So I have more growth than I have had since I lost the last of my hair spring of 2012. Still patchy but more coverage than before. I also have eyebrows and eyelashes that are long enough to wear mascera.

In addition to Alopecia Universalis I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune thyroiditis. The RA was diagnosed 13 years ago. Dec 2016 my Rheumatologist and I finally called it quits on Remicaid. I had been on that for about 10 years when it started to fail. In Feb 2017 I started Xeljanz. At the time I did not know that there were studies out there about the medication's effect on AU but here I am 6 months later with hair. I have no idea if this med is the cause of the growth but I will take it ... and not hold my breath. It has worked wonders on the RA though. Best I have felt in years. Worth the side effect profile for me. I am sure the medication would not be covered by insurance for Alopecia alone but I know these crazy autoimmune disorders tend to come in multiples.

Anyway - that's all that is new now.