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Date Posted: 10:17:09 06/09/12 Sat
Author: No name
Subject: Re: Surgey, Cushings and hair loss!
In reply to: Karla 's message, "Surgey, Cushings and hair loss!" on 09:37:25 06/09/12 Sat

>I have been recovering from Steroid Induced Cushings
>for the past 2 years. I recently had surgery on my
>wrist and thumb (tenosynovitis because of the
>Cushings) and 3 days after the operation, my hair
>began to fall out in handfulls. My surgeon said that
>the anesthesia stressed the adrenals and that can
>cause hair loss. You think???? I'd already lost so
>much hair a year ago and was finally seeing some
>regrowth until. Now I can see my scalp through my
>thin hair and it seems as if there is no end to the
>shedding that goes on day and night almost as if my
>hair is leaping off my head! Anyone else have hair
>loss with Cushings and did it recover? I had hope but
>I wonder if my poor adrenals can survive much more
>stress. I have also noticed a recurrence in sub body
>temperature, night sweats and cysts. Guess the
>Cushings is still with me even though cortisol tests
>don't flag a problem!

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