April losers....hair problem????

my hair loss prior to surgery was over 100 hairs per day - i have very thick hair. i haven't noticed any change as yet but i never do - my hubby would be the first to notice (it lands on the bathroom floor and he cleans it up when i leave for work). Anyway, my doctor told me prior to surgery that it was something that was to be expected from between 3-6 months post op....he also told me that buying all of the expensive creams and pills will do no good. It is natural - your body is using it's resources to heal and will be from surgery to 6 months out. Even people that didn't have wls have this issue when they have major surgery. My doctor stated that the only thing that can help slow it down would be to make sure you get your daily requirements of protien. the hair is from dead protien cells - so the more you have the better. I put a lot of trust in my surgeon as he has over 20 years of experience with wls so i'm sure he has seen it all. Anyway, i'm going with what he said - i'm maintaining my protien at over 80 grams per day - like i said i haven't experienced any loss yet but according to my surgeon it could happen anytime over the next 3 months. good luck. open rny 4/19/2004 305/252.5/???

My hair is falling out too. I use nioxin, but don't see any difference. Thank god its almost fall in MN! I'll wear hats!

Hi there!, I was warned that there could be hair loss and to be sure to eat lots of protien. I haven't really seemed to be losing too much. I am on a very high protien food intake just for that reason. I have also been told that it will come back in once you stop losing weight. Laurie

Hey- Im a late april loser (the 28th) so Im not as far out as most of you yet, but I do have a little bit of thinning. It's not noticeable with me because my hair is really thick, but zinc was recommended to me as a way to help that problem. I think its just something that happens when we go through major surgery. Hell if it falls out, I dont care--I'll get a wig! Im going to be thin! WOOHOO! Love Neen

me, too. amanda

I've lost almost 40% of my hair, it's driving me nuts... It was sooooo thick before. I take my vitamins, get plenty of protien, etc.... This started mid-June, hope it stops before I go bald! Karen