This was cute, thought I'd share... Attitude There once was a woman who woke up one morning, Looked in the mirror, And noticed she had only three hairs...
Alopecia is a junk term for generic hair loss. Alopecia Areata (totalis and universal) is our disease. Androgenetic Alopecia is male/female patterned...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4526985 http://www.curespotbaldness.com/ http://www.alopecia-areata-cure.com/ I continually search for anything to do with...
... Absolutely 300 mg of prednisone given orally all in one day a month...150 in the morning and 150 in the afternoon The studies that have been done show...
... under ... the ... to ... Hi can ask u a question about the monthly predisone..how many months has he done it for? My daughter who was diagnosed had a...
My son was diagnosed on 11/7/07 and has had three total daily doses: one in Nov, one in Dec and one in Jan. He could not take daily prednisone....he has had...
Does anyone on this board have Celiac Disease and Alopecia Areata OR both diseases within their families? I have CD and my son has AA and I am doing my own...
Right now we are dealing with a Rheumatologist, they ran about 30 blood tests on him this week. They are now thinking that he has Lupus!! It seems like I...
Hi Maribeth, I don't think there is any direct correlation, but the mere fact that you have an autoimmune disease, means that you inherited it and they run in...
HI Stacey, I am sorry to hear about your son. Be careful with the Lupus diagnostic because when I first lost y hair at age 11, my Rheumatologist told my mom I...
Yes, we have AA and Celiac in my family. Shannon _____ From: alopeciaareatasupportgroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:alopeciaareatasupportgroup@yahoogroups.com] On...
I've noticed that same research. I have celiac in my family and now a son with AA. We are having him tested this coming week for Celiac even though he doesn't...
I wrote my doctor an email this morning. He is one of the most published gastroenterologists in the US on Celiac Disease and hosts the Int'l Conference....
Hi Stacey, I just wanted to let you know that doctors have several times been very sure that I had lupus but then ruled it out with the blood tests, so...
Between myself and other family members we have AA, asthma, eczema, colitis, crohn's, celiac, Hashimoto's, rosacea, allergies, and ??? Can't remember what...
I have to ammend my answer: I didn't realize that Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, (the other forms aren't). I do have type 1 in my distant family....
That is interesting, and although all autoimmune diseases are related, I wonder if there is one or two that are more of a contributor to AA than others. I just...
Hello Zeeshan & Ayub, When you speak of "transparent hairs" I think that you mean "white" hair. "Transparent" means "see through". There is no such thing as...
www.ChildrensAlopeciaProject.org <http://www.ChildrensAlopeciaProject.org> We raise self-esteem and awareness of all forms of alopecia in children. We do not...
To me, it seems like lupus and celiac disease are very prevalent. I was reading up on telogen effluvium, (rapid hair loss that is usually related to pregnancy,...
I was new to this site about a year ago and i have had alopecia for over 18 months now and i got my first hair cut because my bald spots had grown in long...
Hello everyone, Ive been reading these boards for quite sometime now but I don't believe I have ever posted. I recently moved to the chicago area and am trying...
I'm glad you posted! I live in Utah, but that is one of the good things about this cyberworld. We can still support each other in just moments. I have felt...
No one has Celiac that I know of, but AA runs in my my Mom's family. I am the only one that has it develop into AU. Stein Vote for RON PAUL for President...
I have done exstensive research on hormones, copper/zinc relation, and thyroid as it relates to my hair loss and some of the other symptoms that I have had...
I had my estrogen levels done by my gyn. I had bloodwork done by my derm, who also did my biopsy. And there is hair loss related to hormonal imbalances. It...