Comment by JenNy on June 3, 2009 at 3:06am

hey eva,
thanks for your kind words.. ya know i started using the OTC rogaine for women before getting diagnosed and the derm said that it was good i was taking a proactive approach. It's not that costly for the monthly but it does stimulte growth in the follicles (more slowly on the direct active sites) but i'm also getting the cortisone injections and it does promote rapid growth but doesn't help with the progression cycle of the active site. so I have hairs growing out of the site but the hair that's there is still falling out so it's bitter sweet if ya know what i mean. Also each set of injections is about $50 per visit every 4-6 weeks.. so with the combo it could work a lil well for you.. but some do get divets in their heads where the skin is injected.. sucks.. happened to me..
i'm with you that it's just hair... but it's OUR hair that we've been use to most our lives.. not to say it's easier for those who've had AA for a longer period of time or as a child.. but just wanting or trying to preserve whats left... is that too much to ask?
In some cases it is.. and we have to let go.. or let it go. with all the research that i've done on this disease.. it's easy to say the only thing we really know is the uncertainty of the unknown.. which is scary.. so best wishes going forward.

Comment by Jennifer B on June 3, 2009 at 7:24pm

I'm sorry to say I that I have not had much success with the shots. Somedays I had less fall out than others. There was no pattern to it in relation to the medicine. I chose to stop the injections. The last time I went to the MD he wanted me to go on oral steroids.....for me, that is were I draw the line. Sometimes I wish this alopecia would just make up its mind!! haha

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