I’ve finally decided to stop letting it control my life. About a month ago I bough hair clippers and shaved it…not completely just very close to the scalp.

It was a very freeing moment for me! I use a soft beanie to workout in. I live in the south so we shall see how this works in summer heat.

I have a synthetic wig that I wear out and to work. My amazing husband who always supports me has started setting aside money every month so that I can eventually purchase a Follea wig.

Does anyone with a basically shaved head wear a Gripper?

I am 28 years old now and after 9 years I finally decided to shave it off. I do regret as I wish I did it sooner then later. Having done it now I feel great as I see myself taking better care. I oil my scalp every few days. I also try herbal remedies such as putting onion juice, lemon juice or even egg whites before having a wash for 30 mins. I can see some improvements and I actually think I suit the bald look.

I wear a headacrf and have been wearing it for some time now so it has been easy for me to cover my head. Maybe you can wear a wig or bandana.

I would encourage others to do it but you have to be prepared to do it yourself and not wait for anyone to say do it. Do it when you feel you are ready. I did because I felt ready at 5am in the morning. I knew if I didnt do it that morning I would never do it.

I hope my story helps you in some way. You are not alone.

Sadly no, I never mustered up the courage *yet* to just take that bull by the horns and be done with it already. No matter how far I’ve traveled in accepting my situation and hair loss I still have plenty far to go. Thanks for asking though 🙂

Take care.

All The Best,
~Y

I’m at the beginning of the “hair loss adventure” as you call it. I think I can attribute it to birth control pills, which I’m on right now (ortho tri but I’ve been on a variety over the years).

Looking back on your experience, what would you do differently? I’ve lived by the quote, “Twenty years from now, you will regret the things you didn’t do rather than the things you did do” (Mark Twain!), so I wonder if I should just go off the pills and see if my shedding problem doesn’t correct itselve.

I prefer my days being filled with these type of thoughts than the days I just get so depressed about my hair loss and feel trapped. I also have thought a little about maybe getting a “topper” to conceal my hair loss, I go back and forth about thinking what I should do. But what does make me happy is that either of these choices and thoughts are very functionally proactive. They can happen. Its not a drug treatment where you hope and then get disappointed or have side effects etc. Drug treatments work sometimes, sometimes they don’t, and in my case they don’t anymore. But these choices “shaving” or “topper” have definitive outcomes. There is certainty, something I haven’t had in so long. Talking about it has helped me tremendously in clearly out a lot of the negative thoughts (although they still creep in now and then) and allowing my mind to make way for new possibility.

Elle.