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 Posted: 11/26/05 - 19:49 Post subject: Hair loss from thyroidectomy |
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Hi there,
My Mom had her thyroid removed 2/05, it has been a battle all year health wise for her. My question is this, she has had severe hair loss. We know some is from radiation from angiograms throughout the year. Her appetite is not good anymore from other health issues also. Every appointment she's had since the thyroidectomy shows her levels still aren't "normal". Could this be and effect with everything combined for the severe hair loss? If levels aren't correct would that be one cause amongest the others which come along with hair loss. |
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| Posted: 11/28/05 - 07:56 Post subject: |
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Hair loss is often the worst problem thyroid patients experience! More usually, people lose eyebrow hairs and hairs on other body parts as well.
Your mother should find a dermatologist who is experienced in hair loss and get examined to see if any other disorder is contributing to excessive hair loss.
Many drugs (like Synthroid) for regulating thyroid cause hair loss as well.
Improper TSH level could be another cause. This means that a person is undertreated.
If everything is checked and in order then the patient should, lets say, relax and wait. Eventually, hair loss should slow down and stop when the levels of the hormones are stabilized.
There aren’t reports of getting bald do to thyroid disease. |
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| Posted: 03/17/06 - 02:14 Post subject: Hair loss |
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| I had a thyroidectomy 18 years ago, a month after the sugery, my hair fell out in handfulls!! None of my physicians took me seriously when I became distressed over it. It took about a year and a half for my hair to grow back in. Today, my hair is as thick as it's always been...Oh, I also had hair loss EVERYWHERE at the time, freaked me out!!! |
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| Posted: 01/17/07 - 03:42 Post subject: Re: Hair loss from thyroidectomy |
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Genetics and horones determin the most common reasons for hair loss. Hormone imbanlance(particularly, thyroid), is one root causes
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