so 2 years ago i sat in a dermatologists office to be told "you have alopecia", i have never been down about having it, and i have met so many people on here and facebook who have it, so i'm definitely not lacking support and friendship that is for sure, it has been a pretty fun ride!, for those of you who know me you know that i'm always positive, yeah i have my days but i'm never negative about much, well its been a fun 2 years, wow it went quick!!







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Ok, i was at a concert last night for a band called ozomatli, it just so happens that their drummer used to be in the band the wallflowers(one headlight,6th avenue heartache, three marlenas), i went to the show just meet him even though i had met him before in 1997, anyways i had a awesome conversation with him, as time went on he offered me extra drumming lessons at his studio when it finshed and i may possibly be his drum tech on tour in the near future, so this just opened up a huge door for… Continue

so as i scroll through the blogs i notice some of us are still having trouble coping with what we have, u people do not need to be ashamed and let it effect your life, maybe in a cancer situation but we are not dying from this, yes it could be worst but it is not, i know it is traumatic for some of us but as humans we learn to adapt to things, we may feel uncomfortable sometimes but it will not be forever, for u married alopecians i can tell u that the man/woman fell in love with u for u and no… Continue

Well it has been a busy couple months for me cause i have been doing the whole show thing, even tho im just the roadie guy i still really enjoy doing it, music is pretty much my life, i honestly forget i have alopecia sometimes that i get so caught up, i hope all of you are doing well, and if ya feel bad there is no need to feel that way, just do what you love and you can't go wrong, well as much as i hate making these short i got a busy week ahead of me and an even busier weekend cause i have… Continue

well life has kept me pretty busy in the last 2 months, been working and helping a band with shows all over california, just finished a mini tour with the band which was extremely fun but the only thing is i got 10 hours of sleep in 2 days but all in all everything went off without a hitch, on the alopecia end of it i'm still full of life and still just as positive since the day i found out i had it so there is no change in that, well thought i would shoot you all a line since i haven't posted… Continue

wow, i didn't realize how long it has been since i got diagnosed, but it has been a year, not much has changed and i'm still the same person i was before march 6th 2009, i'm still confident as ever, music is the still the constant for me and i'm still positive about everything whether good or bad, met a lot of good people on here, and i sure hope to meet more of you this year too, i hate to make this one short but i need to rest.


cheers!!



Paul

well it has been awhile since i posted so i figured ok today would be a good day for it, well it has almost been a year since my diagnosis and well everything is pretty much still the same and all the positiveness is still there, another thing is the way i keep it going, i have been drumming my tail off in the studio with a friend of mines band, WOW does it help, when im behind a drum kit playing it pretty much makes me forget about my day and i get into this zone that is kinda like playing to… Continue

well as i have read some recent post and a lot of us our feeling a little down about our situation well here is what i do to keep myself positive, i do the things i love to do, like playing drums(really good therapy), going to concerts, listening to music, going out of town, hanging with friends, well i do a lot but i take everyday day by day, i'll worry about tomorrow when tomorrow gets here, believe me doing what you love will make you forget about that bad day or week that you had, i find… Continue

well i guess it would be safe to say that my condition is going into AU, eyebrows are almost gone, eyelashes are on there way out and everywhere else is starting to go, but i have still kept the positive the whole time, i look at it this way i have no more "bad hair days", more like "no hair days" which is cool, on the non-alopecia side i have been attempting to get back into my rhythm of going to concerts only been to 2 so far this year, but my record for 1 year is 15 concerts, which is a lot… Continue

ok so here is my idea, i figure since a lot of people check to see if anyone is in chat( in which a majority of us may check periodically) well i figure if u wanna chat with someone in chat send them a message(to there inbox) asking if they would like to chat, Me, well i'm always up for a good chat so if any of u wanna chat( if u see me online) im totally game for it, ask me whatever u want, im an honest guy and will give u an honest answer...so lets get to know each… Continue

well my hair is all but gone, what grows back is white which is no biggie, losing my eyebrows and eyelashes too, but im not really down about it, i been pretty positive through this whole experience but the change is a little hard to get used to, on the non-alopecia end of it i have been working a lot, went and saw the band 311 in concert back in june and it totally rocked, well people i wish i had more to say but i don't. everyone have an awesome beginning of the week cause we will all be… Continue

well this one was a little different, he gave me a shot in the hip on the left side, my next shot is on the 14th on the right side of my hip, which is pretty odd...otherwise it went ok and it was it quick.



Paul

well tomorrow is gonna be an exciting day, i get to see my friends who i haven't seen since last summer, they don't know i have a this skin disorder but as soon as i take off my hat, i'm not sure how they are going to react but i guess i will find out tomorrow, i'm just glad they got tour bus this tour cause they're van was dirty and it stunk pretty last time i was in it...gonna be wayyy fun tomorrow

you know even in the worst of the situations, something always good comes out of it, whether we are bald for the rest of our lives or our hair grows back, the words i have always stuck by "everything happens for a reason" well i believe me getting AA is a real good learning process, i have studied a lot on it since i got it and i keep educating myself, my dermatologist asked me if i was in the medical profession when i came in the first time cause i knew so much, i think i impressed myself just… Continue

well i guess i could say that this skin disorder has pushed my anxiety up in the last couple of weeks since i got diagnosed on march 6th, luckily my boss will let me wear a hat which is a good thing but i have to accept this myself as well, if i go totally bald the way i see it is hey 1 less thing to worry about, and bald is in from what people are telling me, so i guess it is not all bad, well here is a little more about myself, i'am a drummer, i like all types of music, concerts are my hobby(… Continue