Human Pin Cushion

Have you ever felt like a human pin cushion? If you have ever had to get blood work done, you know what I am talking about. I had to go to the doctor today to see if they could figure out why my hair is STILL falling out.

My hubby and I had three kids in a four year span and it has taken a toll on my body. Most apparently on my hair. My hair is only about a third as thick as it use to be, and it was starting to worry me that it might not stop falling out. Some hair loss is normal after pregnancy, but I wanted to make sure it was not more than that, and see what I could do to help make it better.

They are doing the blood work to rule out anything more serious, and told me to take a multivitamin a topical cream they prescribed and 2.5mg of biotin once a day. The doctor said that it would be hard to find 2.5 mg of biotin and that I could use 3 or 5 if I had to, but never really explained why 2.5 was preferred. I was too nervous to think to ask her at the time. I ended up with 5mg capsules, but the pharmacist said that it is water soluble and that my body would get rid of what I did not need. That sounded good to me, that was in case my body really needs 2.7mg I will be ok LOL.

Some people think that worrying about your hair is vanity, but I don't think so. I am not the type to spend an hour fixing my hair in the morning, but I would like to have enough there to at least throw into a pony tail you know? Men can pull of the bald head thing and often still look sexy, but I can only think of a few women who can do the same and I do not think that I am one of them.