I have been documenting my experiences with cortisone shots/prednisone treatments on my blog. I started them in May and have had some surprising results. Visit AmbersInnerMind.blogspot.com to read how it has been going.

I've been feeling awful lately. All of my symptoms would point to hypothyroidism, so I went to the doctor to have my thyroid checked. I'm waiting on the results of the blood tests and I'm really hoping they can figure out what is going on. Has anyone else dealt with anything like this? I've learned that thyroid issues can be very common when it comes to Alopecia. This is the first time I've ever had my thyroid checked, so I'm hoping that if there is a problem, things can be resolved quickly. If… Continue

Last night I attended a church activity attended by a bunch of the women from my area's congregation. The lady that put the night together had requested "interesting facts" about ourselves a few weeks prior to the activity and I don't know why, but I decided that I was going to share something about my hairy (or lack thereof) situation. The fact I gave her was "I shave my head on a regular basis." Most of the women that I knew would be in attendance don't know about my Alopecia, and the few… Continue

I just recently moved to a new area and it has been my goal to be more open about my Alopecia - wearing my wig less, not worrying about having my wig on when I step into the yard, wearing bandanas/scarves more often, etc. I want people to see the "real" me, but that's where the identity crisis comes in... Who am I, really? Do I want people to know me as the person I really would be if I had my own hair (meaning they would see my wig as my real hair)? Am I just trying to fool people by wearing a… Continue