luckiestdestiny
Well-Known Member
Hi Ladies,
Some of you may know me from that huge chlorella thread started eons ago. I just got out of the hospital and I need your help if you can!
I hope this thread can help others who may fall ill and have a potential hair issue but also address specifically how to prevent a possible disaster under way. I have tagged a few e friends, e respected colleagues, and friends too from the original Chlorella because I know that though this is not the only issue I'm facing, it is one that will make me feel better in the long run and prevent unnecessary loss of progress. And as I know you are interested in health inside and out, I'm hoping you can spread the word to others for possible solutions for hair and health. Maybe this can be a thread to whip hair into shape after health set backs too? There are many others I wish to tag but I just did a few because of my energy level. Please all respond if you can.
Back Ground
First off I was recently released from the hospital after a two week stay with a long recovery road. I knew something else was going down but my symptoms were multiple as I also had uterine fibroids and Grave's Disease. The good news is I don't need surgery for this yet. I think clean eating has helped. But the bad news is that it is another illness. It's chrohn's disease. I found out I had it because I could not keep anything down and in if you know what I mean including water. I was hospitalized to get that under control.
I am now on steroids and a bunch of things to treat flare stage. I will then start with all natural and pull back to alternative treatments but for now this thing has me in it's grips and there is no choice but prednisone and a host of other stuff they've given me. In the past two weeks I've lost 22 pounds. People are like YAY. I'm like do you realize I'm in hell
? I'm not trying to be a bobble head. And this is with steroids fighting their way to slow that and inflammation down.
What does this have to do with hair?
Well the doc thinks it's going to be several weeks still till I get this flare down and return to normal. That means more weight loss. That means more nutrients lost to hair, brittleness, etc. I have know for a while that my hair was just there. It was slowly growing, I kept falling anemic etc. Guess the Chrohn's is sucking out the nutrients. Everything I did before was to combat dryness from Grave's disease (thyroid disease). I am still happy that I ate right and natural all this time because the doctor says that the disease has progressed slowly so far but still when you have a flare it is something that will put you in a place where you think you're going to die. I vomited more in these past weeks than in my lifetime, and also diarrhea, and also the severe pain and aching ( pain worse than even my open abdominal surgery for fibroids). They gave me morphine and I was still in severe pain. Sorry I went off a little....back to hair....
And?
I was planning to take my weave down late 2 1/2 months when I started feeling ill. With so little energy I couldn't take it out. And at this point I was like I am not letting an expert rip through it as I have to detangle. And I was like okay 3 months will be fine because I've gone there before... but then I was hospitalized and we're talking add two weeks to that. And now we're talking adding another half week as I had to get myself together before I could even type this all out. And just doing this is exhausting.
End result:
I want to do it in the next few days to a week. I know I'll be exhausted so I may have to do a little a day.
I need your help!:
How would you proceed? I was thinking I need to wash it with a strengthening shampoo and conditioner, and let it dry. Then wash with some sort of detangling conditioner and let it dry (please send recommendations and I'll get them on amazon prime), then I'll use cowboy magic plus just for me detangler (which works at three months), or try one of those dread detanglers (please recommend). You know the ones where people who have locks even can pick theirs out with ease?
Questions:
1)Do you recommend these stages or should I just try to take it out with detangler dry?
2)Would the extra washing at first help or hinder. I want to make certain my hair is strengthened but I don't want it to dread more?
3)What would you do if you were me? Is there any additional steps I'm missing?
4)Any advice for Chrohn's (natural/alternative)? Please answer any questions you have advice on even if it's not chrohn's. Any doctor recommendations in NYC for alternative health care? Or even Pa, Nj, CT and lastly I travel to los angeles too so I'm cool with knowing who.
5) Has anyone survived and kept all their hair even after four months in a weave? Oh and this is a net one. The second time I've had that one done. In other words is it possible to maintain all progress and halt damage after four months in a weave? If so how did you do it? What products (please don't hold out on me) and in what order did you achieve this. If you even went over three months please answer this question. If you know someone who did and they succeeded please answer this question!
I did not spell check this. I'm sure a lot is wrong with it but I am too exhausted so please forgive and just answer what you can if you can help. Thanks so much ladies! Here's hoping I hear from you!
@Honey Bee @BK Bombshell @yodie @CurlyMoo @nathansgirl1908 @naturalmanenyc
Some of you may know me from that huge chlorella thread started eons ago. I just got out of the hospital and I need your help if you can!
