Whats up with you?
I was thinking about you today. I just got some trousers in the post from M&S but they are too big. I think I better wash them in HOT Water to give them a little shrinkage.
Hope you are doing well.
I can't remember the levels but I do know my problem was an under active thyroid rather than an over active one. Pretty soon after I started on the tablets I had some regrowth.
The only problem now is that I have a patch again on my left hadn side of my head above my ear. I think I'll shave it all off again.
when i was having blood tests done thyroid (as thats what they thought was causing it) something else came up so they just looked more into it.. brave thanks stupid and frustration more like just had brave wave wen a got patch at front i thought im lossing it anyway might as well raise money for my wig but ive raised so much ive gave rest to support group...
if im honest it doesnt look that bad feels weird and hard getting use to wearing wigs but i feel loads better now i can keep a close eye on it and not worrying everytime i shower or wake up checking for hair on my pillow...
Hey Mark, thanks for reading my post. I need to update the blog. No, unfortunately, I have not had any regrowth at all. I shave my head every morning. For me, it has gotten easier. I am more comfortable than I was when I wrote that. People I know say I would look weird with hair now..ha ha. And people I don't know just think I shave my head for the hell of it.
Best of luck to you...it's different for everyone.
oh ment to say yeah i got that white fuzz too in my main patch i also have some dark too tryed shaving it few weeks back thinking it all might grow back dark i was wrong lol.. now it all white again lol.. had to try tho.. are you finding your head being really itchy too xx
hey sweetie,
looks that way hun, mine got bit worse tho on the other side of my head it thinned really bad so i decided to do sponsor head shave whilst i have abit left to raise money for a wig.. so i shaved it last week i raised that much mney ive manage to get 3 wigs and give the rest to my alopecia support group .. but now ive shaved it you can see other small round ones so i think ive shaved just in time i think mine is gonna go soon... really sorry to hear yours isnt getting better hun... how you feeling.. ive found out mine is due to my white cells .. i didnt think it was stress as im not really a stressful person..im just run down i think need to take better care of my self
Hi Mark, good to hear from you. Most people think I look better with a shaved head than as I was before. I have had virtually full regrowth but I'm keeing my hair rally short about a number 3 for the winter. I'm going to save it all off again come spring as I fell much better with a shaved head than when I had lots of hair. I hope are well also.
Sorry the Alopecia is getting worse and not better.....Yet.
I'm just hangin in the same place all year white fuzz on my noggin.
Try not to stress too much.
Hi Mark.
Yes, like you, I first noticed my facial hair started disappearing. I grew a mostache in November last year to raise funds for a charity. This was when I first noticed a very small patch that didn't grow hair, but did grow hair the previous year. January of this year, my wife said, 'hey you have a bald spot on the side of your head!' That small patch grew and was joined my others, until they all joined up. Now I have about one fifth of my hair left, and have started losing hair on my eyebrows and arms. Not sure what causes it, but have found out what slows it down. Sunburn! Ihave recently shifted from cold wet Auckland, New Zealand, to hot sunny Queensland, Australia where I was able to get sunburnt in the middle of winter. After getting my first sunburn I noticed a sparse covering of small white hair, though not enough hair to stop me from looking bald. I have found that getting sunburnt slows the hair loss for about 6 days. Did a bit of research on this and found that the immune system is supressed by high levels of ultra violet light, and it is the immune system that attacks the hair causing it to fall out. Getting sunburnt regularly though is not something I would recomend and only seems to delay what is happening.
I have noticed some similar factors that seem to be fairly common for some people. One being eczema. I have also heard there is a link somehow to Crohns disease and colitis. My mother has Crohns disease and I have had eczema, so maybe these are factors? I have been told by different people that stress or vitamin deficiency are to blame, but I would tend to dismiss these these later claims.
Let me know if you find any other common factors.
Hopefully, your hair does not get any worse.
Take care;
Mike.
It all fell out very quickly over a couple of months starting in January this year. After about half of it fell out I shaved the lot off as I looked like Terry Nutkins (remember him)!! It looked better shaved off. Then the remainder fell out too - and my eyebrows and eyelashes. It seemed to start growing back in May, first white then it turned black. It grew back quite rapidly. Now I have about 90% regrowth apart from the front hairline and most of my eyebrows and lashes. I keep it really short though still as I want to wait until it all comes back before I grow it. I'm scared it's all going to fall out again.
hiya.
im ok thanks.
well i dunno what to make of the treatment to be honest.
the uva has started to make the skin feel slightly more rough but thats about it... not seeing any great results atm... but nevermind.
hows life?
im frm the other side putney dwn by the river!!!
yes it wud be nice 4 the uk crew 2 meet up 1 of the other member suggestd it 2...we all cud meet sumwhere up london.
