My hair..

Exactly! I shall be a sensation!

I can relate. I lost 50 percent of my hair after my VSG (too much scar tissue for RNY). I am 10 months out and I think finally it is starting to grow back. Thank goodness I had lots to start with because I really was the only one who noticed. But one of the best things to come out of the surgery was the fact I now only have to wash my hair every 4 days. I used to wa**** every day and now it is so much less greasy that I can 3-4 days in between washes. Sooooo awesome! Not sure how long this last as my new hair continues to grow back!

My hairdresser estimated that I lost about 60% of my hair post-RNY but my hair was very thick so it wasn't noticeable to anyone other than me really. As Tracey mentioned, the small wispy "stick-ups" while promising, were the biggest pain in the ass. My hair always looked "shocked" at the bang line. lol I had a great deal of hair loss again a couple of years ago after an open hysterectomy but it was to be expected. I'm still dealing with the "stick-ups" but my hair is nice and thick again. Damn you telogen effluvium!

I lost over 50% of my hair as well.  But the weird thing for me is that I had straight hair, but the new hair is growing in with a curl!  I have also had numerous surgeries and most recently a hysterectomy, so hormones could be the issue there...not sure.  :)

I'm surprised to see that so many have lost 50 to 75% of their hair.  Do you honestly think it's that much or do you think it just feels like it is.  I guess it would be hard to know.  Thankfully I have thick hair, so I hope I don't look  a lot different when it starts falling out.  

Does anyone know if there is anything you can do to prevent losing so much of it?  Or is it inevitable?

Kathy

I am finding my hair everywhere. I think about 40% loss.  It started at 3 months.  When can we expect it to grow back?  Luckily I had a tonne of hair and only I seem to notice. But as I said it is everywhere. 

You can read about it here.

For the TL;DR version:

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There are three basic ways TE can develop.

1. There might be an environmental insult that "shocks" the growing hair follicles so much that they decide to go into a resting state for a while. This results in an increase in hair shedding and a diffuse thinning of hair on the scalp. This form of TE can develop rapidly and may be noticeable one or two months after receiving the shock. If the trigger is short lived, then the hair follicles will return to their growing state and start producing new hair fibers pretty quickly. This form of TE usually lasts less than six months and the affected individual has a normal scalp hair density again within a year."

It's basically inevitable, but I'm told some people never experience it. I'm also told something as simple as child birth could cause it. Who knows, I've had 3 kids, tonsils taken out, tubes tied, etc.. but never had it before.

 I'm terrified! Just entering my 4th month bit I have dreadlocks, have had then for 20 Years and I just don't know where to expect to start Falling out? I don't wAsh or wet mg hair often because of the type of hair I have  bit worried my dreads might start falling out in chunks?? Totally terrified!