My Gosh, when will it stop??

so my hair is still falling out like there is no tomorrow. My once thick healthy hair is looking frightened. My hair is everywhere in the house. My daughter has my hair all over her. When will it end????

I was wondering the same thing!!! My surgery was same day as yours...and I am seriously starting to fear having bald spots!! Good luck! Sherri C 242/179/140 -63 RNY 2/16/04

I'm new to the board, but same here...Had my surgery on 2/16, and it's getting a little scary!! I've been told that it usually lasts 3-4 months, but I'm afraid to see what it will look like then!!

we are all the same surgery date. how cool! I know that no matter how much protein, water, vitamins, special shampoos, etc. you use it does not help. I'm not too worried about balding. I've got lots of hair. It's the clean up and shedding. I shed more than my 3 cats. Yikes.

I HOPE it stops soon!!! Unlike you, I have thin fine hair as you can tell from my pic. I find myself picking it off my clothes and cleaning out the hairbrush after every brushing. In the shower is the worst. It gets all tangled in my fingers. That is why I will fall back on plan B....hats. Joanne

Mine seems to have slowed a bit... it was really come out there for awhile.

Last week at support group ... the conscenus is that we won't go bald, but that the lost/shedding last 3 to 4 months. Many talked of the new growth coming in and how different it was from their normal hair as it is so short and so much coming in. So there is hope that it will end and regrow. My plan is a wig IF I need to. I have very thin hair. Mine is falling out, but not horribly. I notice it, no one else has yet. Mary

STILL falling out and looks awful...It's very thin. I've always worn it short, so I got it cut REALLY short and am now wearing a hair piece, called hair magic by Revlon where you pull some of your own hair through to match. It's great, only weighs .35 oz. and adds alot of fullness on the top. The only downside is that I have to keep coloring my own hair to be sure the color is EXACTLY right and I'm neurotic about it because I don't want anyone to notice. But...if the hair loss doesn't stop SOON, I'll have to resort to a full wig. Can't wait for it to begin growing back in. When is that supposed to start exactly? Julie

Mine started to fall out about two months ago, and now it is finally slowing down - thank God! I have noticed that my hair is thinner (can wrap a ponytail holder around three times instead of the normal two). I have alos found mine in weird places - even the clothes dryer in little clumps. I started to take Biotin, and I am not sure if it really helped, but I can tell you that my nails are the strongest they have ever been! My hair is still falling out, but it seems as though it is only a little bit more than usual. Best of luck!! Barb

I sure hope it stops soon. I REALLY don't want to wear a wig. One day I don't lose any hair, but it sure comes out the next day -Vanessa -114lbs