Hello to all of you. I have come here in hopes of understaning alopecia a little better and also figuring out what to do.
In April I noticed a "spot" about the size of a nickle on the top of my head and immediatley gasped because it was never there before. I immediatley scheduled an appointment with my doctor for that same day in hopes of him telling me that I had either ripped out with a brush or that it was broken hair from excessive blow drying. Needless to say, neither one of those were the case. He immidiatley said that it was Alopecia Areata and started talking to me about it. He calmed me down and said that it was stress related and that it would eventually go away, or should I say that my hair would grow back.
I took his word for it, but kept a close eye to see if it would get bigger. Before I could even realize, it had doubled, tripled, quadrupled, etc. Now...July, I have a patch of hair missing about 4 inches long by 3 inches wide. It's egg shaped.
In June I had started seeing a dermotologist who said the same thing that my physician said and gave me some ointments. She said that it appeard that I had already started regrowth, as there was stubble which appeared to be "new" hair. Needles to say about a month passed and the area just kept getting larger. I felt so disillusioned about the ointment that I asked her to begin the "shots".
So far I have had 4 treatments, and I don't see any kind of positive result. Instead, today I noticed another spot. Close to where my bald patch is. And it looks the same...about the size of a nickle.
The sad part is, is that it is right on the top of my head, where I can no longer cover it. I have been wearing hankerchiefs and headbands because they're thick, but I can't do it anymore.
I need some help with this. I have completely changed. My insecurity has increased so much to a point where all my relationships are being hurt. I don't leave my house unless it is extremely necessary. I feel ashamed and embarrassed, and I just don't know what to do. My husband's job requires us to attend many celebrity outings, client dinners and parties, and I can't seem to pick myself up and go.
I don't know what other options I have, as I don't fully understand what this is or what causes it. I don't know what else I could do to help hide the baldness and quite honestly I'm just freaking out.
I hope that someone here could give me a little hope that this is "fixable" because I am just not handling this well, and I need some guidance.
Please Help...
In April I noticed a "spot" about the size of a nickle on the top of my head and immediatley gasped because it was never there before. I immediatley scheduled an appointment with my doctor for that same day in hopes of him telling me that I had either ripped out with a brush or that it was broken hair from excessive blow drying. Needless to say, neither one of those were the case. He immidiatley said that it was Alopecia Areata and started talking to me about it. He calmed me down and said that it was stress related and that it would eventually go away, or should I say that my hair would grow back.
I took his word for it, but kept a close eye to see if it would get bigger. Before I could even realize, it had doubled, tripled, quadrupled, etc. Now...July, I have a patch of hair missing about 4 inches long by 3 inches wide. It's egg shaped.
In June I had started seeing a dermotologist who said the same thing that my physician said and gave me some ointments. She said that it appeard that I had already started regrowth, as there was stubble which appeared to be "new" hair. Needles to say about a month passed and the area just kept getting larger. I felt so disillusioned about the ointment that I asked her to begin the "shots".
So far I have had 4 treatments, and I don't see any kind of positive result. Instead, today I noticed another spot. Close to where my bald patch is. And it looks the same...about the size of a nickle.
The sad part is, is that it is right on the top of my head, where I can no longer cover it. I have been wearing hankerchiefs and headbands because they're thick, but I can't do it anymore.
I need some help with this. I have completely changed. My insecurity has increased so much to a point where all my relationships are being hurt. I don't leave my house unless it is extremely necessary. I feel ashamed and embarrassed, and I just don't know what to do. My husband's job requires us to attend many celebrity outings, client dinners and parties, and I can't seem to pick myself up and go.
I don't know what other options I have, as I don't fully understand what this is or what causes it. I don't know what else I could do to help hide the baldness and quite honestly I'm just freaking out.
I hope that someone here could give me a little hope that this is "fixable" because I am just not handling this well, and I need some guidance.
Please Help...
