my sudden and immense hair loss

[rita]

hi all
maya and laura i have been loosing hair for the past 5 months now that is too obvious as only a few strands are covering my scalp im panicking every day as i brush my hair as there are bunches comming out and i have to bursh different to hide my seethrough scalp which is so obvious now that i can see people eyes looking at my scalp when i talk to them i feel ashamed but what to do i cant stay indoors and get an earning
my blood tests were all normal except my ferritin so now im taking 350 mg suplemental iron and rogaine and b vitamins tablet
im thinking of usign wig now and consoling myself i have no other go except for telling people its so nice to have hair and they are lucky not that im jealous but now i realise the importance of hair which i never knew when i have so thick beautiful hair which other people used to compliment me now i understand and feel pain to see myself in this situation the derm told that ferriting was only the problem hormones were normal but now i see my periods are not heavy as it used to be and testosterone is 52mg the lab says its normal but i dont know
all i know now is my left over hair is waving goodbye to me and i have to deal it someway to survive
sorry about the tone thats my story
rita

 

[Guest]

Hi Rita,

I'm so sorry you're going through this awful thing. But anytime you need to vent, we are here!

Have you thought of wigs? I urge you to join Wig Support http://groups.msn.com/WigSupport/join You will see many beautiful women wearing natural looking wigs. Not only is it a convenience, it also seems fun to be able to switch around the colors and styles.

I know it is a very hard thing to lose your hair, but I'm glad that you are not jealous of women with hair...I have yet to get over that!

Let us know how you are doing,

Laura