Comments on: Aerodynamic

By: Lene

Lene — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:51:40 +0000

it’s amazing how important our hair is to us. We’ll suck up pretty much any other side effect, but talk about the hair and all four paws get firmly planted in the ground.

And yeah. It’s all about choice.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:01:11 +0000

Yikes. Our hair is so important, isn’t it? The shedding seems to be slowing down for me, but sometimes I feel my overall hair and it is so thin now. I do worry about it. Unfortunately for me, I don’t think I will be as attractive as you if I decide to shave it off. I am glad you found something you are happy with.

By: David H.

David H. — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:04:07 +0000

Hey there RA guy, I’m a man living with RA as well. Never experienced hair loss though – maybe different meds or not the same reaction to the same meds, I don’t know. Anyway, I think a shaved head on a man can look very handsome. As long as your partner and those you love support you, you’ll be just fine.

And just think, without that extra hair slowing you down in the swimming pool, you can win the next gold olympic medal!

- David

By: Missy

Missy — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:00:15 +0000

I came upon your site after being diagnosed with RA on Monday. I’m 21. I love your outlook on it. It helps me see that I’m not alone…even though I wish no one else in the world who had to deal with it!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:58:01 +0000

Have you tried taking Biotin? I was losing quite a bit of hair when I started Synthroid but someone told me to take Biotin and wow…it slowed down the hair loss ALOT! also, my nails were growing like crazy…though you might not want that If you like the breeze on your head than enjoy…and don’t worry about it…if I was a man I would shave my head and be done with it

By: RA Guy's Mom

RA Guy's Mom — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:41:24 +0000

Hey, “supersonic” seems like just the thing for a Superhero! I was reading through your post and I’m thinking that I was going to suggest to you that you ought to just “shave it all off”…when I finally came to that point that stated that’s just what you’d done! I think at this point that’s the best thing you could’ve done for yourself. And I’ve seen you bald before and you looked good. You’re still my handsome, good looking son!

By: RA Guy

RA Guy — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:06:44 +0000

Terry, thanks for providing me my first genuine laugh about this whole situation!!! hahaha…

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:03:29 +0000

Careful … with the combination of you losing 25 pounds and customizing your head to be more aerodynamic, you could go supersonic!

By: Lana

Lana — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:10:55 +0000

Bummer on the hair loss! Maybe, the shaven look will better and it might allow your hair to grow back thicker. I love the word “aerodynamic” – suits your current mood.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:04:20 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve always had really long hair (like down to my thighs long) but a few years ago I had to cut it really short because it was falling out and my shoulder joints were so bad I couldn’t brush it. Noone understood why I was so upset, because even I thought my hair looked better short, but for me it felt like a huge loss of control over my life. I’d accepted loosing so many things because of my arthritis with out many tears, but this was too much for me. I helps to know that other people understand. Thank you again.