Comment by Melissa Harris on December 7, 2009 at 11:23pm

I was told that if you catch it early enough and get the injections, sometimes it does make a difference. But that doesn't always work all the time either. I hope you can figure out what is right for you I know it's hard to know what to do. I don't know how bad it is yet, so it's hard for me to tell you what to do! Well wishes! :)

Comment by denise lance on December 8, 2009 at 10:26am

there are thousands of people who have successfully had treatments that have worked i wonder why you think your dermatologist can not do anything, please dont give uo hope.xx

Comment by John M. on December 9, 2009 at 11:17am

Bel - I know your stress and fear all too well. It's been 6 months now since my AA started, but not enough time has passed for me to forget how scared to death I was about the shedding. For a time, it seemed that the spots just would NOT stop getting bigger and I feared (like you) that I'd wake up one morning and not be able to cover up or comb over any more. I think ultimately, it was pure mental fatigue that stopped the worrying. I just got SO tired of the worry and caring so much, that I became mentally exhausted. I had to find other things to occupy my thoughts and looked to improving my general health (that's another story).

Anyway, there's little "advice" in my reply, and for that I'm sorry. But I did want you to know that you're not alone, and most of us have gone through exactly this.

Just to give you a glimmer of hope, a few months ago, I started seeing regrowth in my spots starting with the oldest ones of course. Since then, the regrowth has continued (slooooow, but steady) and some spots are starting to fill in more and more. I still shed right now, though not sure from where. From what others who have gone through remission have told me, this is kind of a normal transition state where you grow and shed at the same time. I still touch wood and pray that this keeps going since we all know that AA is a bugger of unpredictability.

Please keep your spirits up, and don't lose hope that things can end up OK.

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