Anybody still experiencing hair loss?

My hair loss started out almost 3 months to the day after my surgery which was 8/25. It lasted for approximately 4 months then almost completely stopped. Well, it started again at approx 10 months out and is still falling out. I take all my vitamins, drink my fluids, get at least 80 to 100 grams of protein a day, eat a variety of foods including fruits and veggies. I only take my iron about every other day due to horrid constipation of which I still can't hardly manage even with 3 stool softeners and 3 Tablespoons of benefiber each day. My last blood work at 6 months out showed taht my blood counts were normal, so I was no where near being anemic which I know can cause hair loss in some people. I am a slow loser, as I've lost only 96 pounds and I started out at 300lbs. I am almost in tears about the hair loss since I have thin hair to begin with and I thought all the hair loss issues were behind me and I know that everyone else talks about how theirs only lasted a couple of months. Well, here I am almost a year out and my hair is still falling out. I'm seeing my surgeon on Friday for my one year check and plan to talk to him about all of this, but I wanted to check with others who had surgery around the same time to see if I'm the only one going thru this.

I'm still loosing hair but its not as bad as it was. My PCP just in the last month but me on a pre-natel vitaim and it seems to help. At my 6 month check up with my surgeron he told me to take Zinc for my hair loss. I guess it's somthing that we learn to live with. I too have fine hair the one thing I had going for me is that I had a lot of it. I have probably lost more then half of what I had. I know that everytime I get my hair cut it keeps getting shorter in lengh. This last time I cut it prety short and it feels a lot thicker then it use to. Congratulations on the 96lb weight loss that's awesome keep up the good work. Good luck with the hair loss. I know its frustrating. Debbie

I started loosing my hair again about the same time. Its not near as bad as it was three months out. However, my daughter is also loosing hair. Could it be the seasons? Cheers, Torrey (281/185/160)

Mine is bad as well. I have tried a lot of different things, but nothing really works. I am hoping it stops soon. However, I am so pleased with the results of this surgery I am not too upset about the hair loss.

I started to have hair loss again at about 10 months out. It was wierd because I've been taking Biotin and I have really noticed a difference in my skin being healthier, my nail growing in stronger and my hair being thicker. However, I did start to freak out a little over the hair loss, but didn't increase my biotin intake. I didn't want to have constipation problems and too much of biotin can cause that problem. So, I thought maybe I would get it cut short again. I haven't had the funds when I was near my hair dressers shop or I didn't have the time, so I haven't done that yet. I have decided to wait another month, cause it is at the perfect length right now. I really like how it looks on me today. What I did was just let my hair dry on its own...beacuse it is so thin it only takes about 1/2 hour for it to dry and I am to work by that time and just fluff it up a little and good to go! However, this past week I've started to blow it dry again and it seems to be doing better. I believe it is a cyclical thing going on. It may start up again or not. I love my hair too. It is hard to stay cheery when before my hair was one of my best features, but I would n't trade the weight loss for the lost hair. I will just hang on and pray that it doesn't all fall out. If it does, a friend of mine has a great website where she gets really nice wigs that are attractive for around $30 to $45 each. I'll have to look up the address for you and hopefully we will all be like her and wear it everyday, because it is so easy to take care of. Well, hope I haven't scared you to death with talking of wigs...it was more of a joke then a reality for me. But it is an option too. Who knows, I've always wanted to know what it was like to have black hair...lol! Lori 293/194/135 One pound to century club!!