Anyone losing hair??!!

Hi everyone! I am new to the forum.I had my bypass surgery on 1/22/07 and for the past month I have been losing hair. Its kinda freaking me out. Does it stop soon, should I be doing anything to make it slow down or stop? Help. Thanks in advance! Melanie

Hi Melanie! We are surgery sisters (same date). I've been losing some hair for about the past month. It seems to have peaked and is getting a little better. I never did lose handfuls or clumps as some people have, but it was definitely more than a few strands at a time. I have thick, wavy hair so I haven't noticed it by looking at it, so I haven't worried too much. Jen

LOL, hey sister!! Yeah, I was asked to move my date to the 22nd, which happens to be my hubbies birthdate. No needless to say, thats how his day was spen****ching over me! I wish I had thick hair!! I can kinda see the thinner area where my hair parts. But I feel MUCH better knowing I'm not the only ones. I keep remembering that part in "Sorority Boys" where the one guy pulls the long strand of hair out of the girls bathtub drain and does his Chewbacca imitation!! LMAO!! Cause that is about how much hair I lose after each hair wash.UGGGGGGGG!!

I'm losing clumps too!! I was freaking out about it- now I just kinda like my thinner hair. I am gonna have my blood drawn soon to make sure everything is okay- but it seems pretty common with what we've been through. Sorry no advice- just wanted to say you're not alone!!! Good to see you here- Holly

Thank you. Its about darn time I checked out the forum. I have just been working too much lately. I can't even go to the support groups. Yes, I go see the vampires soon too. In about a month. They sucked just about every drop last time. The tubes wouldn't fill up anymore. She tried 3 different tubes, but I am guessing after 7 FULL vials , my veins closed up shop!

No help...all I can say is...me too. It wil eventually stop falling out...preferably before I end up with bald patches. Not one of the better side-effects of surgery, for sure. I've said it before...why can't it fall off of my legs, instead??? ~Suz

LMAO!! You just about made me spew tea on my monitor!! Yes, why CAN'T it fall off our legs...or even our armpits??!! Why must it fall off our heads... Gravity??

No answers just concurring! Mine falls out by the clumps. I do have long curly thick hair but it is getting thinner! I try to keep it in braids as much as possible and I only wash a couple times a week. I heard about the 6 month mark is when it will stop. I do see new growth already but it just looks like a crown of frizzies. It's not quite the halo I wanted to earn! On the plus side it takes half the time it used to to blow dry! Either way, I'm glad it's coming back. The other thing to remember is that in the summer we lose more hair anyway, or so I've always believed. Welcome to the group! Adrianne

I too lose tons of hair too, but really don't mind becuase I have TONS and can't complain because it doesn't take as long to dry and straighten!!!!! But OMG I can't believe I am finding my hair everywhere! My poor family. heheheheheheh!

Hi - I have super thick, short/med. length hair - ohhhh sorry - I had - super thick hair. I now have less hair than b/4. I was panicking about my hair - I swear I was seeing bald patches in the front. My hairdresser was laughing...... no, she said no bald patches - but yes thinner than b/4, but I have so much hair I will be fine. I do keep it short though and was told this helps.....?? Also a good hair cut made me hair feel healthy again. I also take 2500 mg of biotin a day ( you can buy over the counter - I got mine at gnc) I have 1 more month till i'm out 6 months, and hope it stops around then. I can see it has started to slow down - last month was awful - hair everywhere. Marta