My Hair Loss Story | Alopecia | Chiquel Wigs
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- One of the ways we feel empowered as women is by listening to the stories of others and relating to them. We find strength within ourselves when we realize that we are not alone. So, here I am sharing my hairloss story in hopes that some of you feel more empowered and just a little bit stronger today than you did yesterday. Hair loss is tough, no matter how it is happening or how much you are losing, but it makes it easier when we have other women to lean on. What is your hairloss story? Share it in the comments!
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I was just diagnosed with alopecia areata and tallogen effluvium. Thanksgiving morning, I lost 50% of the hair left on my head in the shower. I just stood there, holding clumps of hair in my hands, looking at my boyfriend while crying, saying over and over, "I don't know what to do." My hair is still coming out though the last shower wasn't quite as bad. I saw the doctor for the first time yesterday and we're hoping because I had the same thing, though not as severe when I was 18 (combined with bariatric surgery last year), that it will grow back with time. Though because I am losing hair everywhere, not just my head, they decided individual steroid injections wouldn't be as beneficial this time around and that steroid injections in my glute once a month would be better. I am so scared. I am absolutely terrified and feel so helpless. I just bought my first wig a few days ago, which should be delivered tomorrow. I have no idea what I'm doing and don't have anyone who has gone through it to turn to. Your video on the Sara wig from Jon is what led me to your channel. With most likely losing all of my hair at only 36 and having no idea where to start in my wig journey, know your videos are a big help. If you have any advice on how to cut the lace front, or can point me to some video that will help explain, I would really appreciate it. And I am so thankful you shared your story. You are helping people like me who are facing the exact same struggle learn to cope and where to start in this unexpected journey. Thank you!
You're a brave girl. I'm glad you got to see the biggest hurdle was not your condition but your perspective of your condition. I'm sure you've heard this by now but I say it too, you're very pretty with or without your hair.
Thankyou for sharing your story.
I definitely gained a new perspective over time. And so glad I did! Thank you so much! You are very sweet. :)
Amanda, YOU are a precious commodity 💜
I value your courage 💜
My hair loss is due to something else. Now at 65 years of age, I believe my thinning crown is due to menopause.
But many years ago, beginning at age 13, I started to pull out my hair, to keep my father at bay. I am an incest survivor. My adoptive father loved my long thick curly/wavy strawberry blonde hair. He loved to run his fingers and hands through my hair, which then led to sexual abuse. Pulling my hair out did indeed work. However, it became self-inflicting pain for a habit of 15 years.
It was a self-protection mode. If I thought I hurt someone, I’d damage myself; if the kids at school made fun of me, I’d go home and damage myself more.
My classmates never knew what my father had done to me, nor did they know about self inflicted pain. Incest was not a topic of conversation. And my adoptive mother did not want me telling anybody about her husband’s filthy secret. Because you see her quality of life would have severely changed. So I couldn’t reach out to anyone for help. The one time I did work up the courage, I rode my bicycle over to our youth pastors office. I was going to tell all. Then my mother barged into his office and drug me out by my shoulder seam of my blouse. She told me that I will not air our families laundry to anyone and that is final.
She kept close tabs on me from then on. She finally stopped allowing my father to come into my bedroom. So much damage had already been done. I felt dirty, like everyone could see the filth on me. I tried scrubbing my skin so hard with soap and hot water and a scrub brush, but there was no washing that psychological dirt off. Lived like this from age 13 to 28. So 15 years give or take.
That’s my story. I went through 4 years of PPT counseling to rebuild my self esteem.
From 28 years old and on, my hair grew back beautifully 💜
Curly, thick, lovely. No more bad habit of self inflicted pain 🎉
Instead, menopause is thinning my crown. I am not my hair. But image is apart of self esteem. I still have gentle little curls and ringlets. I do love my hair. Wearing a hair piece is not going to be easy. I have an appointment with my hair dresser November 29 to get my hair cut short and to fit my new Esprit wig on, and customize it if needed.
Amanda, YOU have helped me more than you know! I am deeply grateful that I stumbled upon you! YOU are beautiful inside and out💜 Whether you believe in God or not, He is using your situation to touch and help others. YOU, sweet girl are a blessing to SO MANY of us who are experiencing hair trauma. Thank you for being YOU💜
I could not have begun my hair piece education if it weren’t for your HELPFUL tutorials!!!
