SCC: Hair Loss.....not a pretty site (kinda long)

December 27, 1999

Season Greetings All

I pray everyone didn't overdo it for Christmas.

Its been awhile since I posted.

Guess what I got for Christmas? A few large bald spots. Here's my story.

Before surgery I had my hair braided with braided extensions added.

Well, the doc shaved some of them and they were left to hang and fall

off. I handled that pretty good.

The day before my post of appt. I decided I wanted a change. So my

girlfriend and I took my braids down and out. I had some hair loss.

No big deal I thought. Hair sheds anyway. But I did notice I shedded

more than the norm, but I was bound and determined to change my hair.

(Scalp on the left side is still numb)

We colored,permed and weaved hair with my natural hair.

(The end result was just right).It looked very natural.

To make a long story short. Christmas night I decided I wanted

the weave hair out because I wanted to have my hair cut in to a short

low maintanence style to start my year off fresh and new. so

I took the weave out, washed my hair and wanted to see how it looked in

the

back. I got a hand mirror to see (OH did I see!!!)how much hair had

come out.

My hair came out in patches were it is still numb on the left side. My

right side is okay. Some hair loss which a tapered cut would fix right

away.

I screamed for my husband ( he thought I had fell and hurt myself) I

did fall

to my knees in tears. He came running and he saw the back of my head. I

think

he cried harder than I did.

Anyway the only explanation I can come up with is that due to the

numbness of my scalp my nerves are shot for the time being so I have

not been getting any stimulation to the scalp and it caused the hair

loss.

Do anyone have any answers for this one?

First thing tomorrow I'm going to buy me a wig with a short style until

my hair

grows back. Trying to keep a smile. Its hard when I look in the mirror.

All I asked for was a peace of mind and a healed body. Santa if you're

on-line

how can you do a sista' like this???? Was I that bad this year????

Thanks for letting me get this out...So depressed (

Have a Blessed Week

December 28, 1999

Tracey don't feel alone girl,

I had two surgeries five weeks apart and my hair was shaved the whole

back side of my head. As if this is not enough my hair feel out so

much that there is a big patch of hair missing on the top of my head.

Then due to the damaged follicles when I had the staph infection, I now

have a permanent half dollar size of a bald spot where hair will never

grow... I have been pretty depressed about the whole thing.

Hugs Robin

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