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5-7 months and the hair keeps coming out. My husband said quit brushing it LOL! I let it grow long and twist up the back, but it is worse at the front hairline. I am still counting my blessings!

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I like to hear that it may not happen to everyone, but my best preparation is to mentally prepare for the fact that it will happen to me. And that's not easy, but it seems to be a reality. It will be a pleasant surprise if I don't lose any and that will be nice! But at least I won't go in complete shock should it happen.

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Not yet....Well, the only hair I've lost is from the matted up mess I get on the back of my head from laying in bed..I'm just trying to comb out all the knots....Lord, my hair dresser would flip a brick....

kim

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When I asked mr DR about Hair loss here said "you will lose hair, and it will be a lot,but it grows back." Also here said between 7-9 months out is when to expect it. Not happy about this:(

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I have massive curly/kinky hair. I often get asked how i keep it looking so good and here are a few tips that might apply to people with similiar hair:

-Wear it up in a bun at night - use those soft scrunches that don't rip hair out. This keeps it from tangling. Detangling breaks hair off which is the last thing you need when you are losing alot of hair.

-I gave up Shampoo and moved to the "no poo" method. I started out with the Wen method and then realized any good quality conditioner essentially works for me. My hair is never greasy or gross and i only shampoo if I get clorine or something like that on it - maybe once every few months

-I gently detangle after soaking in conditioner (during my shower, instead of shampoo) with a very wide tooth comb. Then, I never run a comb or brush through it again as that makes FRIZZ.

- then put in a product to help defrizz and encourage curls. Or not. The key is to NEVER run a brush, comb or fingers through it - haven't noticed that the products make much difference but they do tend to add a bit of shine. Curly hair is prone to dull looking versus straight hair so i like a bit of shine added.

- If I must blowdry it, it is done very carefully with a defuser. Mostly, I let it air dry. And... never touch it again

end result are natural curls that hold up to humidity etc. I can wear it partially up and get those little ringlets. I sometimes wear it in a low side ponytail etc, but very loose. Curly hair is not well suited to tight Buns or pony tails - go with that beach wind tossled look.

and... never touch it again!

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Dang CowgirlJane! I want YOUR hair! If I don't wash mine at least every other day using Shampoo, it will look dull and flat. I don't have any natural curl unfortunately. I would seriously kill for some curls that I didn't have to use a perm to get. If I use a perm, my hair breaks off and frizzes and looks absolutely awful.

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i plan on cutting mine very short as soon as the loss starts.i have curly hair that is fine but lots of it.

i have talked with my stylist who says 'call as soon as you need me'.

i HOPE that i'll be looking so smokin' hot that nobody will notice my hair!

and yes, from all those i know who had surgery in the past two years (about 6 close friends) it DOES grow back.

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