Butterfly
10-29-2009, 04:20 AM
And I don't quite know what to say, so here is my story. I have had mild hair loss for many (10+) years. It was always not very noticeable. Over the past 2-3 it has gotten bad, and now here we are at the worst. I've gotten to be a pro at styling so you can't see the balding spots so well, but it's getting more and more difficult to do. Now if my hair isn't styled just so, you can see a huge part of my scalp, right in the front.
I'm a very girlie girl, and if it were up to me I'd have long, beautiful hair I could color and do anything with. Now, I have to keep cutting it shorter and shorter. I had a very short cut several months ago and wanted to start growing it out a little more afterwards. Well I feel like that's just making things worse. I can see more of the top of my scalp than ever.
I've tried 5% minoxidil and laser therapy (don't ask me how much money I blew on it) and still can see more scalp. I will say that the laser did seem to slow the hair loss, but then we moved and I stopped for about 3 months and now the shedding is worse than ever. I've started back up with the regimen of it all again here at home even though deep down I think this might be a lost cause. Maybe the minoxidil and DHT blocker were helping, I don't know. I also have been trying to eat vegetarian for the past month and don't know if that's contributing. I have a long history of thyroid and endocrine problems but am religious about having it monitored. Just yesterday my doctor told me all of my bloodwork looks excellent. Thyroid, estrogen, iron levels, vitamin B, all great. So WHAT is the problem???
Tomorrow I'm going to have my first haircut in months since I was trying to grow the super short cut. I guess it's time to chop it off again.
I've been doing so much research on the internet sometimes I think my eyes will bleed or my tears will blind me. But you know what, this site made me stop and deal with things a little. So far some of the things I have read here are very courageous and beautiful. My husband has been so supportive of all of this and says he doesn't care about any of it as long as I'm alive and healthy. He even makes jokes that if I have to wear wigs he gets to be with different versions of me. (Variety, eh? Oh men...LOL)
I just wanted to introduce myself and vent. I'm really distraught about this situation and every time I go to put on that minoxidil, etc. and see so much scalp, I just want to cry. Lots of times I do. I wonder what people will say if they notice when I eventually have to wear a wig. Will I spend the rest of my life being hot and uncomfortable in a wig? Will I just have a bald spot on top for all to see? I have so many thoughts running through my head. Like I said, I just wanted to vent for a moment. Sorry to go on and on. Thank you for listening!
I'm a very girlie girl, and if it were up to me I'd have long, beautiful hair I could color and do anything with. Now, I have to keep cutting it shorter and shorter. I had a very short cut several months ago and wanted to start growing it out a little more afterwards. Well I feel like that's just making things worse. I can see more of the top of my scalp than ever.
I've tried 5% minoxidil and laser therapy (don't ask me how much money I blew on it) and still can see more scalp. I will say that the laser did seem to slow the hair loss, but then we moved and I stopped for about 3 months and now the shedding is worse than ever. I've started back up with the regimen of it all again here at home even though deep down I think this might be a lost cause. Maybe the minoxidil and DHT blocker were helping, I don't know. I also have been trying to eat vegetarian for the past month and don't know if that's contributing. I have a long history of thyroid and endocrine problems but am religious about having it monitored. Just yesterday my doctor told me all of my bloodwork looks excellent. Thyroid, estrogen, iron levels, vitamin B, all great. So WHAT is the problem???
Tomorrow I'm going to have my first haircut in months since I was trying to grow the super short cut. I guess it's time to chop it off again.
I've been doing so much research on the internet sometimes I think my eyes will bleed or my tears will blind me. But you know what, this site made me stop and deal with things a little. So far some of the things I have read here are very courageous and beautiful. My husband has been so supportive of all of this and says he doesn't care about any of it as long as I'm alive and healthy. He even makes jokes that if I have to wear wigs he gets to be with different versions of me. (Variety, eh? Oh men...LOL)
I just wanted to introduce myself and vent. I'm really distraught about this situation and every time I go to put on that minoxidil, etc. and see so much scalp, I just want to cry. Lots of times I do. I wonder what people will say if they notice when I eventually have to wear a wig. Will I spend the rest of my life being hot and uncomfortable in a wig? Will I just have a bald spot on top for all to see? I have so many thoughts running through my head. Like I said, I just wanted to vent for a moment. Sorry to go on and on. Thank you for listening!