Comments on: Hair Loss At 16 – Larissa’s Hair Loss Story

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:26:06 +0000

Your statement about not knowing anyone your age wearing a wig caught my attention. I’ll be 24 next month and within the past few weeks my hair has been falling out and I’m left with bald patches. First a silver dollar size on the top, then on the nape of my neck and now thinning around the front. I’m currently in the ponytail/headband phase, but looking towards shaving my head and possibly wearing a wig. Unlike you, my thyroid is to blame for my hairloss. I’m getting married right before my birthday next month and I am super-nervous I’m going to be bald by then. Your post reaches out to me. And I hope my comment reaches out to you. I can’t exactly feel what you are going through, however I am so thankful you don’t have the internal health problems that I have accompanying my hairloss. I look forward to reading more of your posts. And you may have just imspired me to write more for myself and others like me. Thank-you.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:28:48 +0000

I must say I am so glad to have found this website. Here is the low down on myself. I started noticing my hair falling out more and more at the age of 14. I thought it was just because my diet was aweful and I was stressed about highschool. But no matter what I did the hair just kept falling out. Then when I was 20 I decided I would go to a hair specialist. He said I had female pattern baldness and that there was really nothing I could do past taking rogaine and other supplements. At this point I have lost way to much hair to not do anything about it. So, I gave in and at the age of 23 decided to get a hair replacement system/mop on my head. I have found that I am much less conscious of it and yet even more so at the same time. I just feel helpless. My hair piece system is 225 dollars a month… for a freakin mop on my head. I too feel much like Larissa and saying “screw this im shaving my head.” I have done the hair piece system for 7 months now and after realizing how much I have spent it’d so be worth just shaving my head. My fear is never finding a guy to accept that part of me. I just hope I get to a point of peace at some point.

Just looking for support,

Sarah

By: Kayla

Kayla — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:56:17 +0000

Larissa,
I am 19 and lost my hair very young as well. I think it is very brave of you to make the decision to wear a wig! In fact sometimes it seems it takes more strength for someone to get the wig and wear in than not. I do not wear a wig because it makes me uncomfortable and I hope that with or without hair one day you can again enjoy swimming and the warmth of the sun!
Thank you for posting your story. Best wishes.