Hi everyone, my name is Tracey and I live in nz.I am 35 years old, I have recently(oct)been diagnosed with AA. I have a small bald patch at the back of my...
Hi Tracey! Welcome! I have found this site to be a great sounding board for my emotional journey with AA. I am 26 years old and have had AA since I was 4,...
Hi Tracy and welcome. Tracey, this is a very unpredictable disease and everyone is different. I'm hoping for you that this is the only patch you will see and...
Hi my name is Traci, I am 37 yrs old and have AU. I have have had this for years but now for the past 5 yrs it has been AU. I am the mom of 2 great kids 4 & 16...
Hello and Welcome to the group Traci and Tracey. It's good to see we keep having new members join - It's a great place to gain support and strength. I have...
traci what other autoimmune disorders do you have? I have au for 13 years I have 3 sons 21 18 17 I am 42 and suffer with a lot other autoimmune disorders...
Hi Tracey, I'm Pat from Australia and welcome to the group. You mentioned an itchy head.I had an itchy head too! I started losing my hair when I was just a few...
Hi Traci, and welcome. I'm au also, with a little regrowth. So used to wearing wigs now it'd be strange if my own hair grew back. Miss my eyelashes ...
Hi Tracey, I'm from NZ too. I'm 43 years old - and I just got AA in April. It really upset me. I was sure I could find the answer. I had many theories as...
Pat, how did you get rid of the vitiligo? I have vitiligo as well as Rheumatiod Arthritis, Asthma, and hypothyroidism. I would also love to have back my...
How ironic I joined in the last week and my name is Tracy. Hope this isn't some sort of pattern. pun intended. I most likely will not post much, I posted once...
Tracey, Hi I liked your Pattern pun. Lol I have had people ask me if I have cancer. When I tell them NO they just look at me like I am crazy. Glad you posted...
Hi Tracey, Your right about the hair on females, it's not the same like it is when a males goes bald or they shave their heads. I'm sorry your going through...
Hi, When I sign on to this group, it says there are for e.g. 12 new photos when I click into it - it shows all the little files for the photo albums - is there...
I believe once you get into the photo section is where you can look at all the photos, I don't believe you can see the recent photos, I believe it's all...
Tracey~ You have made great strides. there are so many things that life can throw at us, and i too am slowly coming to realize that alopecia is very low on...
Tracy, the vitiligo just disappeared on its own! I had it on my foot and on my elbows and a patch on my forehead. It disappeared about the same time as the...
Tracy, hi! I volunteer at a phone counseling service and today told my supervisior I had alopecia and wore a wig. He was gobsmacked :-) He's known me for a few...
Yes, sometimes us girls forget that! AA is just as traumatic for men as for women, I totally agree. Pat _____ From: alopeciaareatasupportgroup@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi all, Did anyone happen to catch the MTV show Made last night? It featured a teenager with AU! I was flipping through the channels and happened to catch a...
I have to agree with Mickey7620.....I communicate with a guy with alopecia in my local area, and I honestly think he has been more devastated by it than I was....
Sometimes it seems that females are a little more stronger than males. I know of one who has trouble dealing with it and it's been a long time for him! We...
It has to be our saying - When it comes right down to it what are we going to do. I know Im not goingto let it beat me though it does beat me up a bit I have...
Hello everyone. Feeling a little down about my hair loss today. I tried so many different things to try and get it coming back in, but nothing seems to be...
Don't forget people about chat tomorrow morning, it's posted on the side around where the picture of the turkey is!! Hope to see some of you there! Take Care ...
Hi, all.. I don't want to give any one false hope, but I just thought I'd post a quick message here. I am a woman who has alopecia areata, and about 3 or 4...
hi. i just want to say that i hate it too. seems we have several similiarities. i am way to self concious(<--spelling?) about my hair loss. i have just...
I know what you are going through I am 37 thisyear 2 daughters 14 and 6 and have had it for almost 3 years mine happend so fast the docotrs had never seen...