Lisa, This site has been so very helpful for me, it is a place to vent, find out more information than it seems the doctors have... and more than anything for the support of some of the most wonderful women I have never met! I hope you fin...
Of course michelle, not to ignore the feelings we have, believe you me.. I am here tonight after one girlfriend's simple comment about having my hair up or in a ballcap, just hope you don't think I am ignoring what really happens ...
Michelle, How the heck are ya?! Any dating stories to share? ! I have been gone from the site for a bit, things got busy for me and I was able to forget a little bit about my hair troubles until a girlfriend tonight asked me why I always ...
Becca, sorry I didn't respond sooner, I have been crazy busy, actually just wrote misty about how things have kept me busy and somehow I was able to ignore the hair thing until I was asked tonight by a girlfriend why I keep my hair up ...
Misty, Hey... I just wrote on your blog but I wanted to know how your trip was!!! I haven't been on in some time. Man, life can really speed by sometimes. I had to go on a trip to my corporate headquarters and since then I have been ...
I am less confident, I worry about it all the time. I look at other women's hair all the time.
I have seen a bunch of doctors over the last year and no one seems to want to help me...they make me feel like I have a vanity issue, they tell me that we all go through shedding phases that all of my hair won't fall out.
I was told to try Rogaine. I haven’t yet. I am too nervous.
I am uncomfortable wearing my hair down in public but now with the thinning being so bad on the sides I actually don't feel comfortable wearing it up either!
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I am 28 years old and living in NC. I am actually from New England and came down here to go to school. I ended up staying mostly because I had been dating a man from the area. I took the first job offer I had, didn't want to end up working flipping burgers after the expense of going to school!
I wish I could go back North actually! It has been 8 years and I am still not use to the humid thick summers!! And of course with my shedding I am at the point of scalp showing and feel it is emphasized when I sweat the smallest amount.
I am in direct field sales and overnight in hotels every other week. Since my shedding I have found that the nights away from home are getting harder to bear.
Hi Julie - Sorry I didn't get back sooner about the supplements. I don't know what to think about them (I also take fish oil and multivitamin). I felt like I was shedding much less for a while after I started them, but now I've been shedding more lately so who knows... I just try to not think about it which is easier some days than others. :) Hope you are having a good day - Starla
Thanks for the post and all the great words of encouragement! I'm doing ok...some good days and some bad days. I went to the hairdresser last night and it is amazing how thin some areas have become in the last 10 weeks since my previous visit. The profile pic is about a year old and I've become a lot thinner since. I've started taking pics of my ever-widening part so I can maybe guage effectiveness of the spiro. I dont have the guts to post those yet!
Anyway, no good dating stories! How about you? Still seeing the same guy through both your busy schedules? I've just been enjoying my summer with friends, not really concerned with dating. I haven't necessarly felt like 'myself' enough to feel like i'd really be giving dating a good effort, you know? I read Y's post on how we have enoug hair to manage also, and that is probably true!! I keep feeling like I should be doing more about my hair but then I realize I need to just wait for what i've started lately to begin working.
Ballcaps are cute! I wouldn't let any of those comments bother you at all. I'm certain you are the only one worried about what it looks like when you wear it down :)
Hope all is going well - stay safe on the motorcycle!!! Talk soon, Michelle
What do you think of the saw palmetto? Can you tell anything with it? I read what you wrote to Lisa... we all have so many patterns and things in common. The blasted solution is in the midst of us, but we have to uncover it. It's like National Treasure... it's here somewhere in code! :o)
Ooh, I want a puppy. Our apartment won't allow dogs though. What kind of dog is it? I know what you mean about exercising. I've been trying to change the way I eat. I prepare most meals now from scratch when I can and get some exercise in everyday. Yeah, my hair has shed pretty consistantly since my derm. appt. The follow up one is August 14th. I did fill the prescriptions. I used them for about a week, but I still have crazy shedding and I keep finding new bald spots. I decided to stop using them. They are not working from what I can tell, and using them too much will cause side effects. I guess time will tell which sucks because who knows what will be left in a month or two. Well, I'm off to the book store. I hope your weekend is fun.
Yes, I had my hair chopped a couple of days ago. I'm not too thrilled with it, but I had to do it...the long hairs all over the place were driving me absolutely crazy!!!! The shorter ones are somewhat easier to deal with, for me anyway. I've colored it too....and, amazingly, didn't lose too much during the whole process. I feel better now that the grays aren't showing....and now that some of the damaged stuff was cut off. So, how have you been??
Julie, How are you? I just read your post on Ananda's blog. My part is also weird and crooked and the scalp beneath it looks pinkish. Ugh. How far does your "part" go down the back of your head? Mine keeps going further. And I look at everybody else's heads and NO ONE has that!!!! I'm thinking mine's like that 'cause all the layers on top of it have fled...
Hey Julie, how's it going? The "babies" are doing good. Sometimes they seem like the perfect pet because they sleep all day and are only up a few hours to play. They are little balls of energy for a while, then they just crash out. I'm going through the shed of my life. Everyday it is a ton of hair down the drain. At this rate, I don't know what I'll look like in a month or two. You can already see my scalp through the thinning hair and I have a lot of bald patches. Have a good weekend. We are going to see The Dark Knight tonight. I heard it was good.
hey Julie, I noticed that are currently taking saw palmetto. How is it working out for you? How much do you take, and how long have you been on it? I have been debating whether to add this to my regime and am curious to see if it's something you recommend... :) Thanks!!
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