No more cortisone injections (in my mommy dearest voice)

I had an appointment to get my regularly scheduled cortisone injections at the end of the month last month and just decided I was not going to put myself through it anymore. It hurts like hell, I am an emotional wreck, and its sore afterwards. I am firm believer that continuously putting any chemical into your body over a long period of time causes some issues. As I touch my bald spots, I notice dents, which is a side effect. The dermatologist told me that it means my scalp is thinning due to the shots. I just decided I amd not going to do them anymore. When I was a kid, my hair would fall out and grow back on its own. I think that now that the hair loss is so much more that I began freaking out and felt I would make my hair grow back by any means necessary. I think I have arrived at the point where I feel if it is going to grow back it will do so without those damned shots! I am slowing building my confidence and ready to battle AA the old fashioned way.

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Comment by Sunflower25 on October 16, 2012 at 8:12am

:)

Best of luck to you!

Comment by Tallgirl on October 16, 2012 at 10:35am

I got to that point, too, after getting bald spots off and on since age 10 and finally losing massive amounts of hair in my 40s. Too many shots, with no insurance coverage but much pain, would have been needed, with no guaranteed results due to age and amount/duration of hair loss. Better the money be spent for good food, good clothes, good wigs, and good times. Scalp has no dents now!

Comment by wise1 on October 16, 2012 at 8:19pm
The dents go away in time. I too have come to the same point. For me the steroids started affecting me hormonally and this time were not as effective. Here's to hoping our bodies decide to let hair grow the old fashioned way :-) and no not on our chins :-(
Comment by Lori Van Decker on October 18, 2012 at 9:32pm

I haven't had shots since the early 1980s, but I remember my skin being so thin and taut against my scalp that I literally broke a needle during injections at the dermatologist's office. I remember getting intense headaches that were more like aches because the skin was so tight against my skull. I haven't had shots since, and as the dermatologist predicted, I've been AU since then. I've learned to live with it.

Comment by Alex on October 20, 2012 at 4:38pm

I used to get injections directly into my eyelids and eyebrows, 5 in each eyelid, and 10 in each eyebrow. Not to mention all the ones in the scalp. The treatments had no positive effect. I am very happy to hear you are deciding to stop your injections. I found that when I stopped, I cared less and most of my bald patches on my head grew back. We all share the same pain and discomfort, but at one point we have to embrace that we are a special type of folk. That we understand how precious life really is, and how cherished every moment needs to be.

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