Leg Hairs....

Another strange topic from me. On one side of my calf muscles I go bald grow hair back and then go bald again. It’s really weird....

Is it prednisolone withdrawals or am I getting up and sleep shaving?

[Hidden]

Trouser rub I should think. I have had totally hair free legs since pmr except for 6 thick black hairs on my shins. No arm hair either.

[Highlandtiger in reply to Hidden]

Exactly 6?? On each shin?? 🤔

[Hidden in reply to Highlandtiger]

Yep. They disappeared at 9mg.6 in a little oval on each shin. Weird as I have never really had much leg hair.

[Highlandtiger in reply to Hidden]

Wow! Interesting!

[Hidden in reply to Highlandtiger]

They were half an inch long too.. 😂🤣😂

[SheffieldJane]

I barely need to shave at all hurrah! Never was very hairy. It must be more obvious in a man.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

You might be getting up and shaving - but you’d have to ask your wife - not us 🤦🏻‍♀️

More likely to be another weird side effect of Pred!

Another day, another conundrum 🤣😂😳

[FnF36]

Clearly the calf muscles can’t make their minds up whether to be hairy or not...

[Theziggy]

And you need this hair - why?

[Koalajane]

My body hair doesn’t grow but my facial hair does

[Blearyeyed]

I have lost all leg hair except for two lines down the front of shins , I keep wishing that , that would just go in the night as well, then I wouldn't have to keep shaving off my ," go slower stripes" , it would makes the aches and pains a bit easier.

Perhaps Sleep shaving could be the answer !!😋😂😂😂

[Highlandtiger in reply to Blearyeyed]

Hmm....you and Scoops. Some weird shin hair stuff going on here! 😳

[Blearyeyed in reply to Highlandtiger]

I also only have one persistent blob in the middle of each armpit.

I always had thin hair and less body hair than most . Originally I thought it was probably caused by hormones , and then the steroids , but I had a big reduction in any hair growth in the usual places on my body as my Cardio issues came in and has made my circulation worse .

Everything effects it , but I found that interesting , and do wonder wether reduced oxygen and circulation in the skin as well as changes in Collagen may be a big factor in the changes we have in our skin and hair problems too. I take the supplements that keep my nutrients right for good skin and hair growth , so I have been able to rule that out. Inactivity that's forced upon us can reduce our circulation too so it could be one common factor in hair issues for us all.

[Noosat]

I've been on Prednisone for 15 months,tapering, and I noticed that after a few months the hair on both my legs stopped growing.

[Hidden]

Mine's growing back again!

[nuigini]

I stopped having under arm hair and leg hair is much reduced but still there to some extent. It's not really that obvious because it's so light colored but I do break down and shave it off every two months or so.

[Peptink]

Sleep shaving! That’s funny!

[FnF36]

My first reply was clearly too soon. Since then my lower legs, back and front, look as though a team of landscape gardeners have been practising topiary ahead of the probably to be cancelled Chelsea Flower Show. If the show is cancelled, blame my legs for looking really strange!!