'Will start wearing a hair patch': Dipika Kakar faces severe hairfall, fatigue and more amid post-cancer therapy

Dipika Kakar provided an update on her health in her most recent YouTube video. Dipika revealed after receiving her routine blood tests that her thyroid levels had increased as a result of the cancer treatment, and she also mentioned suffering from severe hair loss and mouth ulcers. Dipika said, "My blood reports have come. I had hypothyroidism earlier, and when my target therapy started, my doctor had asked me to keep a careful watch on thyroid levels because they get disturbed. For a few days, I have been feeling bloated, having mood swings, and fatigue. I have ulcers that have increased since the last two days."

Dipika Kakar reveals she might have to wear hair patch

"Everything is normal, but thyroid is not, so my dosage has been increased. We have to keep a close watch and redo the test in four weeks. My doctor had told me that it’s rare for people to have hair fall during target therapy, but I have severe hair fall. My hair volume was never so thin that gaps were visible, but now it’s happened, so I will start wearing a hair patch soon," Dipika Kakar added.

Dipika further detailed about her therapy, "My target therapy tablet will continue for another 1.5 years. I hope it does the job it’s supposed to do. All other things, like feeling tired, falling asleep, and levels fluctuating, the best way is to get timely checkups done; luckily, everything can be rectified. Health is very important, life is unpredictable, so we need to be happy and healthy, make good memories – it is all that life is about."

Dipika Kakar's husband, actor Shoaib Ibrahim, had stated in a vlog that they needed to be cautious about her health because her cancer has a high risk of recurrence.