At what point did you decide to shave your head?

I have had AA for 2 months now. I have lost a lot of hair but by the grace of God he gave me a head full so it still looks like I have a ton of hair. I can cover my spots with my remaining hair but I have to zig zag my part and hair spray it like a helmet so the wind doesn't blow it to reveal my spots. The spots on top are coin size so "it isn't that bad" but I hate fixing my hair. It is torture. I do have a spot as big as my palm in the very back...and growing but that is covered. So do I wait till the spots get bigger? How do I know if all my hair is going to all fall out? Or how to know that it has stopped? I hate the process of it falling out and putting it in the trash can. What made you decide to finally shave it? The pictures of everyone on here are inspiring!

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Comment by fijifrangipani on September 13, 2013 at 2:27am

I shaved it when I thought nothing could be worse than the patches, and to make it a lot easier for wearing a wig. The I made lots of bandanas in all colours and used those for my yoga classes... then I ditched everything and love it. One way to transition may be to get a wig, shave your hair and wear the wig out but go round the house without. Personally now I am happy without hair and would even be annoyed if it grew back..

Comment by ShinySpot on September 12, 2013 at 2:59pm

I shaved it when I could no longer tolerate the trauma I was seeing day in and day out. From the time it started falling out to the time I shaved it was about a 9 month span, but the last couple weeks before I shaved it all off I had miscarried and that's what triggered it to completely fall out. I had a friend with me, help me go through the event. I've had AU for almost 7 years now and I'm finally finally feeling more comfortable and stronger by the day. Now I'm driving my car with out my hat, took me nearly 7 years to get to that point. I'm tired of hiding it, I want to show off my beauty to the world, just one step at a time :)

Comment by aggiewife22 on September 10, 2013 at 6:15pm

I personally would wait. I just shaved my head a little over a week ago and I've lost about 85-90% of my hair. I couldn't wear my hair down anymore because it looked so weird. I'm like you, I hated doing my hair so it sucked having to do it everyday. I totally understand not wanting to deal with all the nasty hair that's falling out!
When I first got diagnosed, my spots weren't big at all and I went in for a cute "boy cut" and the lady shaved my head (totally not what I asked for) and shortly after that my hair started growing back. I can't tell you that yours will do the same for sure but you never know.
Whatever you choose to do, make sure you're comforatable with your choice. Good luck!

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