Things have been going so well. All the hair has grown back in my bald spots over the past few months with the help of cortisone injections and a tapered oral prednisone treatment. I'm all the way down to 5mg prednisone every other day. I have a derm appointment on Friday and I really thought it would be my last for a long time.



But yesterday, I looked at one of my former bald spots, just to check out the regrowth. . . and I'm pretty sure I've discovered a new spot :.(. I can't… Continue

I just got off the phone with my mom and I'm in tears. I'm feeling bloated and weak and tired, possibly due to my oral prednisone treatment. I'm scared and sad. She just kept telling me that I should distract myself and not think about my hair. I told her it's hard not to think about it every day when I look into the mirror. It's hard not to think about it when I run my fingers through the hair I have left and feel the bald spots. I told her that I'm thinking it's very probable that I will… Continue