Hi!! Just dropped in to say a hi.You must have bought your wig by now.Just wanted to know how's ur experience with it.I am on my way to get mine soon.Have a great weekend.
XoXo
Hi Sarah! No worries on the late response. As you can see, I'm not exactly "Johnny on the spot" this week either. I'm doing well, thanks for asking. I'm really happy for you that you got your new wig. How do you like it? As for me, my spots are still filling in, slowly but surely. I'm VERY thankful for it, so just learning to be patient. It's odd though, as there's still some shedding here and there, but hey, i've got some regrowth going on so I won't complain. Hope things are still well with you. All the best!!!!
hey sorry for late reply, so how has the new bn for u so far, its bn busy at work for me and now i am chocked wi the bloody cold again for 2nd time in wks, not gd the weather has bn freezin for wks with snow lyin for wks aswell,
oh well it'll sn get warmer im sure, hope ur doin well, catch up sn x
Hi Sarah. Thanks for adding me! I know this is new to you and I'm sure that it's very troubling seeing as it has come on so quickly. I think you're doing a great job of dealing with this...mine started the same way many years ago (small round patches). If you need to chat just message me. :)
there are such amazing synthetics! my first one felt pretty natural i think my problem was it was a shorter style because i had just cut my hair before i bought it so i landed right above my shoulder giving it a kind of 1950s look lol I really like how easy synthetics are to maintain since they dry back to the same style .. have so much fun with it!!
Yay!! It makes a world of difference to walk out and know that all your spots are covered taking so much pressure off your shoulders. I got mine last January and I definitely thinned out and got more spots over time but I was happy to go through that process privately rather than worry each day if someone would notice my new spot etc.
Be excited! Is anyone going with you? My first time was a bit scary so I took my mom. She helped me pick a good starter wig but then I went to another place for a fall piece to style for a wedding the stylist put this human hair wig on me and honestly it felt like the old me in that mirror. I had such tears and finally for joy instead of loss. Good luck!!
I was actually going to recommend a real human hair wig! My first wig was a full lace 14" Rene of Paris wig. I had to tape the sides down everyday, but it was generally comfortable and very secure. If you ever lose all of your hair I would recommend a vacuum wig (they are amazing!). I was also worried about other peoples' reactions, but I found that they more open I was with people, the less "weird" my alopecia seemed. And to be honest, I found that people really respected me for gracefully dealing with my hairloss (and I'm sure you will find the same thing). When I met my boyfriend I told him right away about my alopecia (it was patchy at that point). It never bothered him, and he stuck by my side and was my true anchor as I dealt with complete hairloss last spring. I think you will be surprised how many guys are accepting of it. And I always told myself that if a guy didn't like me because of my hair, then I wouldn't want to be with him anyway! You are beautiful and strong, Sarah, and you will continue to be beautiful and strong no matter how much (or how little) hair you have :)
Yeah, it definitely is very hard to come to terms with one's alopecia. I was pretty much in denial for the first 8 years I had it, but when it all started coming out I had to face the facts. I never thought I would say this, but now that I am completely hairless, I am the happiest I have ever been! (And I also feel more beautiful with my wig and fake eyelashes/eyebrows than I ever did with my real hair!) My alopecia weighed on me so heavily for so long that having accepted it now feels like such a relief! It will certainly take time, but as long as you have a good support system in your life (friends, family), you will do great. My biggest advice is to fake confidence even if you don't feel it - when I walk around bald I have never gotten any mean comments said to me because I walk with a smile and with my (bald) head held high :) Good luck at your wig fitting! What kind of wig are you looking for? Synthetic? Real hair? Lace? Let me know if you have questions - the whole process can be very overwhelming at first.
At the minute I am able to cover up the patches. I have been to the doctor but he doesn't seem to care. He gave me a steroid cream called Betnovate which I have been using every night before bed. I also went to a health food shop and got lots of vitamins. I dont have the best diet and think I dont eat a lot of food with protein or drink milk etc and a friend told me this could be connected. A few weeks before the bald patch started, I had a french plait done in that exact area. It had been pulled really tightly so it would stay in and when I found the patch I put it down to this and thought it was traction alopecia. But since I have found more patches, I am beginning to think this was just a coincidence. I also have a very stressful job (I train unemployed adults and take them to America, Canada or Spain for work experience). This yr I was in all 3 countries which meant I was away from home for 6 months. I take 21 students between the ages of 18 and 28 by myself and they're issues range from alcoholism, depression etc. I have to be on 24 hr call and would get calls in the early hours of the morning to rush to hospital as someone has been injured or I would have to go to the local jail as someone has been arrested. I thought the stress of the job could be a factor but the doctor told me stress is not the issue. However, I don't have a lot of faith in doctors. Sorry for going on lol....I guess I am just trying to justify why this is happening
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XoXo
oh well it'll sn get warmer im sure, hope ur doin well, catch up sn x
You must post pics soon! What kind of wig is it?
You know, sometimes alopecia just goes away. I hope that's the case with you!
Meanwhile, how are you doing?
LeslieAnn
i hope ur doin well, oh n happy new yr, speak sn x
Happy New Year!!!
Jeffrey
At the minute I am able to cover up the patches. I have been to the doctor but he doesn't seem to care. He gave me a steroid cream called Betnovate which I have been using every night before bed. I also went to a health food shop and got lots of vitamins. I dont have the best diet and think I dont eat a lot of food with protein or drink milk etc and a friend told me this could be connected. A few weeks before the bald patch started, I had a french plait done in that exact area. It had been pulled really tightly so it would stay in and when I found the patch I put it down to this and thought it was traction alopecia. But since I have found more patches, I am beginning to think this was just a coincidence. I also have a very stressful job (I train unemployed adults and take them to America, Canada or Spain for work experience). This yr I was in all 3 countries which meant I was away from home for 6 months. I take 21 students between the ages of 18 and 28 by myself and they're issues range from alcoholism, depression etc. I have to be on 24 hr call and would get calls in the early hours of the morning to rush to hospital as someone has been injured or I would have to go to the local jail as someone has been arrested. I thought the stress of the job could be a factor but the doctor told me stress is not the issue. However, I don't have a lot of faith in doctors. Sorry for going on lol....I guess I am just trying to justify why this is happening
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