Thank you, Muirenn and Catrin. That article suggests that up to 70% of hair can fall out about 2-3 months post acute trauma like surgery. That is it, I think. The loss has sort of tapered off the last couple of days, thank goodness. It's still a lot, but not as much as last week.

I got my hair cut today and the stylist said that the previous highlights/bleaching could cause the blonde parts to break and fall out, but not so much the darker parts. My fall-out has been all-inclusive.

She did say she saw some breakage, though, although it's hard to attribute that to any one cause. Could be the way I comb it out when it's wet, or from the bleach. She suggested I lay off on the highlights for a bit and if I want to cover the gray, to go with the darker color only/roots touchup, and pull it down to blend with the longer hair so it's not so abrupt a change. Like underlights instead of highlights.

I like my hair short. Well, short for me. It's at my shoulders. I can still pull it back into a ponytail for riding.

Roxy