Having been diagnosed with PCOS 17 years ago due to infertility investigations this was the start of a roller coaster time for me. I was lucky and went on to have a beautiful son in 2004, after which my symptoms got progressively worse one being the dreaded thinning of hair. I had always had thick wavy short hair which could be a pain to style and I had even wished it was thinner. Definitely a time to say be careful what you wish for.
By now, it was becoming increasingly thin on top. I was extremely aware of this and was self-conscious. My mum at this time was taking a very high dosage of steroids and her hair was falling out. She arranged to meet with a wonderful lady who would bring a selection of wigs to your home to try on and would order you one if you found the one you loved. She did this and she started wearing her wig and it looked great. I then started thinking maybe this is something I could do.
You look fantastic and well done on taking that final step and wearing your wig to work. I started wearing wigs after my once lovely thick hair got thinner and thinner due to the menopause and a thyroid problem so I’ve been wearing them for about 7 years now and I well remember how nervous I felt the first time I went to work in one. I chose a style near to my own natural hair and had told all my close friends in advance, but I was still worried how the rest of my colleagues would react. I shouldn’t have been though as most didn’t even notice (which was just what I wanted) and those that did thought I’d had my hair done and said how nice it looked. Wigs really are a wonderful confidence booster and I’d recommend anyone with thinning hair problems to give them a try xxx
Yep your hubby and friends and work colleagues have got it right. The wig in your photo looks absolutely fab and I just adore the colour on you. You look like you’ve just step out of a very expensive specialist hair colour salon. I want it. Which wig is it and what colour? I hope it will look as good on me as it does on you,. Ho rah for Simply Wigs. I have several. Such a smart outfit to be a part of.
My hair problems started during my late 50s, it wasn’t until I saw a photo of me on a ride as Alton Towers and saw a white line across my forehead with my hair blowing back, that I realised that my hair was receding. From then on things went downhill with the hair either side in front of my ears disappearing. As I wore glasses I could trap hair there so it wasn’t noticeable.. Then my eyebrows disappeared! I got used to either wearing a scarf, hat or hair band to keep my hair loss from showing.
Luckily a doctor at my practice took photos of my hairline and identified Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, which at the time I was told was quite rare. At the hospital dept I was referred to there were quite a few doctors standing around considering my scalp. I was told it was an autoimmune reaction to my hair follicles, closing them down. The bad thing was that the hair loss would continue its march across the top of my head until it had all gone. I have since discovered that this condition isn’t that rare anymore.
I never minded turning to wigs, it was like an extension to wearing a hat. I never feel that wearing wigs is a disadvantage, to me it seems completely natural and I certainly don’t mind talking about my hairloss.
I had never really liked my curly wayward hair and as I told my grandsons, people look beautiful without hair as it makes their features stand out more.
I have had several bad experiences with wigs; from the NHS, wigs I ordered online that turned out to come from China and didn’t look at all normal. I then discovered Simply Wigs and have not looked back.
My one aim in life was to look like everyone else so when I discovered monofilament wigs that looked so natural with one’s scalp showing through, those are the ones I invariably choose.