Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Em, I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly cystic ovarian syndrome. You could be right! I also wonder how many others with fibro have this, maybe there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the hair on my head but seem to have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk about frustrating..........it's very costly to keep getting rid of it, but its so embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do it! I also had a hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have started that problem. take care and have a good painless week-end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Em, I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly cystic ovarian syndrome. You could be right! I also wonder how many others with fibro have this, maybe there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the hair on my head but seem to have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk about frustrating..........it's very costly to keep getting rid of it, but its so embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do it! I also had a hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have started that problem. take care and have a good painless week-end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 At 01:13 PM 10/20/2001 -0400, Fmsgal40@... wrote: >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the >fibro or what? You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch-all for stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* Best, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 At 01:13 PM 10/20/2001 -0400, Fmsgal40@... wrote: >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the >fibro or what? You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch-all for stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* Best, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 At 01:13 PM 10/20/2001 -0400, Fmsgal40@... wrote: >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the >fibro or what? You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch-all for stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* Best, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 > >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts > >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just > >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the > >fibro or what? > > You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, > generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused > by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch- all for > stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald > patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while > showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with > polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I > have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. > > I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, > so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is > also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* > > Best, > Em Em it's happening to me too. And I a gay male from Iowa and I have FMS so I really know what you are going through and so does my lover we struggle with it everyday. But the best thing to say is you won't die from it. You will just be uncomfortable many days and things will get better I promise as the days go ahead. You just have to a have alot of hope and love in your life and things will get better! I promise you! Peace and much love to you. Em I think you will recover greatly! Lots of love and kisses! Tim > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It is the tale, not he who tells it. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 FMS Gal - I just joined this group. I have FM and I have had it since I was a child. It has gotten worse over the past 5 - 6 years. I had a total hysterectomy in 1995. That followed 3 years of fibroids in the ovaries and the last year a cyst the size of a lemon in my uterus. Does this correlate to what you are discussing here? Thanks Jo Re: Hair falling out Em, I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly cystic ovarian syndrome. You could be right! I also wonder how many others with fibro have this, maybe there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the hair on my head but seem to have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk about frustrating..........it's very costly to keep getting rid of it, but its so embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do it! I also had a hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have started that problem. take care and have a good painless week-end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 FMS Gal - I just joined this group. I have FM and I have had it since I was a child. It has gotten worse over the past 5 - 6 years. I had a total hysterectomy in 1995. That followed 3 years of fibroids in the ovaries and the last year a cyst the size of a lemon in my uterus. Does this correlate to what you are discussing here? Thanks Jo Re: Hair falling out Em, I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly cystic ovarian syndrome. You could be right! I also wonder how many others with fibro have this, maybe there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the hair on my head but seem to have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk about frustrating..........it's very costly to keep getting rid of it, but its so embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do it! I also had a hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have started that problem. take care and have a good painless week-end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 FMS Gal - I just joined this group. I have FM and I have had it since I was a child. It has gotten worse over the past 5 - 6 years. I had a total hysterectomy in 1995. That followed 3 years of fibroids in the ovaries and the last year a cyst the size of a lemon in my uterus. Does this correlate to what you are discussing here? Thanks Jo Re: Hair falling out Em, I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly cystic ovarian syndrome. You could be right! I also wonder how many others with fibro have this, maybe there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the hair on my head but seem to have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk about frustrating..........it's very costly to keep getting rid of it, but its so embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do it! I also had a hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have started that problem. take care and have a good painless week-end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 In a message dated 10/20/2001 7:01:31 AM US Eastern Standard Time, bluskies@... writes: > You mean we're supposed to be doing that EVERY day??? LOL!! > I don't know my momma told me we wuz only allowed oun shower a week. and R shower was jump'n in da pond......we brushed our teef wiff our horse brush...and we used bake'n sody fer toofpaste.....lmaoo Just kidd'n hope ya'll got a laff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 In a message dated 10/20/2001 7:01:31 AM US Eastern Standard Time, bluskies@... writes: > You mean we're supposed to be doing that EVERY day??? LOL!! > I don't know my momma told me we wuz only allowed oun shower a week. and R shower was jump'n in da pond......we brushed our teef wiff our horse brush...and we used bake'n sody fer toofpaste.....lmaoo Just kidd'n hope ya'll got a laff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 In a message dated 10/20/2001 7:01:31 AM US Eastern Standard Time, bluskies@... writes: > You mean we're supposed to be doing that EVERY day??? LOL!! > I don't know my momma told me we wuz only allowed oun shower a week. and R shower was jump'n in da pond......we brushed our teef wiff our horse brush...and we used bake'n sody fer toofpaste.....lmaoo Just kidd'n hope ya'll got a laff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Joanne, Yes