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I'm about 4 months post op. No Hair loss but my nails are getting thin. Any suggested supplements?

(I'm hitting my Protein goals - will work on increasing but hitting the minimum required by my doc)

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Try Biotin. This seems to work for me.

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Exceed your Protein goals but really...

A lot of it is just temp as your body changes. My nails are usually super strong I have a few months where they were thin, and now they are back being like talons. Nothing special done.

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Whenever you have your follow up blood work ask your provider to also check your thyroid labs

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Its good to know that its probably temporary. Will work on increasing my Protein. If it gets really bad, I'll try the Biotin.

Thanks.

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I've been taking Biotin since day one because I heard it might help with the potential Hair loss.

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7 months post op and my hair is finally coming back in. i faithfully took Biotin and it didn't help prevent my Hair loss at all. I lost a whole lot of it and now I have a poofy head of baby hairs coming out all at once:-) I do still take Biotin as I did notice nails are healthier and stronger. I hope this also helps with healthy Hair growth. I wish it would have worked with the fall out. Now I'm sporting a cute short haircut so my baby hairs can catch up.

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I started Biotin already in prep for surgery in a few months.

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