i'm bumping my own thread to 1) prove that i don't have a split personality and 2) because i promised someone who pm'd me i would do an update.

the short of it is after 18 months my hair did start growing back, and yes, i am now convinced it was going on lo-estrin that made it fall out. i went through panels of tests and saw doctors & dermatologists, knocked back enough biotin to last a lifetime, bought a king's ransom worth of Nioxin and eventually.... it stopped falling out. it was a treacherous year and a half and i was so depressed and scary looking, but i'm sorry to say, i don't know what (if anything) caused it to grow back. i wish i could tell others in this situation what the magic cure was, but it could have just been time. i don't know for sure what caused the shedding, either --- however, the SOLE change in my life was the bc, so using occam's razor i shall conclude that was the cause.

if anyone cares i can post updated pics. the ones on the first page are gross and make me want to cry now!

ETA here's photos of one of my last hair cuts to show how much fuller it looks. i'll take photos of the scalp soon. one of the best things i did was go to a new stylist, who suggested ways to make my hair look fuller. dyeing it blonde helped to thicken the follicle and made the scalp less apparent, but i prefer being a brunette.

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Edited By: kitty white 10/12/2011 2:13 AM. Edited 3 times.