it does. Like I said I had a hysterectomy in 87, and have also have the tumors on my ovaries which they did leave! Have had 4 surgeries since the hysterectomy to remove them..Sounds like are histories are very similar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Joanne, Yes it does. Like I said I had a hysterectomy in 87, and have also have the tumors on my ovaries which they did leave! Have had 4 surgeries since the hysterectomy to remove them..Sounds like are histories are very similar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Joanne, Yes it does. Like I said I had a hysterectomy in 87, and have also have the tumors on my ovaries which they did leave! Have had 4 surgeries since the hysterectomy to remove them..Sounds like are histories are very similar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Em, I have both fibro and pcos. My hormones are pretty level because I am on the pill and no one can find a reason for my hair loss BUT it is most definitely falling out. It's just another phantom illness along w/ the swelling in the right side of my face and arm pit. One day my cheek swells back by my ear and the next day my arm pit is killing me. I've had MRI and other various test and they show nada, nothing...that's why it's a phantom illness. Anne > >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts > >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just > >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the > >fibro or what? > > You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, > generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused > by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch- all for > stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald > patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while > showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with > polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I > have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. > > I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, > so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is > also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* > > Best, > Em > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It is the tale, not he who tells it. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Em, I have both fibro and pcos. My hormones are pretty level because I am on the pill and no one can find a reason for my hair loss BUT it is most definitely falling out. It's just another phantom illness along w/ the swelling in the right side of my face and arm pit. One day my cheek swells back by my ear and the next day my arm pit is killing me. I've had MRI and other various test and they show nada, nothing...that's why it's a phantom illness. Anne > >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts > >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just > >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the > >fibro or what? > > You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, > generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused > by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch- all for > stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald > patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while > showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with > polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I > have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. > > I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, > so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is > also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* > > Best, > Em > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It is the tale, not he who tells it. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 Em, I have both fibro and pcos. My hormones are pretty level because I am on the pill and no one can find a reason for my hair loss BUT it is most definitely falling out. It's just another phantom illness along w/ the swelling in the right side of my face and arm pit. One day my cheek swells back by my ear and the next day my arm pit is killing me. I've had MRI and other various test and they show nada, nothing...that's why it's a phantom illness. Anne > >I can always tell when I'm going to get a bald spot because my head starts > >to hurt really bad in that spot and then a few days later it just > >literally comes out in that area....I wonder if this is caused by the > >fibro or what? > > You can usually tell why hair is coming out by the pattern of hair loss, > generally. Round bald spots -- probably what you have -- are indeed caused > by stress. Your doctor may have used the term alopecia as a catch- all for > stress hair loss, but alopecia areata actually starts out with round bald > patches as well. The more generalized hair loss you describe while > showering can be for a number of reasons. I do know that women with > polycystic ovarian syndrome have a great deal of trouble with hair loss. I > have no idea whether or not it's linked to FM. > > I wonder how many of the women on this list have both FM and PCOS. I do, > so I attribute my rapidly thinning hair to hormones, but maybe the FM is > also contributing to it. I dunno. I sure wish it'd quit, though. *sigh* > > Best, > Em > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It is the tale, not he who tells it. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi Jo & welcome to the group. I'm sure you will find this to be a really helpful group. I look forward to getting to know you. Diane --- Jo Gies wrote: > FMS Gal - I just joined this group. I have FM and I > have had it since I was a child. It has gotten worse > over the past 5 - 6 years. I had a total > hysterectomy in 1995. That followed 3 years of > fibroids in the ovaries and the last year a cyst the > size of a lemon in my uterus. Does this correlate to > what you are discussing here? > > Thanks Jo > > Re: Hair falling out > > Em, > I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly > cystic ovarian syndrome. You > could be right! I also wonder how many others with > fibro have this, maybe > there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the > hair on my head but seem to > have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk > about > frustrating..........it's very costly to keep > getting rid of it, but its so > embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do > it! I also had a > hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have > started that problem. take > care and have a good painless week-end! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi Jo & welcome to the group. I'm sure you will find this to be a really helpful group. I look forward to getting to know you. Diane --- Jo Gies wrote: > FMS Gal - I just joined this group. I have FM and I > have had it since I was a child. It has gotten worse > over the past 5 - 6 years. I had a total > hysterectomy in 1995. That followed 3 years of > fibroids in the ovaries and the last year a cyst the > size of a lemon in my uterus. Does this correlate to > what you are discussing here? > > Thanks Jo > > Re: Hair falling out > > Em, > I would tend to agree with you, I do have poly > cystic ovarian syndrome. You > could be right! I also wonder how many others with > fibro have this, maybe > there is a connection. Unfortunately I loose the > hair on my head but seem to > have a problem with it growing on my chin. Talk > about > frustrating..........it's very costly to keep > getting rid of it, but its so > embarrassing that I have to spend the money to do > it! I also had a > hysterectomy when I was 26 so that could also have > started that problem. take > care and have a good painless week-end! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi Diane - I appreciate the welcome. I have already been rewarded with information just from the few days I have been reading these posts. Thank you - Jo Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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