Bless YOU💜
This is SO spot on for me. You explained my feelings, thoughts, anxieties to a T!!! I'm going to show your video to my husband. Yes, he is very empathetic to all that I've gone through but you explain the deepest feelings so well. Even before my chemo I was diagnosed with Androgentic Alopecia, but after chemo absolutely NOTHING would grow back. Thank God I found you - thank you for YOU!
Awww you are too sweet. I’m so happy to have been able to put it into words for you. Sometimes it’s hard to articulate it all ourselves. ❤️❤️sending all the love your way!
I like her baldness. She looks great and so much younger.
Thank you ❤️
Thank you for sharing with us. And I think you're very brave. I have hair loss due to covid. And my body freaked out and it sent me into full blown perimenopause with histamine intolerance. I went from beautiful blonde hair down to my waist to barely collar bone length hair with pink scalp showing and white blonde hair with charcoal?? In the back. No one knows why the back of my hair had a charcoal streak. Bleach or colour would not effect that streak in the back of hair. My head was swelling and I discovered I could no longer dye my roots. I then discovered my hair was white blondeish grey with some charcoal in the back. Once I stopped dyeing my hair the charcoal streak faded and swelling went down to almost nothing. And my hair started to grow in slowly. Then it would fall again and grow back in. My hair line has receded by about an inch. They diagnosed me with female pattern baldness until it grew back in and fell out and then they told me it was alopecia areata. Right now I happen to have a pretty good head of white hair lol but I hate it. It's not who I am. Plus I'm tired of worrying about when my next shed will be. And so over the struggle. So I turned to wigs. I finally have some semblance of my life back. I have started to leave the house again after 3 years of this crap. Wigs have changed my life. I'm so grateful for people like you who are brave and help people like me regain their lives ❤
To me you're a hero. 🥹
Oh my goodness. How sweet are you! Thank you! And thank you so much for sharing your story! What a shock that would have been for you after Covid. Sounds like a bit of a rollercoaster ride for you, but I am so glad to hear that you are getting your footing back and that wigs have helped you get there. Wishing you all the best! xoxo
Dear Amanda, It was a pleasure to meet you a month ago when I found Chiquelle. You helped me out enormously. My hair started to fall out in clumps after my two c-sections. To this day i am not sure that was the reason. I went to a dermatologist and she felt I would hold onto the hair I had so I kept it short and was super careful with it. That went on for 30 years until I looked in a store mirror and could see my scalp. I was so embarrassed that I left the store and went home. I really needed a solution. I tried vitamins and special solutions for hair loss and nothing seemed to work. So I bit the bullet and like you, I went to a cheaper wig that looked awful. I didn't learn my lesson and continued to buy the same type of wig and hated myself. Then I told myself that wigs were not a short-term fix but rather a long-term solution and began to try all kinds of colors and styles. I still do today but these are well-made wigs. I get a ton of compliments so I tell the truth and women are shocked that there is no appearance of fake in these wigs. I do have a few wigs that are old that I will donate to the Cancer Society and I have some i hardly wore that I do need to. I own headbands, lots of hats and scarves, barrettes...you name it. I have taken steam to girl mono when she was old and done and now she is a straight bob that I still wear when I hike. I have straightened an older wig and put the curl back into her with steam. I have HF wigs and am careful with them. I love them and want them to last so the less friction, the better. I still like synthetics but am drawn to try to find a great HH wig at a great price. It is a whole other world if yu want to try it. I am always open and love style and color but will not sacrifice myself with clearance wigs unless i know the brand and listen to a few videos. Thank you for being so open Amanda. I can't be shamed over it. I look younger in the colors I choose which makes me take care of my skin as well. You make it so easy to love who we are with a wig,!!!!!
So lovely to meet you as well!! Sounds like you have been on a bit of a journey as well but have grown to embrace and love wigs! You are amazing!
You are strikingly beautiful and your smile is captivating.
You are so sweet! Thank you!