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Whats up with you?
I was thinking about you today. I just got some trousers in the post from M&S but they are too big. I think I better wash them in HOT Water to give them a little shrinkage.
Hope you are doing well.
Jeffrey
Stopping in to say hello and see how things are going with you.
Jeff
I can't remember the levels but I do know my problem was an under active thyroid rather than an over active one. Pretty soon after I started on the tablets I had some regrowth.
The only problem now is that I have a patch again on my left hadn side of my head above my ear. I think I'll shave it all off again.
Bald is cool.
Ray
if im honest it doesnt look that bad feels weird and hard getting use to wearing wigs but i feel loads better now i can keep a close eye on it and not worrying everytime i shower or wake up checking for hair on my pillow...
ill up load pic soon
xxxx
Best of luck to you...it's different for everyone.
looks that way hun, mine got bit worse tho on the other side of my head it thinned really bad so i decided to do sponsor head shave whilst i have abit left to raise money for a wig.. so i shaved it last week i raised that much mney ive manage to get 3 wigs and give the rest to my alopecia support group .. but now ive shaved it you can see other small round ones so i think ive shaved just in time i think mine is gonna go soon... really sorry to hear yours isnt getting better hun... how you feeling.. ive found out mine is due to my white cells .. i didnt think it was stress as im not really a stressful person..im just run down i think need to take better care of my self
hope you ok hun
take care speak soon xx
Regards
Ray
Sorry the Alopecia is getting worse and not better.....Yet.
I'm just hangin in the same place all year white fuzz on my noggin.
Try not to stress too much.
Jeff
Whats goin' on?
Jeff
Stopped by to say hello.
Jeff
Yes, like you, I first noticed my facial hair started disappearing. I grew a mostache in November last year to raise funds for a charity. This was when I first noticed a very small patch that didn't grow hair, but did grow hair the previous year. January of this year, my wife said, 'hey you have a bald spot on the side of your head!' That small patch grew and was joined my others, until they all joined up. Now I have about one fifth of my hair left, and have started losing hair on my eyebrows and arms. Not sure what causes it, but have found out what slows it down. Sunburn! Ihave recently shifted from cold wet Auckland, New Zealand, to hot sunny Queensland, Australia where I was able to get sunburnt in the middle of winter. After getting my first sunburn I noticed a sparse covering of small white hair, though not enough hair to stop me from looking bald. I have found that getting sunburnt slows the hair loss for about 6 days. Did a bit of research on this and found that the immune system is supressed by high levels of ultra violet light, and it is the immune system that attacks the hair causing it to fall out. Getting sunburnt regularly though is not something I would recomend and only seems to delay what is happening.
I have noticed some similar factors that seem to be fairly common for some people. One being eczema. I have also heard there is a link somehow to Crohns disease and colitis. My mother has Crohns disease and I have had eczema, so maybe these are factors? I have been told by different people that stress or vitamin deficiency are to blame, but I would tend to dismiss these these later claims.
Let me know if you find any other common factors.
Hopefully, your hair does not get any worse.
Take care;
Mike.
It all fell out very quickly over a couple of months starting in January this year. After about half of it fell out I shaved the lot off as I looked like Terry Nutkins (remember him)!! It looked better shaved off. Then the remainder fell out too - and my eyebrows and eyelashes. It seemed to start growing back in May, first white then it turned black. It grew back quite rapidly. Now I have about 90% regrowth apart from the front hairline and most of my eyebrows and lashes. I keep it really short though still as I want to wait until it all comes back before I grow it. I'm scared it's all going to fall out again.
How much of yours has fallen out?
im ok thanks.
well i dunno what to make of the treatment to be honest.
the uva has started to make the skin feel slightly more rough but thats about it... not seeing any great results atm... but nevermind.
hows life?
yes it wud be nice 4 the uk crew 2 meet up 1 of the other member suggestd it 2...we all cud meet sumwhere up london.
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