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still nothing new :cry: hey everybody. just wanted to add more to the story. i went to see a dermatologist in Ann Arbor Michigan. Not much came about it though. The doctor put me on mens extra strenght rogaine. So i went ahead and did that. My doctor in town was not happy with the...

Hi everyone, when you add to your story, please add to the existing topic containing your original story :) This will help keep this particular forum clean and tidy for the many who browse it. And it looks like (going by the number of "reads") a bunch of people are reading them! i was at...

i finally decided to get a wig when i couldn't even style my hair to cover the bald spots anymore. my hair is getting thin all over. i can't wear ponytails, i can 't wear clips i could only keep my hair down, and now i can't even do that. if i go out anywhere i usually just wear a knit cap...

i am feeling the same rita- i just want you to know that you are not the only one going through this. i am 22 years old and i have been losing my hair for a year and a half now. i bought my first wig in september. and everytime i wear it i wonder if people can tell that it is fake. most...

i had an appointment yesterday with my gynecologist but i never got to see her she was so far behind. :-x so i had to reschedule. but i did get some good news. i had asked my derm to set me up with an appointment at the cleveland clinic, but it would take up to four months. his other...

hmmm...could this be what my hair loss is from??? hi girls i have read all of your posts and you have all mentioned that ortho tri cyclen is the pill that you were on when you had hair loss. Well my freshman year in college, 4 years ago in february, i was put on ortho tri cyclen by my...

thank you for the ray of hope thank you so much for what you said. these words of encouragement helped me to feel better about myself today. i am going to write down what you said and post it by my mirror in the bathroom so that i can read it everyday and hope that it will make the day a...

wearing wigs teester i wear a wig. at first i thought i don't need a wig. people are going to notice that it is not my hair. :o but then my mom and i went looking and i found two that i really liked. one is curly, i have always wanted curly since i have completely straight hair. the...

I had my derm appointment yesterday, friday. I finally told him that he was not doing anything for me and I would like to get a second opinion. He is referring me to the Cleveland Clinic. I will be seeing a Dr. Wilma Bergfeld. He says she is one of the best here in the midwest. Hopefully she...

hi i am a 22 year old dealing with alopecia areta. This all started June 2002, if not earlier. this is when my mother found it. it was a week after my father died. :( my mom was curling my hair for me and said oh my god! i freaked out. she said you have this big bald spot. it was in the...