I think I'd be nervous about a 22 year old guy giving me a massage - hairy or not! Let us know how it goes - I think success stories about facing these fears...
You're so kind!!!I'm sorry to hear about your daughter..and it is normal to feel the way you do... It's normal that you didn't want her to have alopecia..but...
Hi Lori, I agree with DG. I have had a couple of massages and at first was uncomfortable to tell them that I was bald. I also felt uncomfortable because I...
Hello everyone, I have a 14 y/o nephew who has been recently diagnosed with AA and is having a very hard time with it. He used to be very social and had a lot...
I am in Bangkok right now and having massages everyday - it is so cheap - but with the language difficulties I have been just telling them not to touch my head...
Hi Jenn, There may be a support group in your nephews area...I only know of one in Mass. I had AU during most of my childhood and all of my adolescent...
Hi Lori, Thanks so much for responding. He is in therapy already. I will definitely look into finding a support group locally for him but I really don't think...
Hey Everyone! I just got back from a wonderful dinner and met 5 amazing, beautiful, bold, bald women. It was a great opportunity to meet Thea Chassin and ...
Good morning, Jenn, You are a wonderful aunt for reaching out on behalf of your nephew! This is a traumatic time for him. My son was diagnosed in November, 6...
One other thing, Jenn. My son and I went to "Lids" at the Mall about 6 weeks into his diagnosis, when he was rapidly losing his hair. I bought him several ...
I am curious about the pulse prednisone. This sound like what our Ped derm is doing with systemic injections of cortisone. How long did you say your son has...
Lori, Aren't those lunches/dinners wonderful. Thea does a good job at keeping the conversation flowing. As for feeling comfortable in your own skin, that...
Maribeth, I'm sorry to hear that your son went thru the same, but I'm really happy that you have found a tx to work for him. Let me tell you how happy I am to...
Maribeth, I am interested in this info also. If you email Cathy privately can you also do the same for me. Thanks a ton again. Jenn ... Ped derm ... say your ...
dnamama, So happy for your son! Has he been on the once a month routein for 6 months? Has your doctor said how long he'll need to keep taking this prednisone?...
In all three articles written by doctors who found positive results from taking their alopecia patients off gluten--you'll read that none of them gave their...
Has anyone seen any of these articles? Michelle ************************************************** Kim, My Alex had a problem with alopecia about 5 years ago....
Hey all.. its been awhile since I posted.. I have been so busy, I have been a stay at home mom for 10 years and my son started Kindergarten this year so I ...
Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. I've had alopecia areata since the age of 7 and am currently 42. It's been bothersome at times and no problem (full head...
Barb .. I am not sure if it was the EO or not but I use a homemade soap made with Rosemary Essential oil and I have never used any drugs at all for my AA ,...
We saw the ped derm at Hopkins today. We were hoping for more clear answers but got none. He was not sure if Samuel has AA. He told us that there was trauma to...
I think this three month waiting is standard with peds anyway. Our ped derm did the same thing and wouldn't confirm AA until my daughters eyebrows were ...
... wrote: Hi Keli, Do you make the soap yourself, or is there a brand name that you buy? On the internet, I found details of a study where rosemary, thyme, ...
Hey, Have any of you guys try taking mega doses of vitamin D for your hair loss. I been taken about 5,000 iu a day since Sunday. I already notice new hair...
Hi everyone. I updated our former Pastor earlier about Sarah Beth. Thought I'd copy that e-mail and paste it here..... "The end of last week I went to the...
In a message dated 6/5/2008 9:58:34 PM Central Daylight Time, wkrieger@... writes: Do you make the soap yourself, or is there a brand name that you buy? ...
http://www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/guidelines/Alopecia_Areata.pdf is just about the most carefully documented compendium of good medical practice guidelines for...
