all right !!!! we will do this together... we will post every Monday....

I so hear you ! My thick hair is almost all gone ! I cut it short in an attempt to hide how thin it is. Hasn't helped but at least I am using less drano ! I wonder when it will stop . I hope soon. It can't go on forever or can it ! I feel your pain : ( Paula

Hey Jodi, congrats on your progress. I am also 5 months out and down about 80lbs. I have long, thicker hair but started thinning at about 4 months. I do take Biotin, I have been since month 1 then when my hair started thinning I upped the dosage to 5,000mcg from 1,000mcg. It's working well for me, my nails and skin are proof and actually the hair loss is going to happen reguardless but I only have strands breaking off at the ends under neath my hair, not like balding at the crown or anything. I think this is from taking the Biotin, (also because I started taking it very early on, reving up my engine-if you will!) it may still be thinning but could be ALOT worse, I have no clumpage! And whoever said taking in more protein wouldn't work is jsut retarded! That's the key! Yes you will loose hair, it's inevitable with any weight loss surgery or not, but the reasoning is because your not taking in as many nutrients like protein. Actually this does stop when weight stabalizes, you hit your goal, BUT what I learned this week is that no matter how far out you are, if at any point your fall off the wagon and aren't taking in as much protein as you should, it will thin again and fall out. A lady I know is 4 years out and started loosing her hair again, because she said she hasn't been eating right and laking on the protein so make sure you do your part!

Hi Jodi, I know exactly what you're going through!!! I've been told that the hairloss would begin in the 5th month and end around the 9th month. Well, I'm in my 5th month now and boy am I losing it. I've taken Bioxin (5,000 mg) per day since before my surgery (9/11) and while my hair is in good condition, I am losing tons of it; especially around my temples. I have long hair and would prefer to keep it that way. My hair dresser just cut 2 more inches off (she said the longer the hair the more it pulls it out). There's really nothing to do but wait it out and hope it doesn't get too thin. I have thin hair also. But there's the weird thing. I think the Biotin is changing my hair. My hair used to be very thin and straight as a board. Now I'm getting body in it, it's actually curling somewhat at the ends and middle. Weird huh? I'm just hanging in until my 9th month and see what happens. Good luck to you! Donna

Hope you figure it out soon Phyllis ! It sounds horrible, Paula