Recent content by Susanw

Hello- I am so sorry you are experiencing this. I have watched my daughter’s self esteem go to almost nothing. It has been 8 months and her ferritin levels have come up (Lady check it was 110) and we are seeing growth. Her hair did fall out every time she was in the shower and that has all...

Thanks for your reply! I am looking for one now that hopefully can help!

I will definitely look for a good one! Thanks!

Thank you for your reply. I am going to read the member you mentioned. We had her thyroid checked but I will ask about the others. Thanks!

I hate you are going through this also. Your hair looks thick to me though. My daughter's is a lot thinner and she has thick hair. I really think you are going to be fine!! Will you let me know what the doctor says. Good luck!

I agree :( I would give all of my hair to her if I could though. Being 16 and a girl in a world full of mean girls is tough enough to have to deal with this also.

I have taken my 16 year old daughter to a dermatologist and an internal medicine doctor. Neither seemed at all concerned with her hair loss or that fact that her Ferritin level was 5. Being 16 and dealing with hair loss is devastating for her. We are on iron now but I was wondering if we...

Thank you for your reply- We had her levels checked again after a month and they had come up from 5 to 34. I have been told it needs to be at least 70. We will check it again in about 3 weeks. I just feel so bad for her. This has really killed her self esteem.

My daughter had long, thick hair most of her life. About a year ago, I noticed it was looking very thin and shorter. I took her to 3 different doctors and finally was told her ferritin level was 5. She has been on iron for 3 months now to raise her levels but the hairloss has not stopped. Is...