Wow... Hair Loss

I am just over 3 months post op and I noticed about 2 weeks ago my hair was falling out, but OMG this past week it has picked up speed, its not a surprise but I didn't think I would loose so much. Taking a shower every day I cringe because when I wash my hair I see so much going down the drain. Oh well small price to pay.

Yep, months 4-6 should be the worst of it.  I bought a drain catcher to not clog my drain.  I had to empty it daily.

Yup...it's horrible for sure. The first couple of times I pulled a clump out of my already fine, thin hair I thought I was having a panic attack.

The bright side? Yes...there is one. I am 1 yr out tomorrow and lately have had so many compliments on how "healthy" and shiny my hair looks now. So hold onto that carrot and try not to tear up too much watching it go down the drain! :-) It will return.

I checked my head for bald spots regularly from months 4-6 ;) None appeared, and at 7 months it's stopped and now I have a fuzzy head full of regrowth. So don't fear, it will come back again! And good advice on buying a drain catcher, otherwise you'll be fishing it out of the shower drain every day!

Being on this side of menopause (I'm 65) is a bonus....almost no hair loss at all...lucky me!!

Mine was already thin in the front from menopause and then a double whammy - surgery and then later my thyroid went wonky and I had bald spots for over a year.  Finally with supplements and meds my hair is back (I am 21/2 years out).  I went short and then shorter yet and now I love it short. It is hard to see it come out but if does come back and my hairdresser said it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Everyone will be commenting on your new body to notice your hair!

It's crazy how much comes out.  Although you know intellectually this is likely to happen,  the reality is downright depressing.  There are piles of my hair everywhere.   I need a lint brush to dehair the chair in my office. 

I know we had our surgeries within a day or two of each other... and I can definitely relate! 

I started noticing it about three weeks ago, and it's disheartening. Being fat all my life left me with (in my view!) my one and only good physical attribute... my thick, lustrous hair! I am lucky it's thick because right now, it's coming out in clumps. I've taken to washing/styling it less frequently (about three times per week, thus less handling) and that means less hair falling out. I am trying to sweep up all the hairs that fall out in the shower or off my towel, and I have taken to sweeping the bathroom floor frequently. And as the main cook in the house, preparing meals for the kids, I am trying to be more careful with my hair in the kitchen. I thought about wearing a bandana or scarf or something while I cook, but it's getting warm here now and I suspect that would be uncomfortable.

I also know that I definitely notice that my hair is falling out, but my husband does not. He mentioned the other day that his boss, who is on the list to have surgery, asked him how I was doing with my WLS and she asked Hubby if I'd had any hair loss yet. He told her no, I have not! It still looks like I have lots of thick hair on my head. I hope that will carry me through for awhile until it grows back. Even the texture of my hair has changed. It's more coarse and crinkly. A bit more brittle. I'm trying to be gentle with it.

There's one more fear that I have: that it won't grow back. I have to hope that it will. It's scary to see fistsful of hair go down the drain.