Do I have telogen effluvium?

[Not giving up]

Telogen effluvium can last months or years. An in person exam and scalp biopsy may not be a bad idea depending on the visual severity of the situation.

Thank you very much for your response sir.

Someone in another thread said that the miniturized hair coming through in my hairline could be a sign of recovery? Is that possible?
If so is it possible to have signs of recovery whilst still shedding?

[Not giving up]

Okay so I it take Chronic TE to literally mean the continuous on going onset of the condition?

One last question, if miniturized hair can mean a sign of recovery, does that hair forever remain miniturized? I know TE can knock on MPB, is that likely to be the case here or is there a chance the miniturized hair could one day be fully terminal again? (I know you can't make anything more than an enducated guess over the Internet without seeing my condition but any opinions would be greatly welcomed)

[jamesst11]

Okay so I it take Chronic TE to literally mean the continuous on going onset of the condition?

One last question, if miniturized hair can mean a sign of recovery, does that hair forever remain miniturized? I know TE can knock on MPB, is that likely to be the case here or is there a chance the miniturized hair could one day be fully terminal again? (I know you can't make anything more than an enducated guess over the Internet without seeing my condition but any opinions would be greatly welcomed)

I have had chronic TE for the past 2 years, and you can trust this is not simple speculation or paranoia, as I've had 3 dermatologists confirm it. For me, every 3-5 months, I start to get MASSIVE, noticeable hair loss. Not like normal MPB, but like, comb your hair over the sink and 200 hundred hairs fall out, hair loss. Some of it regrows, some of it does not. The hair in the MPB prone areas struggles to regrow, if it does at all. I should really start posting some pics, I just hate taking them, it literally depresses the shit out of me. Day one - pretty full head of hair, 6 months after HT and horrible TE, you see a defined, thinning NW3 pattern devoloping, 6 months after that things get a little better, 4 months after and more TE, It is definitively worst with diffused thinning across the entire head. TE is a DEVASTATING for anyone... BUT, it is a HORRIBLE, MIND TWISTING NIGHTMARE for people with AGA. That's my opinion.

[omgitscyanide]

did your hair ever recover?

[Woodymartz]

Interested to know how you got on as I am in similar situation