MAJOR hair loss!!!!

Ok so I heard that if your going to have hair loss than it starts at about 4 months out.............. WELL sure enough............... Mine STARTED!! Its falling out all over the place and when I run my fingers throuh my hair my hand gets full of hair!! LIKE FULL!! The not eating enough protien is catching up with me and im hating it........... Im way more motivated now to get my protien in, but know its too late!! I guess i will just have to hide out till it grows out!! GET THAT PROTIEN IN GUYS!! Will you guys still love me when Im as bald as this guy??? ---->

I hear yeah...I'm riding the balding train with you Yes we'll all still love you! *hug* Hope yours gets better soon.

I have been losing hair for about a month now, each day in the shower I have to keep rinsing my hands because the hair is all tangled around it. Every couple days the drain is brown with my hair and I have to pull what appears to be a small animal out of the shower drain. The good news is Ive never heard of anyone going bald.... I don't even think mine is bad enough to tell. I get plenty of protein and even take biotin..... Was told it was unavoidable Becky

don't beat yourself up Katie, it just happens. Mine hit at exactly 3 months. I got my hair razor cut and textured shorter than it has been just so I won't notice it falling out as much. my hairdresser said she could notice a difference in the texture but could already see the new stuff growing in. hang in there! the dead hair is already dead and the new stuff is growing with all of the vitamins we are taking! judi

Oh sweetheart....don't kick yourself! This is something that just happens. And could be simply from having surgery. Not having RNY. You DO need to get your protein in....that's a MUST but not only for your hair. Your health is at stake. My hair started coming out last Saturday. Got out of the shower, toweled off my hair then my body. I was shocked to see sooooo much hair on my body, it SUCKED!!!! I've lost ALL body to it too. Just think....we get to start anew with a new body and NEW HAIR! LOL Pam

hey Katie, I know what you are going through. Mine started to fall out 2 months ago. I was almost in tears the other day because I brushed my hair and a HUGE clump came out. I was like "what am I dong to myself"? I just told myself I need more protein and that is it!!! It will be ok and it will grow back!

i'll be 4 months out as of 10/29/2007. My hair started coming out about 6weeks ago. My hairdresser told me to start taking hair and nail vitamins. So i went to sephora ( columbia mall) and got hair and nail vitamins. I forget what they are called but they begin phyto or something or other. They were $48 for 60 day supple. But, I tell you the loss has eased up. It is still coming out some but not like it was. This may help. you can also get the pills from sephora on line if there isn't a store near you. hope this helps.

my hair has not started falling out but it is breaking .......i had it cut a little shorter recently just to get some of the splits off

Like the rest of you guys, mine started at about 3 months post op. I read on the lapband forum to take Biotin. It has helped some, but I know it will grow back. When it first started it looked like a hamster in the shower drain. LOL Nancy

Me too. Gosh I hate it. My really thick hair has thinned and I'm constantly sweeping the bathroom to clean up the shedding. But I have been good on the protein and supplements. I take biotin and zinc. This too shall pass.