I generally read here, joined a while ago, but this is my first post. hair loss has been a bit of a big deal for me in the last several months. It started for me at month 4, and my hair got super thin. I could easily see my scalp. I'm now 8 months out. I was losing fistfuls anytime I'd wash it and brush it. We had to call a plumber out to fix what my hair had done to the pipes. That bad. My hair was down to my rear end, so that didn't help our poor pipes out in the slightest. I really thought I'd go bald. However, I went and got my hair cut shorter to try to help preserve what I have a few weeks ago, and warned the lady beforehand that I was likely to lose quite a bit when she washed/ cut my hair. Much to my surprise, hardly any came out! In the last few weeks the loss is still there, but so very much less.
If you're going to have loss, you're going to have loss. It's part of the body's reaction to the surgery. And it's ok, because it's not forever! It feels like it will be, and it can be a big area of self-consciousness, but I can tell you -- the last thing anyone noticed, if anyone ever did, about my changing body was my hair.
Best thing to do is like others have suggested: Take care of what you have, and take good care of your scalp. New hairs will be joining the party soon!
