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Got it - sent reply. Sorry haven't been checking in. Barb
on 4/18/13 9:32 am - Canada
referral April/2011 Weight 230 lbs.,orientation Nov 30/2011, surgeon Jan 4/2012, Psych Feb 2, Dietician March 15, physical Apr 12, Surgery VSG May 29/2012,
pre-op weight 180 lbs. ,
I was very lucky - no hair loss at all, although I have lots. I suspect because I lost weight much more slowly it wasn't such a shock to my system.
I was 53 1/2 when I had my VSG and was still having periods intermittently. Since my surgery (Feb 2012) I have never had another one 
. Yes, fat stores estrogen, so if you are losing fat, then in theory your hormones will be wacky. I was EXTREMELY happy with that side effect!! However in the last 3 or 4 months I've started having hot flashes. 
For the first year I was always cold. I'd prefer being cold.
Dianne 
HW 270 (Sept 2011); surgery weight 236 (Feb 6, 2012); current 167 (103 lb lost); goal set by nutritionist 148 (ha ha!!). Vertical sleeve gastrectomy at Obesity Control Center (Dr. Ariel Ortiz), Tijuana, MX. Self-pay, self-referral, 4-week wait. Abdominoplasty Aug 10, 2013 (Dr. K. Dolynchuk, Winnipeg - self-pay)
Okay - -well it is good to know that I am experiencing normal weight loss symptoms. Thanks for the confirmation. And yes I have noticed that I am cold more often than I used to be. I can almost tell which days/weeks I am going to be down the most pounds by how cold I am. Our home office has three computers in it and so is often the warmest room in the house, but this winter I have had to put on socks, slippers and wear a sweater most of the time, which is totally unusual for me because I was always the warm one in the house before - -used to joke about having lots of "natural insulation" 
Step One: Referral Letter: April 23/12 Step Two:Acceptance Letter: May 24/12 Step Three: 3 Hour Info Session on May 22/13 
I'm sure the hair loss is hormone related - when I was on fertility drugs I lost alot of hair....
and now that I think of it, I coulda used a second coating of hair this winter as I was "cold all the time" which seems to be another common thing post op. .... things that make you go hmmmmm...
Hair loss is normal and most of us have it. Mine started at about 4 months and was getting so bad that I had to cut my hair, ponytails were stressing it out too much with the tension. Like Rainyone, I am lucky to have started out with lots of hair and I am confident that it will come back. I have noticed a bit of a pattern with a high weight loss week giving me noticeably more hair loss..... go figure, it could just be me. I have also read several times that estrogen is something stored in our fat stores and the sudden weight loss results in surges of hormones that generally don't play out very well lol . I have also read that the hormone rush contributes to the hair loss. Every time I had a baby I would experience significant hair loss about 3 weeks post partum, so I think there is a correlation there for sure. I also have no interest in Biotin, as much as I want my head hair back, the prospect of "increased hair growth" everywhere does not appeal to me either, although if this winter nonsense keeps up it might be a good source of warmth........ hmmmm
I lost about 50% of my hair . For me it lasted about 4 months . From about 6 months to ten months out , I have little fuzzies that are the regrowth . Luckily I had a ton of hair in the first place . But my pony tail is way smaller now ! I never took biotin. I figured it didn't help with the hair loss but rather helped with regrowth and I would be fine. I didn't want to deal with all the other body hair growing like crazy lol
HW 295 lbs,CW 195, nuts goal-210, my goal 175 surgery date April 3 in Tijuana with Dr Ponce De Leon
Thanks Karen and BCwaiting. I am looking forward to the information session to find out more, but this definitely makes me think I will go ahead with it. BCwaiting - - you have also answered one of my other questions I had, and that is whether they would still even do the surgery on me if I had lost a lot of weight beforehand - - I was worried if I lost too much that I would no longer be a candidate and they would take me off their list. By the sounds of what you are saying, this shouldn't be an issue of concern at all.
Step One: Referral Letter: April 23/12 Step Two:Acceptance Letter: May 24/12 Step Three: 3 Hour Info Session on May 22/13
Has anyone else experienced what seems to be changes in hormone levels? Someone told me that fat cells store estrogen. So by losing lots of weight we are making changes to the hormonal levels in our bodies.
Last month I missed and seemed to get a series of hot flashes instead! Is it just likely that my age (49) is finally catching up with me, or has anyone else found that losing weight triggered hormonal changes?
I am also losing a lot of hair - - is that normal?
Step One: Referral Letter: April 23/12 Step Two:Acceptance Letter: May 24/12 Step Three: 3 Hour Info Session on May 22/13
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