Hitting a Rough Patch - UPDATED!
UPDATE:
I was diagnosed with telogen efluvium (a temporary form of alopecia caused by traumatic events, medication or extreme stress in one's life). I am honestly scared. I have long dark hair which I will be loosing (partially) over the next few months. The doctor has assurred me it will all grow back in time [probably not in the 9 months I have until my wedding]. It is essentially a hair thinning across the scalp and the degree it will hit me is unknown. It could reverse in 3 months or it could take a year. All I wanted was for my hair to be super long and my body in super shape for my wedding so this has really taken me for a big spin. I am trying to just stay postive and pray that my hair loss will not be too bad. I guess I can just get extensions for the wedding. I have never had them but I suppose it could work.
On the upside, FH and I are taking a week long vacation with friends to cancun. Hopefully this will help me. I have cried so many times. I try not to think about it but I am shedding hair everywhere so it is hard to forget. Life just doesn't cut us breaks sometimes :( but girls, I have the best fh in the world - he has been so supportive - buying be hair vitamins, just listening to me repeat things over and over - i know there are so many worse things that could be wrong - I guess this just feels like a big damper on things :(
MY ORIGINAL POST:
Just needed to share. . .
Well, I guess I should have expected it but I am totally overwhelmed.
Between 70 hour work weeks, the wedding planning and trying to be supportive and attend my family's and friend's events - I feel so numb.
I posted recently I was worried b/c my hair was shedding very badly. Well, I have also lost 10 pounds in just a few weeks (3). I stepped on the scale this weekend after being told I looked like I was loosing wieght. I have been eating worse than ever. The doctor is running my blood tests, etc. He thinks there is some possibility that this is a thyroid issue but, more likely, he thinks I am having a physical reaction to stress.
We have had a few planning hickups, my job has gotten very demanding, the balance has been rough - it probably is the stress - i just need to find a way to stop internalizing it.
Thanks for listening girls. Sometimes it just feels great to get stuff out!
I was diagnosed with telogen efluvium (a temporary form of alopecia caused by traumatic events, medication or extreme stress in one's life). I am honestly scared. I have long dark hair which I will be loosing (partially) over the next few months. The doctor has assurred me it will all grow back in time [probably not in the 9 months I have until my wedding]. It is essentially a hair thinning across the scalp and the degree it will hit me is unknown. It could reverse in 3 months or it could take a year. All I wanted was for my hair to be super long and my body in super shape for my wedding so this has really taken me for a big spin. I am trying to just stay postive and pray that my hair loss will not be too bad. I guess I can just get extensions for the wedding. I have never had them but I suppose it could work.
On the upside, FH and I are taking a week long vacation with friends to cancun. Hopefully this will help me. I have cried so many times. I try not to think about it but I am shedding hair everywhere so it is hard to forget. Life just doesn't cut us breaks sometimes :( but girls, I have the best fh in the world - he has been so supportive - buying be hair vitamins, just listening to me repeat things over and over - i know there are so many worse things that could be wrong - I guess this just feels like a big damper on things :(
MY ORIGINAL POST:
Just needed to share. . .
Well, I guess I should have expected it but I am totally overwhelmed.
Between 70 hour work weeks, the wedding planning and trying to be supportive and attend my family's and friend's events - I feel so numb.
I posted recently I was worried b/c my hair was shedding very badly. Well, I have also lost 10 pounds in just a few weeks (3). I stepped on the scale this weekend after being told I looked like I was loosing wieght. I have been eating worse than ever. The doctor is running my blood tests, etc. He thinks there is some possibility that this is a thyroid issue but, more likely, he thinks I am having a physical reaction to stress.
We have had a few planning hickups, my job has gotten very demanding, the balance has been rough - it probably is the stress - i just need to find a way to stop internalizing it.
Thanks for listening girls. Sometimes it just feels great to get stuff out!
