Shorter hair falls out more easily

Well, now that my hair is chin length, I don't notice myself pulling the hairs out. They fall out easier because they don't get tangled amidst the other hair. It kind of minimizes the trauma of seeing all my hair in the drain. Because the hairs are smaller, they are kind of less noticable.
Everyone told me that my short hair looked nice yesterday. Unfortunately one woman that I confided in about wearing a wig asked in front of the class if it was a wig. Then she says, "oops." Yeah, thanks a lot. By chosing the same color and texture wig, I was able to hide the fact for awhile. But, the co-worker that overheard is African American and tons of African American people add extensions and don't think twice about it.
I see the dermatologist tomorrow. While the list of side effects for oral steroids is bad, I've seen double and had vertigo from seizure meds. I don't know if it can really get much worse. I think I'd be willing to take them for a little while anyway.