you would have to be deluded if thought it made no difference.



I've had alopecia for a few yrs now (I'm 24) and I'm going to be frank and a bit crude,



when I had hair I would be able to get most girls I wanted and have girls after me on a night out etc with ease, (no ego boost haha)

also randoms on facebook would message me for chats etc. My body was slim/normal btw.



fastforward to alopecia, well what a difference, I mean yes the odd girl but feel like ur… Continue

still hate alopecia and its life stealing ways.



this time I'm applying topical steroids for at least 3+ months. Why? Because now that I think about it I've only really continued on with a cream for about 1.5 max and I did respond to oral steroids giving almost 100% growth and steroid injections always sprout out hairs again after about a month or so after the injection has been administered.



I have also taken up lifting weights, I'm focusing on the things I can change… Continue

update.

well, i met with my dermatologist again and he said i should continue on with the topical creams & PUVA AND take some tablets called AZATHIOPRINE which apparently has some very undesirable side effects sometimes..

well i guess we'll see how it goes.

How're you love?

Been up to much?

Please can I steal your hair. It's amazing ha ha

xxx

i checked my myspace recently after basically abandoning it for ages and its really depressing to read messages like this now when you have the condition like ours :'( looks like my hair has already been stolen lol

well steroid creams and various ointments haven't really worked for me. i couldn't get steroid injections because my AA is quite severe. however i'm still hopeful even though my eyebrows are disappearing as well as the eyelashes because i'm booked for PUVA light therapy very soon. worth a try ehh?! :) x