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scary shower and no clothes

Monday, August 20, 2012

So this moring was I think the worst shower hair loss since this all started... it was a massive amount, about double what I normally lose which is about 3 times was is notrmal...so basically today with what I lost I could create a small hamster... This pretty much freaked me out, I'm scared to take the towel off my head and see how that equates to what I see on my head... so until the absolute last minute that I must get ready I'm choosing to ignore it and move on with my morning till I have to get read for work in about an hour.

I just keep telling myself it's a process... it will all be fine in the long run and that with any luck I've fixed the problem by eating more and balanced and taking my vitamins but it's going to takes months of mornings like this till it all comes back or at the least stops falling out...

whew..it's a scary thing to witness...but I'm just going to move on. there is nothing more I can do about it than what I have... I just keep telling myself it will be okay...

I've increased intake of needed items, my clip in hair pieces will arrive this week (just so I feel like it's fuller like before not because I have a full on bald spot yet (thank goodness) and in October when insurance kicks in if it's not improved at all I'll get the first appointment I can on the first day I am covered and have a blood test done to see what the heck I'm missing... but I'm shooting for the fact that I've already taken the steps to correct it and I'll be missing nothing.

I am just thankful I feel so good, because it helps me to not worry that some very serious internally is wrong, because I feel certain there would be additonal symptoms.

On a good note (kinda)
I offically have a dresser with NO CLOTHES! 2 months ago or so I went through the closet and dressers and started the cleanout of clothes... I had still a few items in my dresser that fit, they were loose but fit... well last night I tried them on and I now have a totally empty dresser.... another 40ish items of clothes gone. I actually do not own one pair of jeans now...

It was pretty amazing to see the piles of donation clothes increasing to take up a whole wall... hard work does pay off, and I'm not keeping any of the clothes because I'm never going to back to that way of life... it was not living.

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2BMYOWN 8/24/2012 10:26PM

    If the problem doesn't resolve pretty soon now, you might just wanna get your thyroid levels checked. If i'm not mistaken, that can sometimes cause hair loss, and it's usually a pretty easy fix. I had low thyroid function in my younger years so was on synthroid for some years back then. But hopefully it is just diet and will end up correcting itself over time. Awesome job on the clothes donations, btw.....I see a really fun shopping spree in your future. LOL

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ILIKETOZUMBA 8/21/2012 2:43PM

    So sorry you had such a rough shower, but I think you're right - you're making the healthy changes you need to make, and the problem will fix itself. You just need to give your body some time to take in the nutrients you're now providing it, and get used to having them available so it can go back to making lots of hair for you. :)

But yay about the clothes! I've got huge piles of clothes that are massively much too big for me now that I still need to give away. Just gotta make time to go do it. I am keeping a pair of jeans and a shirt, not because I think I will ever need to wear them again, but just as reminders of EXACTLY how big I'd gotten and how far I've come since then. Even now, I find it hard to believe I was ever that obese. Anyways, I hope you have fun and savor giving your clothes away! :)

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PRAIRIECROCUS 8/21/2012 3:20AM

    What does your Dr. think, about your hair loss ?
I hope that you will " get to the bottom " of it, soon !
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DESERTJULZ 8/20/2012 4:41PM

    Congratulations on needing new clothes! How fun to have lost enough weight that your clothes do not fit. If you're thinking this is an interim weight, I recommend "My Sister's Closet." Good quality, used clothes. :D

Sorry about the hair. Hopefully with the nutritional changes, you will see the hair loss go down to normal.

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BONNIEMARGAY 8/20/2012 4:09PM

    Wishing you relief, beautiful. You are doing great!

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SUSIEQ911 8/20/2012 1:56PM

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Sounds like you need to go shopping! I'm having that issue right now with not time to go. It's starting to cool down some here and I have 1 pair of jeans that are technically too big. That's it. I have NO long pants for work, just capris and they're all too big.



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SWEETYOUNGTHING 8/20/2012 10:15AM

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MISHAMW 8/20/2012 9:49AM

    Sorry to hear that you are still having hair loss. That can be really hard, I know that I would have been a wreck because I like, with the exception of my eyes, my hair is my best feature. Sad but true.

Way to go on the clothes front. I am needing to do this, and probably will do it today. I have tons of not just normal clothes but lounge clothes that no longer fit at all. I need to start a "garage sale pile" to help start saving for the new clothes I am going to need. I still refuse to buy clothing, I just dig a little deeper into the closet.

Have a great time replacing those clothes! Great job and good luck with this week!!!

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