Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Oh boy, I went through all this last year myself. The answer I got from my neph was that technically no, kidney disease does not cause hairloss. However, several of the meds I am on did, as did the low-protein diet, and the fact that my body was stressed by a long-term chronic illness. My solution? The long hair is now cut short and I keep planning on picking up a box of Rogaine to try - according to my doc's it's the only thing that really works. This was the one thing that really got to me with the whole kidney disease thing. Kathleen > Is there a connection between kidney disease and hair loss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Thanjks for a great answer Kathleen. Hopefully that will resolve itself with the transplant. I don't know why, but I found Amy G's post from roughly 5-6 months ago on the subject very reassuring. She'd mentioned that the hair growing in duiring one of her low pred dose periods was much healthier. . Cy Re: Hair loss > Oh boy, I went through all this last year myself. The answer I got > from my neph was that technically no, kidney disease does not cause > hairloss. However, several of the meds I am on did, as did the > low-protein diet, and the fact that my body was stressed by a > long-term chronic illness. My solution? The long hair is now cut > short and I keep planning on picking up a box of Rogaine to try - > according to my doc's it's the only thing that really works. > > This was the one thing that really got to me with the whole kidney > disease thing. > > Kathleen > > >> Is there a connection between kidney disease and hair loss? > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported > by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 *sigh* Wouldn't that be lovely... I also hear that some of the immunosuppressants give you extra hair as well, but it's usually in places you don't want it. Kathleen > Thanjks for a great answer Kathleen. Hopefully that will resolve itself > with the transplant. I don't know why, but I found Amy G's post from > roughly 5-6 months ago on the subject very reassuring. She'd mentioned > that the hair growing in duiring one of her low pred dose periods was much > healthier. . > > Cy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 hi again my mom has a gray haired friend who had cancer a few years ago. he lost his hair during treatment but when his hair grew back it was as brown as when he was a kid. i'm hoping to have the same experience (i'm pretty gray!) in love and acceptance reggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 LOL.. Good luck reggie... although they say hair can come back black, curly, grey, different colors and textures, be prepared!! I knew I had grey as I had been coloring for years, but when you are starting from square one again, I was like wow, look at all the Grey! LOL.. it is said that once you have 2 inches of hair you can go back to coloring !! And.. ya never know, you might just lucky!! Michele reggie0054 reggie0054@...> wrote: hi again my mom has a gray haired friend who had cancer a few years ago. he lost his hair during treatment but when his hair grew back it was as brown as when he was a kid. i'm hoping to have the same experience (i'm pretty gray!) in love and acceptance reggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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