My Alopecia Hair Loss Journey

I bought a golden clipper and shave all my hair off on Sunday, March 21, 2020. I would love to say the reason why I did it was because I was bored from being stuck in the house due to the coronavirus pandemic, that we are now having in the USA.  I was diagnosed with scarring alopecia in 2016.  My dermatologist's solution was to get steroid shots in my head. I refused to get the steroid treatment.

After my diagnosis, looking back it's hard to believe that I wasn't too concern about it. The dermatologist told me at the time that the small patches I had in the crown of my head should not get any bigger. I thought it wasn't so bad, I thought to myself then, that I could live with the small patch in my head. ( eventually, my hair loss got worse) My hair texture is 4C and it was beautiful, lush and very thick. I never used any type of relaxer in my hair I always wore my hair in its natural form.

However, throughout my years in college, I used to have dreadlocks. My dreadlocks were beautiful, I never use to wear it too long, I used to groom it so the length was always right at my shoulders. After I cut my dreads I wore braids constantly. I think this probably played a big factor in why I have scarring Alopecia. I am also deficient in Iron vitamins and Vitamin D.

The balding and thinning of my hair was getting so bad I had to shave it all off. The small patches turned into multiple patches all over my head and my scalp constantly itches uncontrollably and I get all kinds of burning sensation on my scalp.  After I took the clippers and shave my head I cried. I was in poor spirits the entire day. I did not know I would have so much attachment to my hair. When I looked in the mirror I see a brand new me and it's taking me some time to get used to it. I decided to document my hair journey here. I will be sharing all my research findings and everything that I do to get my hair to grow back. From what I have read so far it's not looking good it seems that the verdict is I will eventually be completely bald.

First I must say this, if scarring alopecia is going to be the only affliction I will ever have in my life, I will consider myself lucky and I will be grateful. Because out of all the diseases and sickness I could have been diagnosed with and if scarring alopecia is my affliction I will consider myself blessed and highly favored. 

However, before I accept that all is lost I planned on fighting it. So, I hope my journey helps others who may be diagnosed with the same condition. I hope you join me in my journey or share it with others who might be going through the same. If you have any suggestions I am open to it.

So here are the steps that I am going to start to take moving forward. Click on this link for a more detail 
Definition of Scarring Alopecia 

1.  I planned on getting a full physical with blood work to see if I have any underline condition that might be causing the hair loss. Often time we have a certain illness and it goes unnoticed. for example, a lot of other types of Autoimmune diseases fall under these categories. I need to rule out if  I have any other kind autoimmune diseases besides alopecia. 

2. Start taking iron supplements and vitamin D supplements.

3. Change my diet. Research on having a more balanced diet, because my eating pattern is very poor.

4. Research and experiment with

 various alternative hair remedies.

My Golden Clipper I used to cut my hair.

5. Believe that my hair will grow back.

I will be posting weekly updates, here and I also will be doing some YouTube videos.

Click this  link to Check out my video on Youtube