You are an awesome individual! I felt like you were telling my story, except mine started with Lyme disease, which set off my Lupus (SLE) , which flares up constantly, and in addition to that, I have several other autoimmune diseases. When my hair started falling out by the hands full- I hit a real low point, especially because the scars from a wreck started showing through. I’ve been thinking about a wig and stumbled upon your videos. Thank you so much.❤
It must have been awful for you with no support network. My hair started to fall out 7 years ago but I am so grateful for all the videos in RUclips. I tried so many remedies suggested for a few years but had to finally accept that nothing helped. I then realised that I would have to think about solving this myself. Fortunately, I looked ahead and thought that I would need wigs eventually so started to research wig wearing and wigs. Like all of us, I was dreadfully upset but I am now embracing my wig journey and seeing all the positives. Thank for explaining your own hair loss journey as It is so reassuring. Thank you very much.
I appreciate your comment!! It was definitely hard to not have the support at first. Felt very lonely. I’m so happy to hear that you are embracing this journey and have found some positivity within it all. Thanks for sharing!! ❤️❤️
Thank you, Amanda, for sharing your story. I went through many of the same experiences, as you did, with your hair loss. My hair was very thick and slightly wavy--think of the beachy wave, so popular today. It was, by far, my best feature. I would receive compliments on it from friends and strangers, alike.
After several months of finding tons of my hair on my pillow, in the shower, and on the carpet, I made an appointment with my doctor.
I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, similar to lupus. I have lost so much hair that my hairline starts about 2 1/2 inches from where it used to be. The hair I have left is so thin that my scalp shows through. I have also lost all of my eyebrow hair, along with the hair on my arms and legs. On the bright side, I no longer have to bother with shaving my legs, lol
After many tears, I have come to grips with my situation. I have learned that I am more than my hair. I strive to live my best life; a life with purpose, filled with family and friends--and, of course, wigs!
Thank you for sharing!! Hugs for you! 😘 And you are right…we are more than our hair!
Yes I have alopecia areata. Had hair loss 8 years ago all came back just went through it again on my 2nd month of a buzz cut look now. People have been kinder this time then 8 years ago.
Aw I’m so glad to hear people have been kinder! Thank you for sharing!!❤️
Remarkable!❤ Everyone should be as comfortable with their appearance as you have become. I worked as a hairdresser as a young person for many years and then later in life as an psych RN. Your situation touches me emotionally on those 2 different levels. You are someone for others to look up to and to emulate. I wish for the best for you. You are beautiful inside and out ❤.
What a sweet comment! Thank you so much for your kindness. All the best to you!
You are a ray of sunshine. Absolutely beautiful. My hair has just been thinning for years. I’m 62 but it still makes me feel unattractive even though I’m old enough to look “normal”
With thinning hair. When I wear my topper it just makes me feel so much more confident. I don’t wear it all the time but I’m not embarrassed anymore to wear it. ❤
Oh you are just too sweet. Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that you have found toppers and they have given you your confidence back. How delightful! :) Thank you for your comment!
60 years old here. I started off with hair toppers but never felt comfortable with what I perceived to be 'helmet hair look'. I started wearing wigs full time since turning 58. The best decision I could make as my very thin, patchy hair just made me feel miserable. I just love Gabor and Raquel Welch wigs!
@@kina7128 Ah yes- that helmet hair lol. Not ideal. So glad you found some comfort in Raquel Welch and Gabor wigs!! 😍
You're so beautiful! I'm losing my hair. I'm so scared and depressed.
Thank you so much. ❤I’m sorry to hear you’re having a hard time. It’s not easy. But I promise, time will make it better. Sending hugs 🤗
Thank you so much for your candidness. Thank goodness for the internet which allows people like you helping others to know they/we are not alone. While it is only one part of the journey, it is so meaningful. ❤
The internet and social media has definitely done wonders in helping me not feel so alone. I’m happy to share my story. ❤
What an inspiration you are dear!! I am 66 & had my first appointment with an endocrinologist at in my late 20's who determined my hair loss was inherited & there was nothing that could be done about it... mine was simply overall hair loss...so for the next 20 or so years I did my best to work with what I had & deal with it...I've worked in the public all my life & so many times just absolutely did not want to show up! I once had a sales clerk say "my goodness, I thought MY hair was thin! But I've never seen anyone's as thin as YOURS" lol...I walked away with tears! But of course now, at my age, it doesn't bother me nearly as much...&
because of hot flashes, wigs are a challenge...but as I look at your RUclips posts, wigs are Beautiful on you! And you're such a beautiful young lady with or without hair...I don't even know you but I can sense such a beautiful person on the inside! Keep encouraging others with your beautiful glowing self...what an inspiration you are...I would adopt you in a heartbeat ❤❤
Hi Vanessa! Thank you so much for sharing some of your story! I’m sorry to hear about what that person said to you. 🥴 Definitely not the right thing to say to someone!
