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Chronic Knee And Leg Pain, Hair Loss. Due To Taking Nerontin? History Of Cancer, Abdominal Resection

Hello. I am a 60 year old woman, have gone thru cancer twice, 2 abdominal resections, a radical mastectomy , plastic surgery , on the left breast , lymp nodes removed, underneath, left arm ,radiation twice. After all that, I was left with some problems. Just plain WEAK, Chronic Knee and Leg pain, no energy, and NOW, as of late, my hair is starting to come out ALOT AT A TIME? It s getting thinner, and thinner? My last surgery was one month ago, for yet ANOTHER ABDOMINAL RESECTION, ON MY BOWEL AREA. They put me on Nerontin. Could this be making my hair fall out
Mon, 16 Sep 2013
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Hi usually cancer by itself and cancer chemotherapy causes diffuse hair fall but it is reversable.neurotin may also cause hair fall.use biotin supplementation.iron and folic acid supplementation regularly can stop hair fall to some extent..use a good hair oil containing biotin.and use a ketaconazole shampoo.once surgical and medical treatment is over hair fall stops
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Chronic Knee And Leg Pain, Hair Loss. Due To Taking Nerontin? History Of Cancer, Abdominal Resection

Hi usually cancer by itself and cancer chemotherapy causes diffuse hair fall but it is reversable.neurotin may also cause hair fall.use biotin supplementation.iron and folic acid supplementation regularly can stop hair fall to some extent..use a good hair oil containing biotin.and use a ketaconazole shampoo.once surgical and medical treatment is over hair fall stops