Hair today - gone tomorrow?

My surgery was September 14, 2006. I"m doing pretty well. My goal is to get off my Diabetes pills. I understand hair loss is a side effect from this surgery. Is anyone loosing their hair yet??

Nancy: Mine was 9-19. As I understand it, if you don't keep up with your protein, then that could be a side effect. I haven't had a problem yet, but I also think they said 4 to 6 months that could happen. Peg Miller

Thanks Peg.... I guess we will just have to wait and see

I have started to shed pretty bad... Its not like Im going bald or anything, but its thiner.. Im going to get my hair cut shorter to try and help it look like I have more of it.

I had surgery on 9/11, so I will be 3 months out on Monday. I haven't lost any hair yet, but I have heard it usually starts around 3 months.

so far, so good--surgery was 9/15. My stylist and I talked about this at length a week or two ago and she reminded me to eat fat as well as protein--lo fat diets are KILLER on hair.

I am shedding like my pooch!!!!! I have really thick hair anyways so it doesn't look bad. But I have lost 70 lbs so far and I get all my protein plus some in a day. What I don't get is enough liquids. SOOOOO maybe its getting dried out. If it starts to look bad I think I am going to get a perm........................maybe. Stephy

I've kept up with my protein and vitamins, and I'm beginning to shed as well in the last two weeks or so. Three months is the magic number, I'm told - it seems we're all approaching that now. My hair's always been thick, and I cut my hair short about a month ago, so family and friends don't notice it so much, but it keeps falling. I may have to invest in a lint brush soon - seems I can't go more than an hour or two w/out finding a stray hair on my desk at work or sticking to my shirt.

I also have very thick long hair...but it is getting thinner, nothing noticable yet. I have been adding biotin to my diet...it helps in the growth of new hair.