trips and moving into a new place. It's all been tiring but really good. I've also weaned off steroids and feeling so much better about it. I did get lots of hair growth, but then i started losing hair again, I got so annoyed with my hair dropping all over the floor that I told my bf one day, just shave it off. And he did. I'm feeling free again......and I'm ok with it. I may not walk out of the house… Continue

Added by Clara S. on October 19, 2010 at 4:17am — 1 Comment

I'm not in control of this

Found out today that my injections will not be covered for my AA. They consider it "cosmetic surgery". This is definitely not one of those good days. They act like I am having botox or something. I told them, this is an immune system disorder..and this is not right! I cancelled my next appointment. I am done. I don't want to go through the creams, the itching, the pain from that, so I am giving this to God. I told them to cancel my appointment and to make sure the doctor knows why I did… Continue

Added by Diana Carter on October 18, 2010 at 3:06pm — 9 Comments

I won second place in speech contest!

Woo hoo!!! I placed second in an Area Toastmasters speech contest. Gave my alopecia story and the best thing was afterwards quite a few congratulated me for being to courageous to speak about it and a couple had family members or friends who were dealing with it or had dealt with it in the past. So all in all I feel I managed to get some awareness of alopecia out there and also its affects on our emotional health. Without the support of alopecia world and the inspiration I get from reading… Continue

Added by Pat on October 17, 2010 at 9:20am — 10 Comments

AA in Rowlett, Texas

Saw a lady in the grocery store tonight that had 'crop circles' like me..I wanted to go over and introduce myself to her, and ask her if she had AA, and tell her I did. I didn't go though..I thought, "what if.." "what if she doesn't know she has it?" or "what if she is sensitive about talking about it?", or "what if she thought she had it hid good?" ...so, I didn't meet her. WIsh I had. Maybe she and I could have been support for each other.

Now I guess I will never know. Did I do the… Continue

Added by Diana Carter on October 17, 2010 at 12:33am — 4 Comments

Living with alopecia

So, I woke up one day last February, styled my hair as usual and went to work just like any other day. I went into the bathroom and was doing what most girls do..checking your hair before you walk out when I noticed a bald spot about the size of a nickel on the top of my head. I honestly thought that I must have somehow pulled my hair out without realizing (As if you could pull a clean chunk of hair that big out without noticing) but It was the the only logical explanation I could think of at… Continue

Added by Kathryn S. on October 16, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

There go my eyelashes

Well, quite frankly; I am feeling terrible. Last night me and the mirror had a long talk. My head has been shaved for a while and new hairs are starting to pop out. BUT. Of course they just fall right out again. Lets top that off with my eyelashes falling out and following after my eyebrows. I am really discouraged with this disease. Most of the time I am really positive and try my best to keep my chin up. This is just getting so hard. I have plenty of support from my family and my fiance, it… Continue

Added by Rachel Rei on October 16, 2010 at 3:30pm — 7 Comments

4 wigs and a new boyfriend

Way back in the spring I had been so proud of myself for finding some really super cheap foam heads to put my wigs on. I hardly wear wigs so it's important for them to keep their shape for the off chance that I do feel like wearing one. My bedroom isn't the largest and my space is a little compromised so I took the cowboy hat off my TV (even though it was really cool cause sometimes it looked like the actor was wearing it when they do close ups of their faces) and placed my hairy heads there… Continue

Added by Carol on October 15, 2010 at 9:16am — 4 Comments

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