nioxin?

anyone know where to get this shampoo to help reduce hair loss after bypass? Safeway doesn't carry it.

Usually can get it at a hair salon or beauty supply store. I didn't find it helped with my hair loss. I also used Nizoral which helps with growth as well, but essentially there is very little one can do to keep from losing hair from having the surgery... Dina

Ohhhhh, don't tell me that Dina But actually i haven't noticed any loss yet , judging by looking at my hair brush, but then it's only been 2 weeks since surgery. Hope it doesn't happen, but then i can always weave an afghan with the "fallout" lol Jerry

Well, generally you'll start seeing it fall out around 3-4 months or so. Varies for each person. The thing is, you have 2 issues that will make your hair fall out and there is not much you can do. 1) You had major surgery. 2) You are "starving" or so your body thinks... This is a double whammy because the body is looking at this situation as a dire emergency. You have just had major surgery so the body thinks it is injured and starts putting all it's energy into repairing the injury. You are not feeding it a lot, so it looks at it as a double emergency. So non-essential body functions, such as hair growth, are the first to be starved. There is not much you can do in this case. You can try all sorts of things, and some people swear by them. But the thing is, some people will lose hair and some (less common though) will not....regardless of what they do or do not do. So if someone says they did x,y,z and it helped, they may think it did, but it may just be the way they are. You will notice that your loss will wax and wane. I started losing at a slow rate, then it really picked up. I could see my scalp underneath. It was horrible! Then it got better....then it got worse. Then it got better again. And on and on. The loss for me continued probably until my 6th to 8th month and was on again off again during the final part of that. After the initial major loss, you might see some of these things help a bit, but when the body reacts to the emergency, your loss is already in the works...it just takes awhile to show up. Hope that helps - try not to fret over it. Either it will happen or it won't. Keeping your hair short will keep it looking fuller! Dina

hmmm, well if it starts going I can always pull a Vin diesel and take it all off. and then i could be called Kojak. Jerry

Jerry: I have to wash my hair every day because it is very oily. I noticed quite a few strands of hair in the sink on a daily basis. After about three months that stopped and it started growing back. To me it seems much more healty, too. Probably because I'm taking all of my vitamins, drinking all my water, getting all my protein and generally being a good girl. Pam

You can also buy Nioxin at Costco!