How big of a part do you think the acupuncture played in your hair regrowth?

Hello. Can you tell me details about the cream? I've been doing the injections, but they are no longer working. Would the cream be my next step? What are the side effects?

hi sara i just wanted to stop in and wish you an awesome 4th of july hope you have a great weekend xoxox..jlightsey

So I've been going to the acupuncturist for a while now and today she finally used what you were talking about the 5-star hammer, only mine has 7 and I have to do it myself once a day. But like you said, anything to make it work. Hope things are going good with you.

Oh, I'm so glad you're feeling better about things.
This is a great place for support.
I've had AU 20 years...not much support back then! That I knew of, anyway!
LeslieAnn

Thank you for all your help! My accupuncturist said she wants to focus on the kidneys and their energy, so at least I know I'm on a similar path that you were on. The 5-star hammer sounds more like torture than treatment, but right now I'm getting Gua Sha which is basically taking a dull wooden knife and scraping my head until it turns a redish color to try and draw blood to the area, I had to sign a bunch of waivers saying that is intended to cause bruises and all this other stuff. But if it helps then I'm willing to try it. If all else fails going to an accupuncturist will relax me and put me at ease for a little while which with this disease I welcome. Thanks again for all your help, I'll keep you updated.

Hey Sara, I was browsing through the forums and searched for acupuncture since I have just began going to have that done. I was wondering when you went (since it worked) what areas and energies they focused on. Thanks for your help

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Hey i'm Jill your story makes me very hopeful, i'm very happy for you that all your hair is growing back .. THICK!! i wish mine would :( i dont have alopecia totalis, only areata, but sometimes i feel like that is worse because i feel so in between because right now i am on the verge of wondering if i want a wig or if i want to keep gruelingly hiding my spots and styling my hair perfectly so no one can see it.

I would love to hear about the chinese herbs you used and what Anthralin is. I tried acupuncture about 3 years ago and never really helped much.

Lastly, you mentioned in your about me that you felt so bad about yourself when things were bad, and i'm kind of in that position right now, i would love to just chat about things and how you dealt with everything back then

Yeah, it's not a great movie, but it is quite affecting when you watch it through the lens of alopecia.

The dude's freaky abilities (Jeff Goldbloom: "He is electrolysis." -gasp!) take a back seat when you consider that his lack of hair is more than enough to account for his extreme introversion.

It's national care week...
time to send messages to all your friends, telling them how much you care about them.

Without friends
you would be missing out on a lot.



A friend should be radical;

They should love you when you're unlovable,

Hug you when you're unhuggable,

And bear you when you're unbearable.

A friend should be fanatical;

They should cheer when the whole world boos,

Dance when you get good news,

And cry when you cry.

But most of all, a friend should be mathematical,

They should multiply the joy, Divide the sorrow,

Subtract the past, And add to tomorrow,

Calculate the need deep within your heart,

And always be bigger than the sum of all their parts.



I care about you.
Have a nice day, and
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Thats really cool, we have great taste in photographs =) Thats a really good idea, what you did, to take pictures weekly. Thats really interesting, & who knows, maybe that could be used to document alopecia. Thats really cool that you did that. Very smart, I never thought of that. I just took that picture because I was feeling artsy one day & planned it in my head, thought it would be cool =)

Thats cool, I wonder if it would help me.

Does insurance cover it?

OUCH! That would be horrible. Did it help though?

Are youstill doing accupuncture?

what is anthralin?? is it a shampoo? how much acupuncture did you have?

The pictures of me on my page are very recent. I have enough hair to just wear my hair right now, but I have to use concealer and style it to death.

I have tried nioxin, it seems to upset my scalp. I have a very sensitive scalp and it made a rash appear that was very itchy. I use rogaine 5% foam at night.

Really great attitude! I would really liek to hear about teh chinese herbs and acupuncture. My husband actually just told me he heard about using actupuncture for alopecia. My mom used to see homeopathy remedies but she has passed on and I don't even know where to begin looking for info. I hear you about the wig thing. It's such garbage that insurance doesn't cover wigs with people with Alopecia.

Hey Sara! Thanks for replying to my post. I love your attitude and hope that one day, I will be able to be the strong woman that you are. I think you probably have AA which is different from mine. I dont think mine will come back like before and I will have to cope. I live in North Carolina, I wish I had someone like you close to me because I know it would make me stronger.

thank you so much, she is a handful! It's nice to meet you!