Losing more hair than weight!

OK, so this morning when I washed my 'do, there was enough hair on the shower floor to cover a child's head.  I'm not exaggerating at all!  I just had to cry for a good 5 minutes to get over it.

To top this all off, I'm 2.5 months out from surgery and I have lost a total of 6 pounds in the last 4 weeks - and that was all in one week!!  That's just ridiculous after having major surgery for weight loss.  Now...if every time I weighed myself I dropped a couple of 'em, then losing all this hair wouldn't be such a big deal.  But, dayum!! I mean.... I feel like I'm getting all of the disadvantages of the procedure and none of the benefits!

Just rantin' y'all...thanks for listening.

JenJen

We are about the same time out. [I lost 40 lbs pre-surgery and 50 post WLS to date].  I have not heard of losing hair so early on...I am wondering if maybe there is a problem with you absorbing your protein.  Have you spoken to your NUT about this.  From what I've read in research and on these boards is that hair loss tends to happen month from month 4 and on [I could be wrong here].  But not absorbing your protein could account for both the stall and the hair loss .  I'm no medical professional so maybe its your system catching up to your new guts.  I'd check it out with the NUT if I were you.

Best wishes,

Rhonda

 Hello JenJen,

I am sorry about your hair,I followed Caroly M. advice from her blog  as a pre-op as a post-op my hair loss was minimal, I used capsules for the biotin,zinc and selenium for maximum absorption, I hope that this will work for you, good luck!
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Hair Loss Prevention Program

 

Please note that following this program will not mean you won’t lose ANY hair. It just minimizes your hair losses. I did lose hair myself, although I was the only one who noticed. And you HAVE to do all three parts, and you have to do them AS DESCRIBED. The zinc and selenium won’t do much good if you aren’t getting in enough fluid and protein. I know it’s a struggle to get in this much fluid and protein at first, but persevere. You can get the fluid in if you sip, sip, sip all day long. You can get the protein in if you use protein shakes and supplements as necessary. And it is untrue that you can only absorb a limited amount of protein at one time. You absorb 50% of what you take in, period, whether you take in 30 grams or 90 grams at a time.

 

So here’s the program:

 

1. Make sure you get at least 60 grams of protein every day beginning as soon as you get out of the hospital. Use shakes until you can get enough food. Build up to 80-100 grams when you can. Rationale: Protein is essential for hair growth and hair that doesn't grow falls out.

 

2. Force the fluids. At least 64 oz a day the first week or two then bump it up to 80-100 oz per day. Rationale: Fluids flush out the ketones your body makes when burning fats. Ketones are toxic to rapidly dividing cells like the hair follicles.

 

3. Beginning the first week after surgery, add 100mg of Zinc and 200 mcg of Selenium to your supplements. Crush these tablets for the first 3 months to guarantee absorption. Rationale: These mineral support the telogenic (resting) phase of hair growth.

 

Biotin supplements may also help, some swear by them. Nothing you put ON your hair from the outside will do anything to prevent loss, although it may plump up the individual strands and make your hair seem thicker. Topical emulsions don't usually penetrate the scalp to the level of the hair follicles--Minoxidil is an exception to this general rule.

 

Sending  your way...I know that the unknown is crazy, but you can start working on repairing your hair by taking biotin pills! 

Are you getting in all your protein and vitamins.  I have been taking biotin since I started my WLS classes, about 9 months before surgery and now I take biotin through the day.  My hair loss is minimal(well to me it is).  Also I use a moisturizing conditioner for deep and then a protein based leave in conditioner.  That helps with the health of the hair too.  I hope that helps.

As for your weightloss.  Hang in there.  I only lost 20 the first month and have consistently lost 8lbs or less following.  My NUT says that you can't get discouraged by numbers.  How fast you lose is determined by several factors, one being how much weight you have to lose to start with.  Make sure you are getting in the necessary calories you need.  I was way below and once I upped them, I started losing again and I hadn't lost a lbs in over a month.

try this:

for one week, write down everything you eat and drink.  also, write down any physical activity you do.

this will allow you to analyze the number of calories you are ingesting.  maybe thats where you need to make the change. 

it will also tell you how many calories you're burning through physical exertion. maybe you need to step up the exercise.

also, write down the vitamins/supplements you're taking.  this will tell you if you're taking the right stuff and taking enough of it.

i'm a fan of collecting as much information as possible when trying to break down why something is or is not happening. 

I start experience hair loss a few months out and many on the board recommended Biotin. not only that I wasn't taking my vitamins and protein like I should when I began taking it on the regular and added the boitin it improved in like 3 months. I SWIR by Biotin I even found Biotin shampoo and condition from the vitamin ship the brand is J/A/S/O/N I also saw this online.  I'm sorry you're experiencing this I can certainly relate. I hope it gets better soon hang in there.

Thanks for all the love, family.  I am religious about my vitamins and protein.  I take 20,000 mcg of Biotin daily.  I work out at least 4x per week.  The only things mentioned here that I can add are Zinc and Selenium...so, I'll try adding that.  I'll also pay attention to my water intake...I can always drink more water.

Thanks again!!

JenJen