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Hi Heather!!
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Hi Sandi,

I was losing a lot of hair up until 8 months. I took Biotin all along and it helped with the regrowth. 
I am now losing hair again but I had not been keeping up with my protein so it got bad. I am now keeping my protein up and taking biotin still.  it is slowing down now.

I think I really started to shed around the 6 month mark.  I do not have thick hair to begin with so I was having a real hard time with it.  Now at 18 monthis things have improved greatly and my hair seems to be thicker than it was before so I'm ok with it all.

Best of luck to you.

Mine started falling out at 3 months and continued until my 6th month and nothing helped, I took Biotin, got my protein in, bought special hair products and all of it is a waste of money.  Luckily I had thick hair but I still felt like I was going to be bald, my hair is very thin now.

Stephanie

how high did you up your protein? it stopped for me when i got to 150 g

I'm right around 100, maybe I should try a little more...ugh!1

the good news is you only really have to do that for like a week. and if it's working, it will work after two days. so just give it a week of more protein. drink shakes or something like that. let me know if that helps!

Hi Sandi!!!!

Now that I've stopped laughing.........................giggle.......................snort.........I'll answer this.  Although I will say that when you said, "everything my head touches," Aaron wondered how you got your head THERE!!!!!     Thanks for being a good sport about that!!! 

Anyway, I had really thin hair, and had heard about the possibility of hair loss, but frankly, I didn't care as long as there was WEIGHT LOSS!!!  I started losing hair at about month 3-4, and I guess it continued for 3-4 months.  I did try Biotin, but it didn't help, but I didn't bother with Nioxin or anything else like that.  The doctors all say it's from not getting enough protein, but I was THE most compliant patient in terms of protein intake, ALWAYS focusing on that first.  But I still lost hair, and I think it was just the effects of the surgery itself, not the malabsorption.  I did try the Pantene Restoratives line, they have a spray in strengthener, I think it's called, and it seemed to help.  Now, I'm back to regular Pantene, and I use the "daily moisture renewal" formula.  My hair's in better shape now than before surgery.

So don't fear, you won't go bald, and look at it like I did - I'd rather be thinner with thin hair than fatter with fat hair!!!

Hang in there!!!

Tia

Ya know...if I could get my head there...don't think I'd ever have to leave my house...or be married!

I agree about being better to be thinner w/less hair.  I don't mind losing it...it's just a pain to have it everywhere.

god I love you Sandi!!!!!!!! *HUGE BEAR HUGS*