I hope this thread can help others who may fall ill and have a potential hair issue but also address specifically how to prevent a possible disaster under way. I have tagged a few e friends, e respected colleagues, and friends too from the original Chlorella because I know that though this is not the only issue I'm facing, it is one that will make me feel better in the long run and prevent unnecessary loss of progress. And as I know you are interested in health inside and out, I'm hoping you can spread the word to others for possible solutions for hair and health. Maybe this can be a thread to whip hair into shape after health set backs too? There are many others I wish to tag but I just did a few because of my energy level. Please all respond if you can.
Back Ground
First off I was recently released from the hospital after a two week stay with a long recovery road. I knew something else was going down but my symptoms were multiple as I also had uterine fibroids and Grave's Disease. The good news is I don't need surgery for this yet. I think clean eating has helped. But the bad news is that it is another illness. It's chrohn's disease. I found out I had it because I could not keep anything down and in if you know what I mean including water. I was hospitalized to get that under control.
I am now on steroids and a bunch of things to treat flare stage. I will then start with all natural and pull back to alternative treatments but for now this thing has me in it's grips and there is no choice but prednisone and a host of other stuff they've given me. In the past two weeks I've lost 22 pounds. People are like YAY. I'm like do you realize I'm in hell
? I'm not trying to be a bobble head. And this is with steroids fighting their way to slow that and inflammation down.What does this have to do with hair?
Well the doc thinks it's going to be several weeks still till I get this flare down and return to normal. That means more weight loss. That means more nutrients lost to hair, brittleness, etc. I have know for a while that my hair was just there. It was slowly growing, I kept falling anemic etc. Guess the Chrohn's is sucking out the nutrients. Everything I did before was to combat dryness from Grave's disease (thyroid disease). I am still happy that I ate right and natural all this time because the doctor says that the disease has progressed slowly so far but still when you have a flare it is something that will put you in a place where you think you're going to die. I vomited more in these past weeks than in my lifetime, and also diarrhea, and also the severe pain and aching ( pain worse than even my open abdominal surgery for fibroids). They gave me morphine and I was still in severe pain. Sorry I went off a little....back to hair....
And?
I was planning to take my weave down late 2 1/2 months when I started feeling ill. With so little energy I couldn't take it out. And at this point I was like I am not letting an expert rip through it as I have to detangle. And I was like okay 3 months will be fine because I've gone there before... but then I was hospitalized and we're talking add two weeks to that. And now we're talking adding another half week as I had to get myself together before I could even type this all out. And just doing this is exhausting.
End result:
I want to do it in the next few days to a week. I know I'll be exhausted so I may have to do a little a day.
I need your help!:
How would you proceed? I was thinking I need to wash it with a strengthening shampoo and conditioner, and let it dry. Then wash with some sort of detangling conditioner and let it dry (please send recommendations and I'll get them on amazon prime), then I'll use cowboy magic plus just for me detangler (which works at three months), or try one of those dread detanglers (please recommend). You know the ones where people who have locks even can pick theirs out with ease?
Questions:
1)Do you recommend these stages or should I just try to take it out with detangler dry?
2)Would the extra washing at first help or hinder. I want to make certain my hair is strengthened but I don't want it to dread more?
3)What would you do if you were me? Is there any additional steps I'm missing?
4)Any advice for Chrohn's (natural/alternative)? Please answer any questions you have advice on even if it's not chrohn's. Any doctor recommendations in NYC for alternative health care? Or even Pa, Nj, CT and lastly I travel to los angeles too so I'm cool with knowing who.
5) Has anyone survived and kept all their hair even after four months in a weave? Oh and this is a net one. The second time I've had that one done. In other words is it possible to maintain all progress and halt damage after four months in a weave? If so how did you do it? What products (please don't hold out on me) and in what order did you achieve this. If you even went over three months please answer this question. If you know someone who did and they succeeded please answer this question!
I did not spell check this. I'm sure a lot is wrong with it but I am too exhausted so please forgive and just answer what you can if you can help. Thanks so much ladies! Here's hoping I hear from you!
@Honey Bee @BK Bombshell @yodie @CurlyMoo @nathansgirl1908 @naturalmanenyc
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; my body literally does not absorb certain vitamins if I ingest them. That part of my body is basically useless lol. 
? I mean I get diarrhea and...I just do not get it? Shouldn't that come out as pee? 
I am laughing and mad as I type this because it just doesn't make sense.
I know it's a lot but eh, I am not trying to have knots unless I have to). . I think it's better to have more than less so I'm going to order that one tonight too. 
