Depressing Hair Loss

I have been through the hairloss and an ilestomy this year. I had a colon resection and complications. A staple failed and I developed an abscess, which resulted in having an ileostomy for 4 months. My surgeon was an excellent surgeon, but I was in that 1-2% bracket of having complications. My surgeon never told me about an ileostomy diet or hairloss, because he didn't know about either one.

Those that have undergone major stress to the body because of major surgeries, such as two in a short period of time, will experience telogen effluvium. Once I found this on the Internet, I was so relieved. There is a very big reason why you are experiencing the hair loss. The hair loss will occur 2-3 months after your last surgery. It is because your body is under major stress to repair itself. Look telogen effluvium up on the Internet and it will explain everything. Take care of yourself, follow the ileostomy diet (bland and low fiber), take your vitamins to replace what you are unable to eat, use Nioxin products for your hair, and relax. Your hair will grow back. It is all part of the process of how your body repairs itself. I lost 40-50% of my hair in March and freaked out until I read about telogen effluvium. It is now July and my new hair growth is about 1" long.

I had my reversal April 28. That is another issue. For those that go in for an ostomy takedown, don't eat the day of surgery. I had surgery and was fed that day. They had to stick an NG Tube down my nose and throat. My intestines were still asleep and didn't process the food, so the food backed up and made me vomit. It scared me terribly. But I am doing very well and my heart goes out to those of you that are going through a similar experience. I hope this gives you information that will you answers and a big sigh of relief. It did for me. I used Nioxin and cut my hair short for the first time in my life. Everyone loves my hair short, so I am leaving it this way for a while.

My prayers are with you.

Here is more info about what happened, its crazy: http://thehardenblog.blogspot.com/p/birth-story.html

I am having my reversal Dec 28, if all goes well with the gastrographin eneema I have to have on the 17th

Thanks for the reply. I do take a multivitamin and vit D which my Dr advised. Also she said to take
B complex. My condition is complicated by the fact that I am going through chemo again. And the more rare side effects are hitting me because I'm just that lucky. I should have known since I am sensitive to benedryl I should be sensitive to chemo. They really need to put a name on my formula that really describes it like "hell on wheels" or "kick you into next week".
If I lose any more hair I'm going to look like a Japanese Samurai with long hair and bald on top LOL.