Well at least you will save money not having hair...NOT!

I am sure you all have heard this comment by someone trying to get us Alopecians to see the bright side of not having hair. Well I dont know about the rest of you but this has been very expensive for me.

I was only diagnosed 4 months ago and lost my hair rather rapidly. I went from buying every scarf & hat i could find to hide the bald spots on the top of my head, only to find in a matter of weeks I needed a full wig.

I buy hats, scarfs,glues, combs, full wigs, halo wigs and my newest purchase that should be arriving anyday is a wig you can swim in. Maybe it is because this is all so new to me and I am trying to find what works, atleast that is what I tell my husband...LOL.I can say one thing for sure this has really been a learning experience for me & an expensive one!!!!!

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Comment by AZMom on May 30, 2012 at 11:36am

Wow--your story is identical to mine! I have a huge selection of hats, scarves and wigs! I wear the scarves in the house most of the time, but wigs the rest of the time. I have finally found the right wigs for me--all synthetic--and I feel I look like myself again. I have about eight wigs in rotation--what is the wig you you purchased to swim in? On my last vacation, I wore a shorter bob wig with a baseball cap over it and went in the water. If you get a chance, let me know. Good luck to you!

Comment by Alliegator on May 30, 2012 at 10:07am

It can be expensive at first, but once you find what works for you then you can save money in the long run. I'm sure you will find what works for you. For some of us, we really do save money by not having hair. I have Alopecia, and I say it often. I shave my head so I don't have to buy shampoo/conditioner. I don't have to have a blow dryer/curling iron. I do have to purchase shaving cream, but I was already doing that. I don't have to go to the hair salon for hair cuts. I also purchase synthetic wigs and I try to stay around $100 for each one. If it is short, you can make it last up to 6 months. You won't be doing all of those things, but you might find your own ways in which you save money.

Comment by Tallgirl on May 29, 2012 at 10:35pm

Well, I am the Royal Queen of Cheap, and I wear a long cotton scarf to only wade in pools, never hang upside down, buy one or two cheap synthetic wigs per year, go wigless at home, and just keep on working, talking and dancing! Old age thriftiness, y'know...

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