I had a "thyroid episode" in October. I discovered I have nodules (3) on my thyroid when they became enlarged causing some discomfort. My family doctor and an ENT specialist ordered tests, including biopsies. All is normal. Inflammation went down and the discomfort in swallowing went away. I have to get a sonogram once a year now to keep an eye on things. Just before this happened, I lost some hair. I noticed the pile of hair in the drain was bigger than normal. I noticed that there was more hair in the sink. It went on for several weeks, but stopped just about the time the nodules showed up. My hairline has very slowly been changing as I age anyway, and I equated this with the thyroid issue. I didn't think it was weight related because it happened 9 months after I was well into the diet changes. I started using a bit of mousse to add a little volume to the front where my hairline has been in trouble anyway. I thought I'd give things a few months to see if it started coming back. Well, it has. I wear my hair short. It's almost totally grey and my friend colors and cuts it about every 4 weeks. We've both been noticing changes. The new hair is softer than my other hair, but that could be due to the fact that it hasn't been colored as often. But the biggest thing is - wait for it - it's curlier! Can't explain that one!
I do remember a person I knew a number of years ago whose hair fell out after chemo. When his hair grew back in, it was curly for a while. Then it got straight again like it always had been. And my friend (the hair dresser) know someone who lost hair due to chemo who got curly hair for good!
Maybe my hair loss was weight related. No way to tell now for sure since everything tests normal now. Maybe something was off and caused the nodules to become inflamed and also triggered the hair loss. Who knows. I'm glad SmallSteps started this thread, though, because it makes me realize just how many of us have the problem.
I'm going to check out Biotin tomorrow after work. There's health food store near by. I'll let you all know if the curly hair stays. LOL
Lin
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Life style change started on Jan 13, 2011. I was going to lose 100 pounds by Christmas.
I lost 90 pounds by Oct 1, 2011 and am holding there for now. We'll see what happens.
New goal: To maintain at about 160 Final Goal: To decide if I need to lose more
Just Keep On Keepin' On
Last edited by linJber : 02-09-2012 at 10:18 PM.
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