I have it at the base of my head but that is also where my psoriasis is the worst
Well, I went to my May 26th. appointment. The new Dr. did a thorough exam and ordered a lot of blood work and x-rays.. He is testing me for Lupus and also RA; which the first Dr. never did. I had a long list of questions and I asked him if PsA was related to hair loss. I explained that the hair loss has been dramatic, going from thick luxurious hair to very thin brittle hair with significant loss within the past few years. His answer was definitely NO. He said that it was in no way related to PsA. I thought about that afterwards. My thoughts are that he and all these other Drs. don't really know the answer to that question. I'm thinking (like with so many medical conditions) there has never really been any research done regarding PsA and hair loss. I am thinking that's why they can never give an answer to that question. -- Just my thoughts....
I'm sure you're right Shandy that there hasn't been any research into PsA and hair loss. As much as I find the state of my head of hair distressing it's not doing me the level of irreparable harm that PsA is in other parts of my body and much more research is still needed into these more critical manifestations. I guess there are some things that we just have to live with. Far from ideal though.
That is so true Jules! There is lack of medical research in so many more critical areas of this disease and so many other diseases as well. I also suffer from IC. My UroGyn has told me that there isn't any medical research being done for IC. But, there is extensive research being done for Cialis and other ED types of drugs. The reason being that that these drugs are huge money makers for the pharmaceutical companies, and so they do research... She has shown me the report she receives each month regarding drug research...
It is interesting to address the hair loss question with PsA, however. I will be changing Rheumatologists again unfortunately... I live in an area where we are severely lacking good Specialists, so I'm planning to try one in a different town. With a disease as serious as PsA, I feel it's worth getting the best Dr. I can.. While the second Dr. was better, he still wasn't that good and he is located so far away...... I plan to ask the same question about hair loss again in the future of a different Dr.
Jules said:
I'm sure you're right Shandy that there hasn't been any research into PsA and hair loss. As much as I find the state of my head of hair distressing it's not doing me the level of irreparable harm that PsA is in other parts of my body and much more research is still needed into these more critical manifestations. I guess there are some things that we just have to live with. Far from ideal though.