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I dunno, I really don't. I'm a little confused right now as to what my body is trying to do. I have had AT for almost a year and a half. (gees its gone quickly now that I think about it). Had my ups and downs for about 1 year. I must say I have been extremely good for about 4 months now. Changes?? From having no body hair at all head to toe, I am seeing it re-appear. My under arm hair, from none, to white, to dark & having to shave again. White and dark leg & arm hairs appearing in places. Hair down south re-appearing. A few dark eyebrow hairs appearing. Also eyelashes, plenty of white ones, but now some dark ones again. My scalp, plenty of whites ones (really short) but now i am seeing fine dark ones appearing in places. What is happening to me? I have had a bad enough time trying to accept my change over the last year. I had a down week this week and i think I can put it down to....Not that I am seeing some regrowth... but If it is trying to come back, the feeling of thinking WOW its growing back, Im going to be normal again. And then BANG! Its all gone again. I dont want to go through the loss again. Its been traumatizing enough. Has anyone else experienced this sort of growth? I dont want to get my hopes up....
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Comment by Fotini Constantina Spero on March 13, 2011 at 10:40pm
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I have had the condition all my life and yes i get patches of hair that appear, fall out, and then crop up in other places. Your hair may come back but I wouldn't get to attached, I even thought sometimes after 20 some odd years mine was growing back but it never did.
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Comment by Kathryn Michael on March 14, 2011 at 10:04am
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I agree alopecia is a confusing condition with a mind of its own.
I lost most of my head hair early last year, by the summer all my body hair had gone too. I came to terms pretty early on that I had no control over my hair, just how I dealt with it. I made the conscious decision to accept my hair was not going to grow back and get on with my life. I have mostly good days when this attitude works and occasionally I have bad days when I don’t quite get my brain to agree to this.
I currently have some re-growth on my head, white, patchy and fluffy. It grows for a bit then falls out – a pattern that keeps repeating itself. I also have half an eyebrow – growing back brown!
Not getting attached to my hair is the best way for me to deal with it. I remind myself I’m not ill, I’m bald. I recently had a cold and lost my voice for two weeks. For me this was worse than not having hair! Being bald doesn’t stop me doing anything – only I can decide what I do and don’t do, not my hair.
I do think it is more what’s in your head than on it.
Good luck in finding the right way for you to deal with your alopecia.
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I am not trying to dash anyone's hope or force anyone to accept anything.However reality is a fact whether you like it or not. A sunny disposition doesn't make your hair grow and pinning your happiness on whether or not there is hair on your head is ultimately shallow and self-destructive. All I wanted was to share my experience and I should be able to do that without yours or anyone's judgement.
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Comment by Pat on March 20, 2011 at 8:56am
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I had au for 4 years then it all grew back. After a few more years a spot appeared and withing a few months I lost all my hair again. The second time around was just as painful if not more so than the first time as I just didn't think it would happen again. Fotini is right...once we have alopecia it's best not to get too attached to our hair as it can come and go whenever it pleases. I'm currently experiencing a little regrowth for the past 3 years on top of my head. Eyebrows and lashes have some regrowth, and pubic hair is back. But it coud go again tomorrow. It's hard not to get our hopes up when we see regrowth that's for sure.
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