I can imagine that wigs can be tricky with those hot flashes. Hope you’re hangin in there! Thank you so much for your sweet words. ❤️ I don’t know you either but absolutely feel kindness radiating through your words.
Thank you for your help! I"m battling with scarring alopecia and your story helps me to know I'm not alone in this journey, Thank you!!
Oh hugs for you! We are in this together! ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I have been living with Alopecia for six years now, It is a side effect from my last cancer surgery when they removed my spleen and half of my pancreas. This was my third battle with cancer and my sixth surgery. As of yesterday now I am getting bald spots at the top of my head I thought it would stay confined the lower part from above the ears down at the back and it was easy to hide with sholder lenght wavey hair now Im considering I will have to shave it all off and live with it. It is hard to feel any confidence, after all the surgeries and complications I now live with. Finding your posts on social media has given me more information and some hope I can live with this but for today I just feel like hiding and crying.
Hi Claudia. I'm sorry I'm just reading this! And I am sorry to hear you are struggling. I was there, too. Just have to take it day by day and know that it does get better. I promise. :) Sending you love and strength
Thank you for sharing. It’s so weird as I was just telling my husband how I watch your videos and all the wigs look great on you but wondered if you ever just went without a wig. I lost all of my hair to Alopecia around Jan of this year. I work from home so rarely ever wear a wig although I have about 4 that I like. My husband is super supportive and when out with him I usually go wig free. I do get a lot of looks. No one has ever asked me about it. I almost wish they would. I just hate the feel of the wig and I live in Arizona so it is very hot and uncomfortable. You are so beautiful without the wigs. I appreciate your story. Thank you !!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing!! I love that you are confident enough in yourself that you are able to go out without a wig. And thank goodness for supportive husbands!! I also have a husband who is confident enough in himself to walk beside a bald woman. I am always out and about in the summers with no wig. But I can only imagine how hot it must be in Arizona. 🥵 thank you for sharing!!
My hair loss has been caused by skin cancer. Thanks for being so candid.
Hugs for you! 🥰
What a frightful experience...😢...you are absolutely gorgeous hair or not...honestly ❤..I love your videos, so informative...I have learned a lot from you...thankyou for being there for me...have a wonderful holiday season...❤❤
After reading the comments of others i feel i really gave nothing to complain about. I will be 85 in a few months. I have had alopecia for many years having no hair on my arms and legs. Being female loved that. I have always received compliments on my hair. Even now people still comment in my beautiful hair. But i know a terrible secret. I am losing it big time. It is thinning all over and has the beginning of straight hair among the waves which is ugly too. I greatly appreciate your story. It does help knowing many others suffer the sane as myself. All the boys in the family lost their hair early like 15.
But anyway life will go on without hair. Thank you for all you are doing. Appreciate it.
Hugs for you! 😘
Thanks for sharing. I have had alopecia for 12 years and the beginning years were difficult. After wearing HH wigs for several years, I decided to wear synthetic and now have quite a collection.❤You look amazing! I will check out your FB page
Sounds like you and I have had alopecia for roughly the same period of time. The beginning was absolutely tough! But wigs made it better. And yes!! The beauty of synthetic is that you can build up a fun collection a lot more easily! :)
Sorry for your loss but you’re braver than most women. You took something sad and transformed your pain into helping people. Plus you are one of the few people that looks actually beautiful with no hair. You have great bone structure and a positive vibe, I still wish you the best of luck and health. I think you should sport the pink wig the most and one with the curls -those were your best looks outside of just going natural
Thank you so much! 😘
I love hearing other people's alopecia stories I got alopecia when I was 2 so I pretty much had it all my life, I had no hair when I was a kid then it started to grow when I was 14 and stayed and kept growing all the way until I was 30..I recently shaved my head because I was tired of seeing my hair fall out. I'm hoping it grows back again but I'm ok with not having any either:) Thanx for sharing your story I can totally relate to the isolation part and feeling alone in it..I felt that way when I was a kid but not so much now it seems like alot of people have it now🤔when I was young it was very rare.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I can imagine you felt quite alone as a child, especially without social media to connect us all. Glad to know we can relate 🥰
16:56 I love watching your videos. I have learned so much from you and a few other beautiful ladies.
