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Newbie to alopecia - all advice gratefully received!!
My first patch of hair fell out mid Dec 2008 and i didn't know till my teenage daughter told me i had a bald patch! I thought she was joking till I looked in the mirror - it was such a shock. I am 37yrs old and since December the patch has got bigger & bigger and is now approx 4" by 2.5" and i am finding it difficult to cover. I have been sweeping over hair but as it's on left top of my head and getting bigger it's not covering so well now. Today I could not cover it for work & bless my teenage daughter she tied a scarf around my head to cover it and it looked quite stylish! I am getting fed up with having to deal with each time another handful falls out that I am seriously considering shaving it all off - any thoughts or advice will be appreciated???
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Comment by Jill on April 28, 2009 at 6:30pm
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Whether it's a scarf, hat, wig, or your bald head, do what will make you most comfortable. Personally, I wear a wig because that is how I am most comfortable presenting myself. I don't wear it because I'm trying to hide my alopecia. I don't tell many people about my alopecia because I just don't think it is that big of a deal but if it comes up it comes up. Trying to hide it is too stressful. I've had alopecia a long time and only recently have I started thinking this way. This website has actually helped a lot and I wish I would have had this mentality from the start. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Jill
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Comment by Tatina Paddington on April 29, 2009 at 12:58am
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Many thanks Jill, must admit I haven't looked at it as a massive deal so far, I've looked at it that it's only hair and at least otherwise I'm healthy. Just getting fed up of trying to sweep my hair over to cover it then a gust of wind blows it back!
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Comment by Tina on April 29, 2009 at 1:09pm
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Hi Tatina,
My spot was discovered in December of 2008. It very slowly grew to 3 1/2 x 3 1/2".
The past 2 months I have been wearing scarves and baseball caps. Three weeks ago, I started seeing real growth! My hair is growing from the outside in and the patch is disapearing just as it appeared. Just take a look at the new growth on my profile photos! WaaaaaHOOOO! I think you should give it more time. Go shopping with your daughter and pick up some inexpensive hats and scarves. Spend time together working on new styles. I know it is frustrating and unpredictable. Keep visiting the site. There are alot of really great folks here! Many of them will never have regrowth, yet, their outlook on life beats any great head of hair!
Tina
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Many thanks for all your kind words. I have today bought a selection of scarfs - they look so good that my daughter wants to borrow them!! I must be very like you Sandy as I also am crazy!! Even with full head of hair I was always at hairdressers drastically changing colour or cut of my hair. I am pretty certain I want to shave my head but won't rush into it. I have an appointment with my doctor next week to discuss shaving it off and wigs. If i find i am okay with being bald somedays I may not wear a wig, somedays I'll have long blonde hair, another day short red hair!! The problem I am finding is with it keeping falling out, I feel like I don't have any control, whereas if i shave it I take control back. I know it sounds daft but I've spent most of my life until 7yrs ago on antidepressants and now my life is fine my hair falls out!! I think if i have to keep dealing with trying to cover up a huge bald patch I'll find it more stressful than shaving it off in my own time. A friend suggested if i do shave it off to do it for charity.
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I am having all my hair shaved off on Thursday for charity - thought might as well try and turn this hair loss into something positive. I already have 4 wigs ready and waiting but somedays I'll just stay bald, somedays head scarf, somedays redhead, somedays blonde!!
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