hairloss...

has everyone post op had some type of hair loss and was it bad? i really dont wanna lose anyhair but if it comes with the new lifestyle i guess it will be ok i just dont wanna be walking around looking like fire marshall bill...cause that...mmm.mmm..just cant happen

And just incase yall forgot what he looks like then here he is

LMAO @ that pic!

Some do loss hair, some don't.  Getting in all your protein, taking your vitamins..especially biotin, is supposed to lessen the chances of losing hair.  Also, putting less strain on your hair (chemicals and braids) seems to lessen hair loss also.

I wore a short, natural cut so I didn't notice much of a loss. 

Very funny....now I am having in Living Color flashbacks but ok

First,  as long as you are getting in enough protein and vitamins you will not notice as much as when you are not.  Good sign check your fingernails.  They will be brittle too and far easier to notice than your hair.  Biotin will help the new hair grow in stronger but will not prevent the hair loss once it starts.  Might be a good idea to take it anyway to get a leg up.

I lost hair and it has pretty much stopped.  But I have very very very thick hair and was told it was not noticeable.  I am planning very seriously on going bald for 2009.  Not because the hair loss is that dramatic but, I have some parts where it all grew in perfectly fine and others where it just seems thin so I want to start all over.  Maybe I should just admit the thinness has to do with age and not WLS????  Good Luck in your Journey!

~Maxine

thank yall for the advice..so since i havent had the surgery yet maybe i will start taking that stuff now and then maybe that  will help me out more...thanks a lot

Some do, some don't, I did at about 3 months out.  My beautiful hair started to shed.  I can't lie it hurt, but I have always changed my looks so I was use to wearing wigs and weaves...so I just continued to wig and weave.   It stopped shedding at 5-6 months, now at 14 months out, it has almost grown back,  I used biotin and conditioners. 

lol

3 years post in APRIL and mine still ain't the same BUT ain't nothing some weave can't handle LOL but it is getting better I took biotin,shampoo that was recommended by the dr and I increased my protien,b12 all that an still it said bye bye at first I was hurt because every summer I color my hair and roller set my hair the first yr out I couldn't WOW was I sad but life goes on I guess to go from a 24 to a 10 I would do it again in a heart beat heck to go from a 48DDD to a 36C u decide LOL much love as u embark on your journey

I've lost a ton of hair. I had very thick hair and now it is a whole lot thinner. I'm taking biotin right now and it will grow back some day. I still have my length but it's just not thick anymore.