Yes it happens. Am there too. It will recover - just at the moment we are suffering the effects of our bodies coping with major surgery, hormone changes, and all sorts. Try not to wash it more than one a week, and not brush it between. When it's wet after washing use a tangle-teaser to brush it rather than a Combe. There is nothing we can do to stop it, so we just have to deal with it. I feel your pain xx