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Approx four weeks ago my estrogen patch was increased from .05 to .075. A few days ago my hair has started shedding soooo badly. Any time I touch my hair run my hands through its sooo much coming out. My question. I assume it’s the estrogen dose increase. At this point do I ride out the hair shed and adjust to this new dose ; or do I back down to the previous dose????

I have had issues with hair thinning in general with menopause so can’t afford to lose much more hair :/. Is this normal and will maybe settle slow down soon or ? Even if I switch back down has this shedding episode officially started and is this considered a new telogen effluvian episode? Ughhhh :///

Have been using topical Musely dut now for 6 months and still shedding a fair amt. if I switch to oral dut would I start a new massive shed?

I take oral Minox and topical dut. My question… would I be ok to switch to oral dut before my procedure? (Procedure in two months). Just doing a hairline touchup approx 1000-1200 grafts (female).

We had to say goodbye to our boy this past Thursday due to end stage kidney disease. He was 15 1/2 and we had been managing with hand feeding him.. sub q fluids for the past 5 ish months. He was diagnosed in fall 2024. This past wed he stopped eating completely. He took several daily meds blood pressure med etc and the same time turned his head and stopped taking his daily meds. It was like he got to that day and was telling us he was done fighting.

The day we took him in and said our final goodbyes I felt comfort that he was no longer suffering and that we didn’t give up on him we were simply honoring the fact that he was tired of it all. For some reason each day that passes gets harder and I didn’t really expect that.

I lay down with his blankets or some of his things and just need to somehow still feel close to him - his scent, etc. everything makes me think of him… I just long for one more day with him. One more day to take him in for a pup cup or a car ride. To snuggle him all day. Each day waking up without him seems like it gets harder and almost unbearable. Why am I having these feelings versus the confident feeling I had when we took him in that was at peace with everything. :/

I just wish I had a sign from him that he is ok and or that he is still with me even though not physically.