Don't think you're hijacking, Kate. Isn't it a hair loss thread?
I cannot imagine how you must have felt, and maybe still do if you feel that you were fobbed off.....you and too many other people. I can't understand why hair loss in women shouldn't be a priority and every avenue shouldn't be explored until all ideas, new drugs, tests etc., are exhausted. I wonder if your "problem" ever had a name, or how common it was. In 2020 there is absolutely nothing unattractive about a really good wig. People with a good head of hair wear them all the time, to ring the changes etc., and others wear them constantly - Joan Collins for example! But if hair stops growing through, surely it's a necessity not an option? Except, possibly for the cost - not everyone can afford to go down that route. The same possibly for the sort of system which you've chosen. On top of a feeling of hopelessness which must accompany every woman when she experiences real hair loss or a situation such as you suffered, one then has to endure the feeling that it's really only your problem - a permanent one - though hardly a priority! Of course funding should be prioritised for the treatment of serious illness, but when the NHS is bombarded as it is with requests for expensive cosmetic surgery procedures, often because people decide that they are no longer prepared to tolerate a facet of their appearance, well, I despair. Good luck and well done for taking charge of the situation yourself !