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Still Growing Hair; A Health Alert!
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    Posted: July 10 2005 at 5:10pm
OMG Strawberryfine!  Very glad to hear you are still with us (!) and that the situation is treatable.  (And I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier -- I'm still getting caught up on board messages after my mostly-hellish month of June).
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Glad you are doing ok...sorry that it happened and keep us updated on how you are doing.
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Close call, Strawberryfine, I´m relieved you are ok. On the bright side, your doctors have it under control now, so perhaps you will feel much better in the future!

As you say, I have heard this is a rather common problem. I have several friends eating supplements, and it´s always worth checking, especially if it´s in the family.

The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.
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Thanks for all the well-wishes.  I will be fine but on potassium supplementation for the rest of my life as this has been a chronic problem with me.  My dad has it; I don't know if there is a genetic component or not.

I've been eating really extra healthy lately.  There is a small family restaurant near my house that has lots of fresh veggies and meats, wonderful breakfasts; I eat there a lot and take a GNC UltraMega Women's vitamin with iron every day.

The only different thing is I've cut out sugar, bread; kind of an anti-yeast diet.  But I've lost 19.5 pounds since May 5.  My doctor really doesn't know why this has happened; it happened before but never this bad.   

I haven't done any research yet, but want to check and see if potassium deficiency/hypokalemia affects your hair growth or fallout rate.  I don't seem to have lost any hair.

Thanks again for the lovely replies.

SF
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((((Strawberryfine)))) Thank you for dropping in - to let us know you're alive. We miss you here, but take good care of yourself in the meanwhile.

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How did this happen to you? Were you eating a normal diet?


Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
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Wow Strawberryfine that is terrible,  glad to here you made it and good luck with everything glad to see you back. 

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Hi to all my fellow longhairs,

I know this is not exactly hair related but I felt it was important enough to post.  Forgive me if I'm out of line here.

Sorry I've been out of touch; so much has been going on here I won't bore you all with it, BUT:

Please get your potassium level checked at your next doctor's visit.  It just takes a blood test and you get the results while you wait.

I almost literally died in the emergency room a couple of nights ago due to low potassium or hypokalemia, they call it. 

I stopped breathing and the apnea alarm went off and everyone came running.  I spent 6 hours getting 2 EKG's, chest x-rays with contrast, at least 3 blood tests, and potassium supplements.

Symptoms for me were low blood pressure, high pulse rate, chest pain, tingling in the left hand and face.  I waited almost 10 hours before calling my Dr. who told me to get my a__ to the ER.  Please be smarter than I was.  It took hours to stabilize.

I don't know how common this is but please have yours checked.  And don't take potassium supplements without doctors supervision.  It messes with the electrolytes around your heart--sodium to potassium ration- and can cause heart irregularities and SUDDEN DEATH.

I hope to be back on the boards soon.  I am posting this on several boards.  I don't want this to happen to anyone else.

But I still haven't cut my hair!!!!!!!!  Gotta measure soon.  Hope I'm past the 20" mark now!

Love,
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