I would say that the shots have helped most of the people I have talked with. They are steroids so I would say, be cautious. My stepfather's daughter was...
Just so that most of you know that shots only help the hair grow faster it doesn't stop your hair from falling out, I've been to an alopecia specialist over...
My doc is just a normal family practicioner - def not a specialist in alopecia. She said though that in a "typical" course of AA, the hair grows back w/in 6...
Thea, thanks for your reply. I like the theory "WIT" -- and as for the baldgirlsdolunch, I think it sounds great. I live in the Boston area. Nikki ... used ......
I had been using shots for 7 years and it has worked great on me, it's been about a year now and I'm not doing shots since the person who was doing the...
Hello, My name is Debbie (I feel like I am in an AA meeting--really I am not mocking, I am in some distress here) and I lost my first patch at age 5. I have...
Hey Nikki, I haven't checked in this site for a while, but I just noticed your post and the fact that you are from Massachusetts. I am as well, and I developed...
 Many hugs to you I wish I could help you and my darling first born :( we live in Miami FL ...... I would love to meet some time if that would help you...
Thanks so much for your reply. I'm glad your condition is getting under control. After hearing your story and reading through more of the posts, I'm tempted to...
Hi Debbie and everyone: I've dealt with AA all through my adult life - - the first spot showing up at age 18. Mostly, I could conceal the spots that came and ...
thank you . . . and Happy New Year to everyone from myself as well. If just ONE wish comes true for any of you out there, well . . . .then . . . mine came...
Karen . . . did you start the shots when you had patches or did you have a total loss of hair? Just curious, also, how old were you when it was diagnosed? ...
7? 8? By that point, what's the difference? Haha. Just kidding. If my parents had stopped at 7 or 8, I don't know where I'd be since I'm #9 in my fam. My...
Hi Nikki, I'm not sure what others have to say on this. I have an OPINION. My opinion is that after your body has taken the toll of creating a human being ...
Dara can you contact me off list please I think we have some same interests and maybe we can brain storm about AA AT and AU I have yahoo messenger if you want...
Suzy, Gina and everyone: Suzy--I just ordered my first four Buffs. Gina--You're very sweet, I would love to meet sometime if I am ever down that way. Thanks so...
where do you order a buff and what is it ??? GINA MOM TO KATEE JULY 1990  NATURAL Birth in a hospital  ALEX OCTOBER 2001  Induced labor 28 hours...
Hey Deb, I hope you like your Buffs as much as I like mine! At first, I had enough of a pony tail that I pulled through, bandana style. When the pony tail got...
Hey Gina, I order my Buffs from buffwear.com. There are a couple of sites to order from, just make sure it's a u.s. site not u.k for shipping reasons. Buffs...
thx I just requested if they would send me one to try because of my daughters hair loss lets hope they help me ! thx GINA MOM TO KATEE AGE 18 AA dx'ed 03 03...
Welcome to the group, newbies! Debbie ~ I'm sorry to hear about the difficult times you are having with your self esteem. My story is similar to yours in the...
beautiful song, and how true it is. My daughter suffers from AA at age 27, she has lost literally all the hair on her scalp. This has been upcoming for...
Nikki, I did what I should have done before I lost so much hair....I got a wig! Honestly...that was the best thing I did. Although it was very difficult to get...
Beautiful thoughts, Sharon. Thank you for sharing. Prayers and positive thoughts for your daughter as she mourns the loss of her hair. It definitely is real...
thanks Shannon for your reply. I have not gone through the loss of my own hair, but as you can imagine by my daughter loosing hers, is as hard on me as if i...
Thea...I've never heard of the WIT theory - but it's exactly how I deal with alopecia in my life. Sometimes in the pursuit of a wig I'll become quite obsessed,...
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