Comment by Elizabeth on September 22, 2011 at 11:27pm

I will keep you in my prayers Diane:)

Comment by Samantha Callaway on September 23, 2011 at 3:01am

You have beautiful hair and if it does happen to all fall out during the surgery, you have to stay positive that it will grow back. Especially with AA. It is definitely spontaneous, but thats not always a bad thing. Sometimes it just needs to wreak its wrath before you have a chance with your gorgeous hair once more, but during the dark period, a real hair wig is a nice comfort blanket. :) You are in my prayers and I hope for you a fantastic, bright future.

Comment by Samantha Callaway on September 23, 2011 at 3:01am

after*

Comment by Carol on September 23, 2011 at 12:43pm

I had surgery a couple of years ago and found that it didn't affect my alopecia. If you are getting a local then I wouldn't worry about it however if you get a general (they knock you out) then I've found that it can change your body. I have a small patch of psoriosis on my leg now after surgery that I didn't have issues with before. With that being said, no one really knows what will happen but when it concerns your health hair is the last thing you should be worried about ... there are plenty of us here that can and will tell you that life goes on without it. There are lots of options available to you should the alopecia take a turn regardless if it's related to the surgery or not because alopecia is just unpredictable in any circumstance. Good luck and I hope the healing process is swift.

Comment by FANCY1024 on September 23, 2011 at 11:27pm

Thank you everyone for your prayers, good wishes, compliment and comments. I so appreciate it. I will keep all that in mind and do my best to follow your great advice. Sometimes it’s really hard to stay positive though. Some days I just have to wonder what I did that was so bad in my life to deserve all the bad or difficult things that have been happening in my life lately. I’m so worried about losing all my hair and I don’t know if I can handle that. They say that god doesn’t give you anything that you can’t handle but I beg to differ. One person can only handle just so much. Some days I get so angry and depressed! I don’t’ ever remember being so depressed as I have been since I got AA again. Some days I think I’m coming out of it and then another bad day sneaks up on me when I wash my hair and my fingers are layered with hair. One of the worse parts of having AA is that you don’t feel like yourself. I’ve always been known for being happy go lucky and always having a smile on my face. I’m starting to wonder if that permanent smile will ever return. One other thing I miss since getting AA is having my lover run his fingers though my hair and feeling his massaging fingers on my scalp when we make love. My hair falls out at a drop of a hat so basically I’ve been asking for him to leave my hair along. He does forget sometimes as he’s so used to doing it after so many years. He tells me to leave the wig off but I’m embarrassed about the bald spots but I’m also embarrassed when he does run his fingers through my hair and he feels my wig! He always says he loves me as I am and he does not care if he feels the wig or sees the bald spots but it matters to me! I care how I look I look when I’m with him and it truly bothers me. Sorry I didn’t mean for this reply to turn into a vent or complaint! Thanks for listening! Di

Comment by FANCY1024 on September 23, 2011 at 11:34pm

BTW: This picture is about 2 and half years old and the hair in my picture is my real hair before I got AA. I will have to get some pics taken with my topper wig. It's really not a lot different just longer and a looser curl on top. It's not a pretty as my old hair and it definitely does not feel as soft but it's better than going bald.

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