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Why after 8 months since my surgery am I now losing my hair? Is there anything I should add to my diet or Vitamins. I have B12 injections and take Multi Vitamins. Any advice gratefulLynn received.

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The timing for this seems to vary, but it does happen to many of us. One bit of advice I've read it to take Biotin, which I have, but I have no idea whether it has helped. The other key thing seems to be to make sure you are getting your Protein. Beyond that, wait it out---it will stop after a while and then grow back. Kind of a sucky side effect, but it does at least reverse itself eventually. Hang in there!

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I'd also make sure your thyroid is healthy.

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Never stopped to think about thyroid as a factor.

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I do take thyroxin but all is good there, but have been slipping a bit on Protein. Will up that and try bioxin. Thanks

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8 hours ago, Jeaniered said:

Why after 8 months since my surgery am I now losing my hair? Is there anything I should add to my diet or Vitamins. I have B12 injections and take Multi Vitamins. Any advice gratefulLynn received.

5 hours ago, Jeaniered said:

I do take thyroxin but all is good there, but have been slipping a bit on Protein. Will up that and try bioxin. Thanks

Hi, if you watch dr Matthew Weiner on you tube he explains Hair loss at different stages after surgery and time frames for what reasons. I know after a certain period of time it can be due totally to Iron levels as if they drop too low you start losing hair. It may be due to surgery shock and initial diet changes though. Watch his hair loss video as it's very informative and maybe get a ferrotin blood test making sure your iron stores are checked also. This is a different test to a general full blood count and shows a more detailed picture for your iron levels.

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