I started losing my hair at 20. After I had my second baby. I lost all mine on top and mostly in front. I spent the rest of my life until I was 60 trying to make my 6 hairs look like 7. I got pretty crafty but I still thought everyone noticed and if I stood in the sun, it was more obvious. I finally at 58 grew some decent hair longer than I had ever had and not too bad on top, then the doctor put me on thyroid pills and my hair started falling out all over again so I cut it shorter 4 times. I was tired of trying to make my hair look like I had hair so I decided I would get not a but wigs and I finally have the hair I never had. I’m 61 now and nobody would ever guess. At least I have that going for myself. I felt so alone until I found others like myself. I want to thank you for being real and I don’t think you have ever had an ugly day.
Sounds like quite a rollercoaster! I am so glad you have embraced the wigs now. :) We definitely do not have bad hair days! And thank you so much for your kindness. You are very sweet. ❤️Thank you!
Thank you for your story, I am 3 years with alopecia areata small patches but this time it is taking forever to grow back 1 year in and I have stubbles still and I have that ointment but will not do the weird things like injections. So wigs is where it is, Still shy about the wigs in public but I have to keep practicing I have to find the right wig first keep getting yukky fixer ups gotta cut sew and remove hair on some. And Get the right style for me.
Once you find THE ONE….game changer! 😘
Thank you so much ! Your story really touched me. I have scarring alopecia. It’s a tough road to acceptance but you do get there in the end. Thanks!
it is definitely a tough road, but you're right- You'll eventually get there. Thank you for sharing. I am so glad to hear that my story resonated with you! xx
Thank you for sharing your story! I just found your channel!
Oh great! Go check out some of the videos! 😊
Thank you sharing your story. It has been so very helpful ❤
You’re so welcome. ❤sending love your way!❤
Honestly !!!! U look more pretty to me without hair, absolutely gorgeous ❣️,not to make u feel good ,I trully mean it girl
Thank you so much :)
Sweet Amanda, thank you so much for replying my message about alopecia and toppers. You're the best. I'll try to find an affordable topper. Regards from Sacramento
Thank you for sharing your story. So you're not sure what type of alopecia you have? Most likely alopecia areata. The doctors just said alopecia(which just means hair loss)? I had no idea there were so many types of alopecia - especially scarring alopecias (like lichen planopilaris). Have an amazing day and thank you for your positivity.
I currently have alopecia Areata but I have had alopecia totalis before with total loss on my head. ❤
I have been following you for about 6 months now and love your bravery , smile , and how free you are about alopecia. I am 52y/o was dx w/FFA 2 yrs ago and have tried oils, creams , was asked to do the injections and decided not to waste the money if I was going to lose the hair anyway ! I have lost about 4 inches more in front and losing alot in the back not sure why. I have not yet gotten the courage to get a wig, however watching all or your videos to get information , tips etc! Following you on Instagram and hopefully will get one soon. It is very scary and it makes me so tearful to think about shaving my head but looking in the mirror and seeing that I have no hair left is also emotional. I wear scrub hats alot (Im a RN) so that helps but when not at work I just wear a hat, but honestly tired of that. But you are inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story!!!
Hairloss is absolutely an emotional and heart wrenching experience. So glad you are following along, as I know it helps to not feel so alone. You are so sweet. ❤️Thank you! Sending hugs!!
Thank you for sharing your story, I have frontal fibrosing alopecia. I love wearing my wigs but sometimes find they cause headaches.
Aw yes, some of us are more prone to headaches with wigs. 💔
Thanks for sharing. I am 75 and have had alopecia diagnosed about 35 years ago for me- but now one had answers then. I had given birth to my daughter and started loosing hair-but every one said after birth this happens- But then came the circles. At the same time my husband had an affair with the au pair I had living with me so I could go back to teaching. Then I was told it was stress. the journey was long- Steroids, shots and systemic , hair growth then lose... the cycle. Finally at 50 I started with totals- missing eyebrows and lashes - I saw a Chinese doctor who said get off the steroids- they are killing your body-- so I did. Wigs came in my life- and freedom- I joined for a very short time a support group- but everyone was angry- and I wasn't. I decided to donate blood samples to doctors doing research- biopsies etc--Now who cares -I feel great- but the steroids did cause osteoporosis - so I have been on bone cocktails for years-- but still having fun with wigs- and also no hair. Again I never want anyone to feel like I have cancer . at one point in my teaching care- my high school students did pop the question- but I assured them I was fine told them about this autoimmune condition and we moved on to more import subjects like their upcoming regents in trig. Stay strong-- research is the key and- new drugs have been approved- jag inhibitors- join Naaf--- they have pod casts- about this condition- with makeup tips, wigs, medicines- and once a year conferences all over the USA.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! Sounds like quite a journey for you but it also sounds like you are embracing it all which is so beautiful! What a positive read. :)
You are beautiful inside and out Amanda
Thx for sharing. I have trichotillomania and have not reached your level of confidence. Maybe someday. I feel so alone. I don't know or see anyone else like me.
