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It was my doctor who said I haven't seen a derm yet, seeing one in August hopefully he can do one of those biopsies. What kind of problems do you mean by the thinning on the side?

I posted a thread a while back explaining my situation. This is a paste of that thread and my current situation and pics are at the bottom. Hi guys, For the past 4-5 months I have had a s***load of shedding every single day. I mean, I run my fingers through my hair and I can see strands on them and if I just lightly stroke my hair I can see strands falling. I wake up and see 5/6 strands on my pillow, I take a shower and lose at least 40 strands of hair. Putting gel on I can see 5/6 strands on my hands. It's really unbearable. I had VERY thick hair throughout my childhood, so much so that I couldn't sport some styles. That's all gone now and I'm really worried because my hair is my best feature so you can imagine how I'd look without it. Here are the pictures... ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting The hair is a lot finer than it was before and as you can see from the sides people can clearly see my scalp. Please help. -- Firstly I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who replied to that thread - you guys were probably the reason I managed to avoid a lot of stress and pass my exams and gain entry to college. Now, I shaved my hair more than a month ago to see if it would get better and in the pictures below you can see how much they've grown (pics taken 5 mins ago). As soon as I shaved my head I went to the doctor and she said that she could see little bald spots on the sides and in the back and that this was alcopecia areata but she couldn't answer any questions on my I was shedding SO many hair and the thinning so she referred me to a hair specialist who I'm going to see near the middle of August. She said they'd give me a little tube which should cure the bald spots but when I asked her about the shedding she didn't know anything. So I just wanted to ask you guys how my hair is looking now. I'm shedding even more hair now and I really am not sure if my hairline has gotten worse or not so I'm hoping you guys could help me with that. Also I put almond oil before those pictures so it's a little better when my hair is dry but still as you can see it's not looking good. Could this really be mpb? I'm having to work 2 job a to save up money for college and literally can't even afford a pint right now let alone ?30 a month for Propecia... Hairline: http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5002/phuppimagecu.jpg'>http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5002/phuppimagecu.jpg'>http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5002/phuppimagecu.jpg'>http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5002/phuppimagecu.jpg http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5002/phuppimagecu.jpg http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8132/phuppimageub.jpg http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8149/phuppimagetr.jpg http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1026/phuppimagefx.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8769/phuppimagexr.jpg http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9791/phuppimagewh.jpg'>http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9791/phuppimagewh.jpg'>http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9791/phuppimagewh.jpg'>http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9791/phuppimagewh.jpg Sides: http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9791/phuppimagewh.jpg http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6905/phuppimagegn.jpg Crown: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6642/phuppimageju.jpg http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7388/phuppimageq.jpg Opinions?

Thanks for the reply. It's not the receding hairline I'm worried about because I've been told countless times that it's nothing. Thing is, I'm shedding a LOT of hair. I mean, in shower I can see 30/40 strands if not more, on my pillow I can see 10 strands after waking up and I can clearly see that my hair is much weaker. My GP said that lack of Vitamin D can cause Effovlium Telogen (spelling) and that this is what I possibly have. If my hair is wet and spikey I can practically see the whole right side, the crown side, but the left side has normal hair. I can also see a lot of my scalp from the front. Thing is, I'm losing hair all over. My sides are the thinnest so I'm really, really hoping it's not MPB. My father has a full thick head of hair at 46, his brothers all have thick hair and my grandfather went bald after like 50. On my mums side her brothers are balding now after passing 50. Thanks for the help again.

Can lack of vitamin d cause all that? Thanks a lot guys.

Ok guys I went to the doctor who sent me off for blood tests and then told me that I have a vitamin d deficiency and that could be causing my hair loss. Is that right? She also refused to refer me to a derm until I try the vitamin d pills for at least 3 months but I'm scared this will get really, really bad by then. I also took some pictures of spiked, gelled hair and I could see my scalp upwards of the crown but only on that side, I can also clearly see my scalp from the front. I'll post pics up spoon but can lack of vitamin d be causing all that? As I've said I can't afford to lose my hair because its my best feature and I'm sorry for freaking out but I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help. Thanks guys.

My hairloss is very similar and the situation with the dandruff was as well so I can understand your pain. Hope all goes well.

Hi guys, For the past 4-5 months I have had a s***load of shedding every single day. I mean, I run my fingers through my hair and I can see strands on them and if I just lightly stroke my hair I can see strands falling. I wake up and see 5/6 strands on my pillow, I take a shower and lose at least 40 strands of hair. Putting gel on I can see 5/6 strands on my hands. It's really unbearable. I had VERY thick hair throughout my childhood, so much so that I couldn't sport some styles. That's all gone now and I'm really worried because my hair is my best feature so you can imagine how I'd look without it. Here are the pictures... ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting The hair is a lot finer than it was before and as you can see from the sides people can clearly see my scalp. Please help.