Catia's Blog (5)

News! Alopecia evolution

Hi everyone! hope this blog find you all ok, maybe confuse or a litlte bit frustrated but ok...! I'm writing, because i've some good news that I want toshare with you... I was diagnosed with alopecia on May, by June i shaved my head, by end of July my lost was about 70%, i lost some parts of my eyebrows and the grow was instable on my pubic area. I decided not to do the corticoinjecions, i decided not to continue with the quimical medication. I began acupuncture, meditation, yoga and began…

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Added by Catia on September 5, 2013 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Getting together the Portuguese "alopecians"

HI everyone! First of all, thans for the existance of this web site once again... it's really important for us to have someone "like us" to talk to.... to share our doubts and fears, to share our vitories and new challenges! I'm portugese and here in my country with don't have yet any kinf of association or nacional support group... Like in many many countries and states, i think that we should have one! becaus of that i'm trying to difuse this new facebook group that i created in order to…

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Added by Catia on July 15, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

I'm really OK! Step by step but OK!

Hi everyone! After acept the ALOPECIA reality i decided shaved my head about 2 weeks ago! It was painfull and hard to identify myself with the image in the mirror, but now i'm getting stronger and being more ok with my "new look".

Yesterday i went to do a street performance on a place where anyone knew me... anyone knew that i used to have hair, anyone knew that i have alopecia or cancer ( like many people must thing that i have)... and yesterday for the first time i felt free to go…

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Added by Catia on June 17, 2013 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

I just decided...

It's now... after another dermatologist opinion and tired of this stressing hair loss i decided... Tired of waking up everyday and saw them at my pillow, tired of being afraid of touching my hair, washing it and brushing it, tired of being sad about my bald spots i'll save it! In a few minutes i'll become bald! thanks everyone from all the support, best regards, Cátia

Added by Catia on May 30, 2013 at 10:30am — 22 Comments

Just diagnosed and worried

Hi everyone, i'm Catia, i'm 24 years old and i'm from Portugal... first of all it's really nice and confortable to realise that there are many people with this problem and it really help us to understand what we are felling about ourselfs... I'm still not completely acepting that i'm losing my hair and that i can be bald... 2 months ago i found one big spot without hair on my head, i was surprised but not very worried to be honest. I went to see my family doctor, she told me with was a…

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Added by Catia on May 27, 2013 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

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