It’s hard when we feel so alone. 💔 thank you for sharing. I hope you find peace with it. Sending all the love to you❤
Hi,@TheZimm4 and @Chiquelwigs! I also have trichotillomania and can so relate to the loneliness. Thanks so much for sharing your story @chiquelwigs. Your confidence with the hair loss is so encouraging and helpful. ❤
@@chiquelwigs thank you 💗
Hi Amanda ~ you might find interesting a youtube channel called the "The Hairloss Show". Today they posted new research on Alopecia Areata that brings some good news. Never give up!!!😊💗
Very cool. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your story. Has alopecia effected your eyebrows and lashes?
Hi, no it hasn’t…thankfully. ☺️
Got this extremely annoying fiber wig...will need to save up to get a real human hair wig...will try to get my hair back..really try for the next 2.5 year...will try prp..but not open to Rogaine got a cat I love more than anything..not a candidate to hairtransplant either..its really out of my control I can just try my best nothing more really....wish they made a cure without nasty sideeffects........when I feel suicidal I also need to think im not alone in this:(
How do you secure a wig or a topper if you have no hair on top and sides?
Thank you
You're welcome :)
Everybody who has trouble with their insurance to pay for a nice wig! Here’s what may work for you: go to a psychologist and get a doctor's prescription that say something like you would suffer mentally if you have to wear a lesser wig than something like your own hair! In Germany a good insurance pay up to 1100€ yearly! Just go to a doctor get a prescription for human hair for example or and take it to the places or send it to the seller! And pay the difference! That’s a good amount of money to safe every year! ✌🏻
Not in America. We have terrible healthcare here. They cover for hair loss related to cancer treatments only
@@megankelly998 i understand! You have to make it to be a medical issue like cancer, like depression caused of bullying, or an allergy to artificial hair, in that direction! If it is a cosmetic reason they won’t pay but a medical, they supposed to! Try ✌🏻
I feel so similar to you I just not ready to tell people for me I think for me little easer because my list is about 4 years ago and internet already exists I can tell my first topper Serenity after a year I move to wigs and I own right now 6 wigs because I don’t want to be in situations that my wig looks bad and I don’t have something to put at my head I gave right now very short hair I lost most of my hair at left side of my head that was the reason I move from toppers to wigs I definitely miss my hair but I did accept that I am not the only one who have alopecia the dermatologist explained to me that with time will get worse the funny think I bevel pluck my eyebrows and I don’t have them but I know how to draw them them I did also microblading
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Every now and then, on certain words your voice reminds me so much of Michelle Duggar. That’s where the similarities end, please don’t be offended. It just keeps catching me off guard.
Did you have another autoimmune disease that caused it?
I've been loosing hair as well, and my rheumatologist said he saw patches of alopecia.
I do not have another autoimmune disease (that I know of lol). Just alopecia for now! :)
discoid lupus can cause scarring alopecia. I had a scalp biopsy in 1999 and that is how I found out that mine is autoimmune. I am 60 now and no longer able to hide the hair loss. I also did the steroid injections back in the early 2000's. Now, learning about wigs.
@@chiquelwigshas your primary ever done a blood test to see if your ANA is positive or negative? I knew when I was having issues in my 30’s with my pregnancies that a blood test said I was ANA positive. Was sent to the rheumatologist then where he ran a battery of test. Nothing showed up but he said I might develop something as I get older. Since arthritis runs in my family I thought it would probably be that. After menopause is when my hair started to fall out creating patches and then receding. After biopsy and extensive blood testing I was now positive for lupus.
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Hair loss from Chemo
Sending you all the love as you go through your treatments. xoxo