HAIR LOSS!!
Mine started falling out around month 6. Some folks' did sooner - some didn't at all. I don't really know if there is anything you can do to stop it... It does lessen as you become further out from surgery. Some folks cut their hair short so it wasn't as noticeable... I have always had thick hair so when I lost mine it wasn't noticeable.
Some folks take Biotin but found hair growing in places they didn't want it to grow ;)
There are several theories out there on why your hair falls out.... some say the aftereffects of anesthesia (I don't buy that one mainly because I've had a LOT of surgeries over the years and never had it fall out before). Could be the rapid weight loss.... could be a deficiency in the diet, etc.
Good luck and hopefully it will slow down soon!!
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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I started using biotin/collagen shampoo and taking extra biotin 6 months pre-op. Like clockwork at the end of my 3rd month post-p I started losing hair by the handful. After 2 months the hair loss inexplicably stopped. I seriously doubt anything I did would have changed anything!
49/F 4' 11" Highest Wt. 183.8--Surgery Wt. 173.0--Current Wt. 115.2--Goal Wt. 115.0
This is good information to know. I wondered if I should start taking something now before surgery.
Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti
Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141
PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs
I don't have any great tips for you other than DON'T PANIC!!!! I tried the Biotin for awhile but I quickly noticed extra hair on my face which for me was dramatizing because I've always had to deal with facial hair so I stopped taking.
I actually started looking at wigs but I never needed one. When it started growing back in it came in thicker and with some body. DH still cleans hair out of the drain but it's thick enough to handle it.
Being in my 50's when I had surgery I started coloring it a darker shade and that helped with the look too.
Roz
God is walking with me every step of the way. Because of HIM this is possible!!
RNY 10/15/2008 9+ Years!!! Height: 4' 11" HW: 203 SW: 197 CW: 119 on Maintenance
