Anyone have any links of company suggestions. I'm willing to spend a couple hundred for a really GOOD custom fitted to my specific needs wig. so far I've got a quarter sized spot on my crown, but since my hair texture has changed so much and I'm so scared of doing more damage......
__________________ Savannah
" Believe and receive it!"
The people there are amazing, friendly, and helpful. Definitely worth joining if you need to talk about 'supplemental' hair issues.
Are you saying you only have hair loss in one little tiny spot? You could probably use a hairpiece, or what is called a "topper." That's what I have. It covers just the top of my head, and about doubles the amount of hair I have. I only have loss in the front on top, so the rest of my hair is fine. The hairpiece augments it, and allows me to look normal, cause my top hair and hairline look awful these days.
__________________ "I knew I had a problem when I put my underpants on backwards and they fit better..."
Age 46
Obesity, very mild hirsuitism now almost gone with age and met, seriously thinning hair. Regular cycles on met.
Diagnosed with diabetes 8/2003
thanks so much Star!! I'm gonna check out the link this afternoon!
Ya, min is quite thin in about a 1 inch diameter right on the crown and seems to be trying to thin out more towards the front, though I've found a few products that have slowed it down some.
This is SUCH a horrendous ordeal for a woman to have to deal with...makes me feel just like crying. In fact, I have a few times, especially in the beginning.
Anyway..thanks for the info. I'll let you know how it goes!
__________________ Savannah
" Believe and receive it!"
I hope you don't mind me asking this, but how does this affect relationship with your significant others? Do they notice the hair loss? Have they commented and does it bother them?
I am recently single, and when I'm feeling low I think how hard it would be to open up to a man about this problem. I have no idea what my ex thought, although when I'm feeling low I convince myself he had noticed and that doesn;t make me feel great. I know that he wasn't the right person for me, but I still find it incredibily difficult to believe that someone will be able to look past this, mainly because I have such difficulty looking past it myself.
P.s. Feeling a bit negative today, which is not like me, must be hormonal
Well, let me start by saying that you are feeling just exactly what most of us who suffer with this feel on an almost daily basis. There are, ofcourse, good days and bad with this stuff. For the most part, if/when I get to feeling too down about it, I always remind myself of all the terrible things that I know there are other people suffering from. As a woman, we’re allowed a certain amount of vanity about something so important as our hair. But I’m reminded sometimes of those women who may be suffering from breast cancer, or have been involved in horrible accidents and can no longer use their legs, or maybe even have facial disfigurements. Hair loss is something we can actually manage and if that fails we have other alternatives like wigs, extensions, falls, etc. In other words…at least this is something that we can cover and blend in with what we think of as “normal” women. I big inconvenience and a terrible blow to our self-esteem, yes. But nothing we can’t overcome!
In answer to your question about how it can affect your love life…YES, it was difficult to let my husband in on my little secret. We’ve only been married for about 7 months and dated/lived together for a year before that. But what I personally found was that there are so many other odd and embarrassing things you find out about someone once you’re around them 24/7 that this was just like…”another one of those things” by the time I talked to him about it. He had noticed and even asked me once before we were married (in the grocery store no less!) “Hey, is your hair thinning out up here?”. I OFCOURSE WANTED TO DIE! Instead, I just looked at him and said, “ya, a little, its my damn hormones again.” (although it was more than that) and he looked at for another second and then pretty much dismissed it! I used to have really thick, long hair. That’s over now, and ya, I’m still sensitive about it at times.
I’m not gonna blow smoke up your rear and tell you “oh, when you meet the right guy, it won’t matter to him.” Truth is, ya, most guys would probably prefer a gal with a heedful of thick lustrous locks….but its also true that there are so many things that you have to accept about a person in order to love them….this really ISN’T a big deal when you get involved with someone. No one is perfect, and I truly believe that once most guys have the chance to understand that this is part of a MEDICAL condition….they just accept it.
Don’t worry hun….trust me, its not going to matter. I know that might be hard to believe at times, but its true. Just do as much as you can to feel good about yourself, whether that’s a wig, topper, extensions, whatever! Once you’re feeling good about you, then he will too!
__________________ Savannah
" Believe and receive it!"
this guy i started seeing not too long ago was running his fingers through my hair and i was like 'yikes, be carefull i shed a lot' and he said something like 'oh, oh well' and i said 'its going to suck because at this rate i wont have any left in a couple years' and all he said was 'you'd look cute bald'.
i guess its as big of a deal as you make it.
i miss having thick hair though. and you can definatly see my scalp through my hair at the front now. i am hopeing it will improve as i keep trying to improve my health. but yah, im not above getting a wig either.
Girls, I have been divorced for 15 months now, and all my hair thinning and loss has been since the divorce. So I never had to deal with what my ex thought of it. He doesn't know. And I haven't started dating yet.
I don't mind telling you I have real serious worries over this sometime! Losing your hair is a real, serious loss, and for me, I felt like I looked plain OLD and UNHEALTHY. I have no idea how I'd go about dealing with my hair and dating and sex!
But anyway, the other women at the Wig Support forum I linked to talk about this issue all the time. We all have this worry. But......
There are also ladies there who reassure us that yes, the right guy won't care, and yes, there are plenty of right guys out there. And one of our members who is going through a divorce just met a super guy who is great about her wig! I hope I can meet a guy like that.
__________________ "I knew I had a problem when I put my underpants on backwards and they fit better..."
Age 46
Obesity, very mild hirsuitism now almost gone with age and met, seriously thinning hair. Regular cycles on met.
Diagnosed with diabetes 8/2003
Customized wigs... 
