I started and am working on a myspace page for alopecia. The web address is www.myspace.com/alopeciakids feel free to take a look at it and let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions! Thanks!

~Amanda

Today I took Lyndsey to her first dermatologist appt. While he was very kind and sympathetic his exact words were. "Mom, this is waht alopecia areata looks like... get used to it. The hair in the front is starting to fill in which you can feel the little hairs. As for the spots toward the back, it may regrow it may not. It may all fall out or it may not. Your guess is as good as mine." His only real words of hope were that this comes and goes in cycles and if we start with a cycle again where… Continue

SO, today is the day and the test results are in. Lyn's appointment is at 1:00 today to find out what the heck is actually going on. We'll finally have an answer to wether it's AA or typical hairloss due to thyroid trouble or other problems. I can't wait to finally have some answers and move on with a course of treatment, if there is one for her. Have a great day out there everyone and wish us luck!