I Hate Dialysis Message Board

Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: SweetyPie on August 10, 2019, 10:35:56 PM

Title: Sudden hair loss
Post by: SweetyPie on August 10, 2019, 10:35:56 PM

Over the past 2 weeks I have noticed quite a large amount of hair loss after showers, brushing my hair or even fixing my hair. When i first started hemo, i was in the the worst shape and lost all of my hair all of it. It was tough im not gonna lie. So you can understand my concern.  Anybody have any idea about this?

Title: Re: Sudden hair loss
Post by: cassandra on August 11, 2019, 04:56:27 AM

Hi Aaisha When that happened to me the dr gave me vitamine B compound Forte. I still lost all my hair, but most D patients I know don’t.


Good luck honey


Love, Cas

Title: Re: Sudden hair loss
Post by: Riki on August 23, 2019, 10:27:19 AM

I lost a lot of my hair when I first started hemo.  I was told it was from all the surgeries that I was having, and the heparin that was used in the machine.  My hair has gotten so thin that I'm not sure what to do with it anymore.

A couple of years ago, my unit stopped using the large doses of heparin on the machine, and instead use an injectable, called Fragment.  It does the same job as the heparin, keeping the lines clean, but it is easier on the body.  I asked the representative that came in to talk to the paitents about it if my hair would start to grow back.  She said that it might.  I have noticed, in the last couple of months, some baby hairs starting to grow in the thinner spots.  It's giving me hope that maybe someday I'll have my thick hair back