Do you shed a lot? š¤
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Yes, I have half the hair I had just 10 years ago. I have to clean out my hair screen after each shower.
Not clumps but enough to block it up to a slow drain. I take vitamins, and it did slow it down and new
hair comes in quicker so it's hard not to have those shorter fly away hairs at times. I find them on my
sweaters especially because of the material catching them more than a T-shirt.
Not clumps but enough to block it up to a slow drain. I take vitamins, and it did slow it down and new
hair comes in quicker so it's hard not to have those shorter fly away hairs at times. I find them on my
sweaters especially because of the material catching them more than a T-shirt.
Kaila
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Yes, I do!
I find it on the rug.
I hadn't thought to compare it to the amount that my cat sheds,
but now that you mention it,
jujube
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If I shed any more, you'll have to call me Baldy....
PeppermintPatty
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- Canada
Yes I shed a lot..Iāve got long hair and I find the hairs everywhere. On my clothes, on my rug, in the vehicles, down the drain. And yes I shed my than my dogs. My husband shaves his head so none of his hairs are found cause he doesnāt have any. Lol 
Kaila
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squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
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- Arkansas, and also Florida
I don't shed hair, but, to this day, I shed skin off my elbows where I had burned them to the bone.
jlhog
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- Wayland, MI
My wife sheds a lot. I find her hair everyplace...
About a year ago ? I had my almost waist length hair cut short in an asymmetrical pixie sort of style. LOVE IT! It seems to shed a lot less. Perhaps it's because it doesn't have the weight of all that length anymore? IDK but I fully intend to keep it short for the unforeseeable future.
Aunt Bea
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The bathtub drain seems to think so! 
WheatenLover
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- Georgia
Yes, but I think my hair problems are chemo-related. First, my hair did not start growing back in until a year after chemo was done. It is a different color. It is a different - I dunno what it's called -- texture. It is very fine and not curly. It is very thin and I just got some hair covers from amazon so it won't fall out over food. Yesterday I noticed a thick strand of several hairs is dark brown. I have never had brown hair in my life. My parents had dark brown hair. Their 3 children had mid to dark blonde hair (like ash blonde, I think). Anyway, the entire hair after chemo thing is weird.
I'm about to start microneedling treatment. And eventually I will succumb to wearing a wig. In 9th grade, wigs were all the rage in Louisville, KY. Half the girls wore wigs. I swore then I would never do that. And now, I'm currently wondering if people can tell it's a wig, if people try pulling it off for a joke, and if it is worth paying $900+ for a human hair wig. I would like a wig that no one can tell is a wig.
It's not just hair. Cancer treatment ages people. This is a freaking unfortunate fact. If you saw my photo in early 2020 compared to late 2021, you would think I wasn't the same person. I don't go out in public often because of my appearance. Maybe I can get a head transplant. The rest of me, I can't complain about. It is normal. The head though, needs to go or get fixed.
I'm about to start microneedling treatment. And eventually I will succumb to wearing a wig. In 9th grade, wigs were all the rage in Louisville, KY. Half the girls wore wigs. I swore then I would never do that. And now, I'm currently wondering if people can tell it's a wig, if people try pulling it off for a joke, and if it is worth paying $900+ for a human hair wig. I would like a wig that no one can tell is a wig.
It's not just hair. Cancer treatment ages people. This is a freaking unfortunate fact. If you saw my photo in early 2020 compared to late 2021, you would think I wasn't the same person. I don't go out in public often because of my appearance. Maybe I can get a head transplant. The rest of me, I can't complain about. It is normal. The head though, needs to go or get fixed.
Messy
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My ex and my brother wear a toupet. These things are fabulous. Nobody sees it and nowadays these wigs are even better.
hawkdon
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- Liberty MO
No, I shed very little....course for several years now I
have my hair cut to a friz, and then let it grow back....
have my hair cut to a friz, and then let it grow back....
MarciKS
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@WheatenLover I had a friend who had black, straight hair prior to chemo and then she came back with gray, curly hair.
I shed a lot too. Hair is thinner. I need to start making sure I take my multivitamin cuz it has biotin in it.
I shed a lot too. Hair is thinner. I need to start making sure I take my multivitamin cuz it has biotin in it.
Ronni
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- Nashville TN
I donāt, hardly at all!
Granted, I keep my hair fairly short, but even so I never see strands on my clothing or in the
bathroom. I have to clean my brushes every few weeks, but thatās really it.
My hairdresser frequently comments on how thick my hair is and how fast it grows. Itās salt and pepper gray now, and I expected as it grayed the texture would change but itās still soft and silky.
I take a lot of supplements, none specifically for hair, but several include hair strength as part of the description so I wonder if that helped. On the other hand, both parents had thick hair even in old age, so it may be genetic. Or a combination of both things.
Ron keeps his head shaved, though I do occasionally find beard hair in the sink!
Granted, I keep my hair fairly short, but even so I never see strands on my clothing or in the
bathroom. I have to clean my brushes every few weeks, but thatās really it.
My hairdresser frequently comments on how thick my hair is and how fast it grows. Itās salt and pepper gray now, and I expected as it grayed the texture would change but itās still soft and silky.
I take a lot of supplements, none specifically for hair, but several include hair strength as part of the description so I wonder if that helped. On the other hand, both parents had thick hair even in old age, so it may be genetic. Or a combination of both things.
Ron keeps his head shaved, though I do occasionally find beard hair in the sink!
I've always shed a lot of hair, always cleaning my hair brush and have to wipe off the shower drain after each shower. When I was younger, it was brown or auburn color.
Now that I grew out my grey several years ago, my hair looks whiteish outdoors and blondish indoors. People have made comments on the color either way.
My hair is shoulder length, so now I see short white hairs from my dog, long whiteish hairs from me and natural grey fluff bunnies from the cat. I try to vacuum more, once a week is mandatory, and I have to cut my hairs off from the vacuum rollers from time to time.
I've switched to gentler shampoo and conditioner for the past few years, I'm more gentle when washing my hair, and I don't blow dry anymore. I do always take some sort of collagen supplement that is good for hair, nails, joints, etc.
Now that I grew out my grey several years ago, my hair looks whiteish outdoors and blondish indoors. People have made comments on the color either way.
My hair is shoulder length, so now I see short white hairs from my dog, long whiteish hairs from me and natural grey fluff bunnies from the cat. I try to vacuum more, once a week is mandatory, and I have to cut my hairs off from the vacuum rollers from time to time.
I've switched to gentler shampoo and conditioner for the past few years, I'm more gentle when washing my hair, and I don't blow dry anymore. I do always take some sort of collagen supplement that is good for hair, nails, joints, etc.
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