krazy-j
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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 middle of my head underneath all of my hair. at that time i had such thick hair we probably would have not noticed for awhile.
the first thing we did was go to my family doctor. she said it was stress related it would come back. i had some blood work done, but nothing came back negative. so we let it go.
the baldness continued to show. by january 2003 we decided to see a dermatologist. he started me on kenalog shot and injections to the scalp. boy did those hurt, and still do. :cry: i would get these for 9 months. eventually in one spot some regrowth did appear. but i am getting new bald spots in other areas. so we tried a new approach. he started me on a protopic ointment. at this time i also had my blood work done again to make sure that nothing changed from previous.
Last week i went back in to see the dermatologist and i am now getting the kenalog injections. i am also going to see my gynecologist to have my hormone levels checked.
at 22 this is so depressing. everyday i see myself with little hair and remember the days when i could put my hair into ponytails or clips. now i can't do that without one of my bald spots showing. i have now purchased a wig and wear it when i am teaching or working. if i am casually out and about i wear knit hats or bandanas to cover up.
my doctor put me on anti-depressants to help me. i cry a lot. especially when i put the ointment on. i look and see just how much hair i have lost. somedays i feel it just isn't fair. i never had a perm or colored my hair and now i have hardly any hair to show.
this is my story.
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 middle of my head underneath all of my hair. at that time i had such thick hair we probably would have not noticed for awhile. the first thing we did was go to my family doctor. she said it was stress related it would come back. i had some blood work done, but nothing came back negative. so we let it go.
the baldness continued to show. by january 2003 we decided to see a dermatologist. he started me on kenalog shot and injections to the scalp. boy did those hurt, and still do. :cry: i would get these for 9 months. eventually in one spot some regrowth did appear. but i am getting new bald spots in other areas. so we tried a new approach. he started me on a protopic ointment. at this time i also had my blood work done again to make sure that nothing changed from previous.
Last week i went back in to see the dermatologist and i am now getting the kenalog injections. i am also going to see my gynecologist to have my hormone levels checked.
at 22 this is so depressing. everyday i see myself with little hair and remember the days when i could put my hair into ponytails or clips. now i can't do that without one of my bald spots showing. i have now purchased a wig and wear it when i am teaching or working. if i am casually out and about i wear knit hats or bandanas to cover up.
my doctor put me on anti-depressants to help me. i cry a lot. especially when i put the ointment on. i look and see just how much hair i have lost. somedays i feel it just isn't fair. i never had a perm or colored my hair and now i have hardly any hair to show.
this is my story.
