Stye

I was diagnosed with AA in July,2010. It progressed to AU in March 2011. After about 3 weeks of wearing false eyelashes , I developed a stye in one eye...it got serious enough for medication, now that eye is healed and my other eye has one. It has been a constant struggle to heal. I find myself constantly having to deal with debris in my eyes. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it common to have eye problems when dealing with no eye lashes? I am still trying to deal with this condition. First no scalp hair...next came the wigs and scarves, then no eyebrows, I learned to draw them on, then no eye lashes, I learned through much trial and error , to apply false eye lashes, then the eye infections. Next step would be an in office procedure to lance the stye. So it looks like an eye patch is in my future for a couple of days...I am finding it more and more difficult to keep upbeat about all of this. Thank you all for sharing your experiences. It really helps me get through my day.

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Comment by Vicki on June 28, 2011 at 12:24pm
Hi Kathy,

I know it is hard to stay up beat, but I told myself, well what else am I going to do. I also lost my eyebrows and eyelashes - it was a trying time but I learned to adapt. I always carried around a bottle of eyedrops, wore sunglasses as much as possible outside and used water proof eyeliner for my eyebrows. I was AA then went to AU. Once I said whatever this is just the way it is going to be, it started to reverse. Now I have eyelashes, eyebrows and my hair is steadily growing back. Who would have thunk it? I don't want to say, don't give up hope, because I did. I just believe God wanted to make a fool out of me because I did give up and let doctors/society tell me and I listened, that it isn't coming back. Early on I stopped wearing the false eyelashes as well, I was just tired.
Comment by R0BB on June 28, 2011 at 5:15pm
ALICE WROTE
"and told me to never ever go to bed with eye make up on - so far so good. .. "

Shame he didnt add those bunny pajamas to the DO NOT WEAR TO BED list ha ??

Comment by Kathy S on July 5, 2011 at 11:54am
Thank you everyone for your kinds words and solutions. After this lengthy bout of eye infections, I don't think I will ever wear false lashes again. As soon as it clears up, I will try the waterproof liner and the organic make up as well. I feel defeated at the moment. Every time a new hair loss would occur , I would do anything in my power to maintain the "me" that I knew. False eye lashes, eye brows, wigs but never scarves in public. Now, almost a year later, all vanity has been cast aside. This is me now. I am still shocked when I see my bald head. Even though my family is supportive, I can't let anyone see me without a head covering. I can't get past it. I never in a million years thought this would be the new "me". I too am tired from all the doctors, the shots, the medications, the cover ups. My doctor wants me to use Anthralin on my scalp. It is suppose to cause a dermatitis reaction that is suppose to help jump start my immune system to produce hair. I don't know. I think I may just give my body a chance to try it on it's own ...at least for a month or so. I still have hope that one day my hair will return. Thank you ,again everyone.

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