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the patch gets a friend.
friday night i found my second patch. this one on the right side (stage right) of my head. smaller than the first, about the size of quarter, as opposed to being lime size like patch 1. i suppose i'll have to give them proper names now that there is more than one...so i cried a bit then got incredibly moody. then picked a fight with the husband. kicked the cat (just kidding... my cats are enormous, i would injure myself kicking them). then i got wasted with my family. good times. not the most productive of coping mechanisms but it was a good punctuation to the day. you see i have decided on a process for myself in dealing with this crap. i will give myself one day and deal with it then i will not let my self sulk on it anymore. one day then put it away. so far both patch discoveries have resulted in a binge drink. which is bad. very bad. so i'll have to stop that. for the future i am considering far more productive options like scheduling an emergency massage or a fancy schmancy yoga class...something to break the momentum and to help me put it away. stop the worrying. stop the stress.
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Comment by Amy on April 15, 2009 at 10:56am
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I did the same thing when I found my 2 patches (which have totally regrown now....there's hope!) I drank way more wine than I should have, and cried lik hell. It felt good. Stop beating yourself up!
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Comment by Paula on April 15, 2009 at 12:31pm
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ugh. sorry hear about the new patch. are you still able to cover it? if it makes you feel better, I probably cried literally 2 weeks straight when this started, then it went to every other day to once a week and now once every couple of weeks. it's ok to be upset about this because it does suck, even if there are worse things in the world, because it is a big deal. figuring out how to adjust is a work in progress.
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Comment by Jodi on April 15, 2009 at 1:07pm
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yes. i can still cover it. just have to part the hair a little different. the head spray paint stuff that i got from drugstore.com has been my saving grace thus far. thank you guys for reminding me that my feelings about this situation are ok. slow deep breaths.
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Comment by Christie on April 16, 2009 at 1:08pm
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Another patch eh? I can relate...I started out with one patch, and I guess it got lonely because another formed...and then another...until I had an army of about 16 - none of which went as big as the first patch (3 1/2 inches). I handled it about the same as you. Once I discovered the second patch, and noticed more hair falling out in several areas...i decided to shave it. Tequila was my friend that night!!
Since I shaved it, no more patches have developed - and I have regrowth...woohoo!!! I decided to dye my hair last night in hopes to cover some or all of the white fuzz that has grown in. I'm so glad I did...I can really see now how much hair is actually growing in! All the patches are almost full and the big one is moving at a snails pace...but as long as it grows...and stays, it can take it's sweet time!!
You've got a good attitude towards it...don't let AA run your life...you run it!!
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I do yoga daily to some extent (classes 3 times a week, sun salutations on my bedroom floor the rest of the time). I am trying to do a massage a month...it's hard financially but as Aimee said, we are supposed to keep our stress level down so.... ha! being able to dedicate more time and money to stress management (without feeling guilty about it) is TOTALLY an upside to having AA.
And Congrats on the regrowth Christie! The next tequila shot you take should be one of celebration.
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It just so happens I'm headed out for a girls weekend...so I will definatley do a shot in celebration...and another for everyone who is coping, and another for....it will be a good weekend i think...ha ha
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hey, one option for less expensive massages is to go to a massage therapy school and let the students work on you. it's considerably cheaper. also, some health insurers will pay for massage therapy. i don't think they'd cover alopecia per se, but certainly you must have lower back or neck pain, right? ;)
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Comment by Bel on April 18, 2009 at 9:19pm
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Hi there, that's sounds very simliar to what is happening to me at the moment. I first found a large patch at the back right hand side, freaked out, went into total silence didnt know what to do. THat was about 2 months ago now and well, it now has a couple of friends and well lets just say a few brain cells were killed in the finding of those patches, lol
Dont be too hard on yourself, I love your attitude towards it all.
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Comment by Tenille Gee on April 20, 2009 at 9:42pm
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I am actually in the midst of planning my binge drinking night. I work at McDonalds as a manager as the hours work while I am at home with my kids and I have arranged it so that I can do my head shaving as a fund raiser on McHappy day where we raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities and afterwards I have a bunch of friends coming out to my house to drink my face off and enjoy the fact that I am bald, that way when I am crying my eyes out I can blame it on the booze. Whatever works for you, if you are able to limit it to one day I say "BRAVO!!!" most of us can't do that. Well done.
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Comment by eva on June 1, 2009 at 5:45pm
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you are hilarious!
what's this head spray stuff? sounds like it might be good...
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