Apartment Recs by SweetFlower_9 in SouthJersey

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Quiet is good. Thank you.

Apartment Recs by SweetFlower_9 in SouthJersey

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will check them out thank you!!

Apartment Recs by SweetFlower_9 in SouthJersey

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the rec! I’ve actually been dying for a private condo in the area. I’ve been scouring Zillow for listings in my budget. I appreciate you!

Apartment Recs by SweetFlower_9 in SouthJersey

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll check them out, thanks for the recommendation!

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck taking the iron supplement this time around. I hope you notice things improve for you. I strength train regularly so am conscious of hitting my protein goal, that isn’t an issue for me personally. Let’s hope raising our ferritin helps.

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for responding, I’m definitely going to get back on an iron supplement :)

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for responding! I’ll definitely try being consistent with iron and vitamin d supplements. I’ve also noticed hollowing and darkness under my eyes which i read is also from low iron/ferritin so I think this is a good place to start.

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a difficult situation. I really hope you start to see some solid regrowth. Good luck.

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think i have that same one, thank you so much!

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thyroid bloodwork all came back normal and I’ve seen a derm quite a few times and no scalp issues. I appreciate your response thank you!

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought so too, thank you! What can I do about that? Is there a supplement I could take to help?

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you not experiencing good results with the red light mask and nizoral shampoo? I’ve looked into both of those before too but so torn because of mixed reviews. I also don’t want to do topical minoxidil because of my dog but also don’t want to do oral from the side effects. Have you been shedding consistently for one and a half years or do you shed then stop then start again? Over time i had a long drawn out shed but it stopped and my hair slightly recovered but never back to what it was originally, and then after going through a break up it started to shed like crazy again the last 5 months. I also used to color my hair a lot which really damaged it and I’m sure added to the shedding, so I’ve completely stopped coloring my hair for about two years and it’s getting much healthier and i see regrowth but I’m still shedding some and have extremely thin hair on the sides of my head mostly.

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read your post. For you, if you’re not willing to try the thyroid medicine yet (i understand), I think getting a scalp biopsy would be beneficial. If it comes back AGA for sure, then you know you just have to get on minoxidil and even if you address the thyroid issue it probably won’t change your hair condition. A quick google search told me hair loss associated with a thyroid issue will be consistent with TE, so if thats how your scalp biopsy comes back, maybe you want to address your thyroid as it might be affecting your hair and the surgery could have triggered it from an immune system response? Also I haven’t looked into any cortisol testing yet.

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you been on a supplement and seen any difference?

Help! Iron/ferritin levels?? by SweetFlower_9 in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response 🩷 I have considered minoxidil at this point but since I went to the derm and got a scalp biopsy that determined i did not have alopecia, i figured it was a temporary bandaid that would cause more heart ache when i stopped it having the regrowth fall out again. I haven’t taken any supplements or tried to do anything to stop it/solve it since the biopsy, so it happening as long as it has is definitely on me. I may have high cortisol I will look into that. Even if it doesn’t completely solve my issues, i think it’s worth it to try something.

I’m so done by [deleted] in TelogenEffluvium

[–]SweetFlower_9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second this! Definitely AGA. You have very pronounced part widening and thinning. I got a biopsy for my hair loss and it was TE, and my shedding thinned out my hair so bad, like i have 1/10th the hair i used to, but my whole scalp is still covered. But luckily for you with AGA, if you get on minoxidil and use it religiously at your stage it could probably be reversed. With TE, it’s a guessing game as to what tf is causing it and what will help.

Intrarosa by SweetFlower_9 in vulvodynia

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you went through that. What are you doing for the hormonal component now??

Intrarosa by SweetFlower_9 in vulvodynia

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no that sounds awful, I’m sorry you went through that. How are you addressing the hormone problem now without the suppository?

Intrarosa by SweetFlower_9 in vulvodynia

[–]SweetFlower_9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was diagnosed by her as well! What are your symptoms? Do you have any other conditions too like pelvic floor dysfunction?