Hair loss/capsular contraction

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Hello everyone,

I am new to this site and have been looking for a support group all

weekend. I hope someone can help me. I have lost at least 1/4 of

all my hair in the past six months. I have had 3 breast implant

surgeries, all with complications in the past year. The first one I

had, I developed a hematoma the size of a tennis ball in my right

breast that had to be removed in emergency surgery six hours after

the first surgery. Then, back in March, my left breast implant

ruptured (I had Mentor, smooth adjustable implants 325CC's overfilled

to 390cc's). The doctor replaced both implants with a larger implant

(375cc's) to avoid another implant possibly rupturing from overfill.

Three months after the surgery, I started noticing extreme hair loss

in my bang area and top of my head. I mean half of my bangs are

gone. Recently, or maybe even since my last surgery, my right breast

(the one with the hematoma) is now having capsular contraction. The

scar tissue is making the implant hard as a rock and it is painful.

I AM PETRIFIED of having another surgery in fear that my hair loss

may increase. Could it be from the implants, the anesthesia and

immune problem? I am not sure. I had tons of blood work to rule out

Thyroid and other problems and everything was normal. My question

is, if I have hair loss due to the implants or surgery, will it grow

back? Has anyone experienced this? Should I have them removed? I

can't imagine having no hair and then being possibly deformed from

the removal as well. I am very afraid. Please help me. I am a

31yr. old single mom with two young children and I am losing my hair

like an elderly person at this point....Thanks, Sarina.

> > Oh it's been one of my worst weeks. Chronic Migraines, low

blood

> sugar and I stopped coffee.

> >

> > I've increased my water and actually lost 10 pounds over the

last

> couple weeks.

> >

> > Anyway I started haveing the migraines again. Went to ER 10/23

> and have been having migraines ever since. Have been in bed most

of

> the time. At ER my glucose was 139 on a scale of 70-110.

> >

> > So I scheduled a glucose tolerance test. My fasting glucose was

> 107, after the first hour it went to 132 (which is normal because

> hey just gave you a load of sugar), then the 2nd hour it went to

81,

> and the 3rd hour to 41 which is critically low. Remember scale is

> 70-110.

> >

> > Does anyone know what that means. Something to do with

> hypoglycemia, low blood sugar. But what does it have to do with

the

> way I process sugar? Since they just gave me a bunch of sugar,

its

> not like I was without food or something. I should not have

dropped

> that fast. The docotr said it was critical low and called me

within

> aobut 3 hours of my test being done. He asked if I were shaky etc

> and to drink orange juice.

> >

> > I'm curious because my fasting blood sugar has been running on

the

> high side. above 100 is considered on the high side, but the way

I

> process it I'm hypoglycemic.

> >

> > People get low blood sugar after they haven't eatten, or maybe

> first thing in the morning but this concerns me because they had

> just given me somethin 3 hours before. Is this how I'm processing

> foods and could this have anything to do with my CONSTANT headaches?

> >

> > Anyone know anything? Please help.

> > On the coffee situation. I hadn't had a cup for over a week.

But

> today, I thought I would try 1 weak cup to see if it would help

me,

> but it only made my headache worse. So forget that.

> >

> > My head hurts around my temples, back of neck, eyes, kinda all

> over, and I'm groggy and cloady feeling. Of course my muscles are

> aching too because I've been in bed a lot.

> >

> > My stress has increased because of a college course I'm trying

to

> finish, that could be the reason for migraines. I don't know.

I'll

> be calling dr. in morning. But, getting word from her is like

> waiting for the moon to drop a piece of cheese, so I hope someone

> here can help me. My energy has picked up today. I may try a

small

> walk today. I have walked oft and on during this week at least 3

> times, so I'm not totally laying down.

> >

> > Love,

> >

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