Comment by GardenJess on September 20, 2015 at 11:35am

Growth is a good sign!

I didn't shave my head until nearly all my hair was gone anyway. Then, after a bald summer, I have let it grow for about a year. I kind of miss how easy it was with stubble to know just where the hair was growing and where it wasn't, but I think my hair growth has spread, and it certainly hasn't become less coverage. All my hair is white now, and it seems like stable, terminal hair, so I expect for me the best I can hope for is more white hair. I know other people have fine, colorless growth that transitions into pigmented hair. (I also have vitiligo, so I don't know if that influences my surviving hair. I certainly never had white patches before my hair fell out.)

Comment by Momuv2 on September 20, 2015 at 11:24pm

So thankful for your response! I just don't know what is "normal", expected, typical.
My NON balding hair IS growing but to what end is the unknown.
It's taking some patience to get use to wigs
I've recently met someone who's been bald since 14 yrs old and she's inspired me to try giving wigs a try.
Man it makes cuddling awkward. :)

Comment by GardenJess on September 22, 2015 at 11:40am

It has been about 3 years since my hair loss got serious, and I'm still not used to wigs. Mostly I wear whatever keeps me comfortable at home (bald can be chilly!), and like having the option of instant transformation that a wig provides. I'm a big advocate of doing whatever works for you, and that may be different in different situations. Much as I believe in a woman's right and power to face the world bald, sometimes passing for "normal" with a  head of hair is just easier. If regrowing puts you into the realm of just weird hair, like it does me, then a wig can be a good option.

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