When to shave your head?`

[JackieZ]

I'm a newbie. I have somewhat of a different story than most. I've been on steroids now for months and thats causing major devastating hair loss. Among all my other health issues, I now have to deal with this.

I had thin hair to begin with but lots of it about shoulder length. This has been going on now for over a month and the steroids aren't going to be stopped anytime soon. I'm confident once they do, my hair will come back (fingers crossed).

But until then..what do I do. My hair falls out at an alarming rate. Ponytails are bad, wearing it down is bad, showers are awful.

So the question is...whats the best plan of attack. If a wig is in the future, I guess thats fine..but do I keep my hair even with the wig? Or is it better to shave it all off. and if you do that..at what point so you decide to bite the bullet? When it becomes totally noticeable or before.

ugh. thanks everyone!

[Angela]

Shaving it all off is a really personal choice. I personally think that if a woman has the inkling that they would like to do that, then they should follow their gut instinct about it. Depending on how long your hair is now, the hair that has already fallen out will not catch up. You'd simply need to keep trimming it until it all starts looking good. For me, I prefer to shave it all off and have it all grow in at the same time. I can also check that way if I'm having any good regrowth. The other nice thing about shaving it off is that you get to watch it grow in instead of fall out. The hair that does fall out won't be too noticeable.
Researching good wig companies or even visiting a wig salon can be helpful too before you go ahead and shave it off.

You don't have to shave your hair off to wear a wig...it just comes down to what you are most comfortable with. :>