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I had major surgery about six months back. Three months post surgery I started losing more of my hair than is normal for me. It's been about 3-4 months of hair loss and it doesn't seem to be letting up. I've been to an endo (bloodwork and thyroid are all normal), a dermotologist, and both say everything looks good and are attributing it to the fact that I had surgery and calling it "telogen effluvium," a medical term. I've researched it and it looks like there's not much I can do, just have to sit tight. I'm normally impatient but I don't like feeling my ponytail get thinner with each week. Anyone been there? Any advice? Thanks!
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My daughter went through this last year. She had a nasty flu virus for 10 days. Several months later, her hair began falling out in clumps. It's grown back just fine. I think you're right - you have to just sit tight. You might also research shampoos that help with thinning. A friend of mine recently told me she sneaks her husband's $50 hair thickening shampoo and she's noticed her hair growing in a lot thicker. I'll try to find the name of it...
Had a kidney removed in January and had major hair loss. Was told it could take up to a year before it stops. Frustrating but it will come back.
I think the anesthesia has something to do with it. Mine started falling out
immediately after the surgery.
I had this after my gastric surgery five years ago. It should slow down in a few more months. Take vitamins very important. I have a full head of hair again after a year from my surgery. :)
How are your vitamin D levels? Try getting some sunlight for about 20 mins a day. This is much better than taking a vitamin D supplement.
I had something similar and the normal thyroid test revealed nothing. Upon further testing, my doctor noticed that the T3 and T4, both thyroid hormones, were in normal range but not in normal relation to one another. I was not producing enough T3 for the amount of T4 in my system. It is a lot of work, but I took a T3 supplement. To supplement the T3 you have to track pulse rates and temperatures and the T3 has to be taken at exactly the same time each day. It worked and after about a year I was able to come of the T3.
