16 months out and losing hair AGAIN
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HAIR LOSS
I LOST HAIR BETWEEN 3 - 8 MONTHS OUT - BUT, KNEW THAT IT WAS NORMAL - KNOWING THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GROW BACK
AND NOW - IT IS SO THIN - I THINK THIS IS THE THINNEST IT HAS BEEN
HAS THIS HAPPENED TO YOU?
IS THIS NORMAL?
WHAT IS CAUSING THIS?
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME
KF
Kim Fiveash
START: 270 /GOAL 150/ Lowest 129 /Current 140 (my new goal is 135 - half of 270=)
When did you have your last labs drawn? Did they check your T-3, T-3 and TSH?
Proximal RNY Lap - 02/21/05
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i have a dr appointment tomorrow - hadnt thought about the thyroid thing
kf
Kim Fiveash
START: 270 /GOAL 150/ Lowest 129 /Current 140 (my new goal is 135 - half of 270=)
I don't know, I'm no doc, nor do I play one on TV....
but try not too panic. I've waited on women in my store that come in and tell me this very same thing. They are usually going through A- a lot of stress B- they are having a few other medical issues and their body is fighting something else or C- their vitamin levels are low. In whatever case, they always come back in 3 or 4 months later and even I can see the little nubbins sticking out all over their head! Hang in there.....my labs have totally sucked in the past, and I was supplementing like crazy!! Go figure..... i am making myself a list and i am going to the health food store tomorrow after my doc appointment - my surgeon's nurse called me back and said blah blah blah - nothing
she was nice enough but, i have gotten more info from you than i did her.
what kind of store do you have?
kf
(i like your joke about not playing a doc on tv - i think it would be so funny if dr. phil would start each one of his shows by saying "i'm not a doctor - but, i play one on tv! =)
Kim Fiveash
START: 270 /GOAL 150/ Lowest 129 /Current 140 (my new goal is 135 - half of 270=)
I work for a Vitamin Shoppe, here in Modesto. I wouldn't fret too much about the hair thing.....Thank goodness hair grows! I still take 5mg of biotin and 500mg of silica, twice a day. Works for me!
Anytime, you have a question, just fire away! Thats what we're here for, paying it forward!
my husband has what i think is gout
are there any recommended "natural" treatments for it - maybe for sale at the vitamin shoppe
or another health food store ?
i dont know what the recommendaiton is
but, his doc appointment isnt for another 13 days - so.,..........................
if i could start working on it - i think it would help
ideas? please! =)
kf
Kim Fiveash
START: 270 /GOAL 150/ Lowest 129 /Current 140 (my new goal is 135 - half of 270=)
Ouch! I hear that gout is sooooo painful! What helps it though is quercetin. (you can find it in the vitamin C section) Try taking 200mg of quercetin, three times a day, see if that helps. I've also had people try cherry juice or blueberry juice (you can get either one in a capsule form also). Or you can eat fresh cherries! Just make sure you eat at least a half pound a day. (A customer of mine swears by this!)
Alcohol, especially beer, will bring on an attack, so I would tell him to minimize the alcohol consumption (or you could try!
) also avoid high doses of niacin or iron...)Bromelain works as well, to help break up the uric acid crystals that form in the joint. The herbs dandelion and stinging nettle may also help break up the uric acid. You can find these in the herb aisle.
Hope this helps!
