Question:
Iam a yr and a half out from having surgery

and my hair is paper thin, in the front its almost bald. You can see my scalp thats how thin it is. I have tried different items and nothing is helping. I am desperate to know if anyone else has been in my situation and what did you do. I would rather be 135 pounds heavier then look like I do now. PLease help me if you can.    — Schatzie1 (posted on February 15, 2004)

February 14, 2004
I also have this problem i used rogain for women, the shampoo and conditioner that my hairstylist recomended which was Nioxin still nothing..so I ran into a friend of mine which she had the same problem and told me to start taking 2 prenatal vitamins and guess what within a month my hair finally started growing back..thank god cause I also missed my beautiful hair..wish you lots of hair..good luck. sheila Lap Rny 4-22-03 296/200/150.
   — Sheila W.

February 14, 2004
I could have written your question, but I wouldn't want my weight back. Nioxin did nothing. Rogain may be doing a little, but I only started that in Nov. I'm going to look into the prenatal vits. Right now I have four different wigs. If you find something that works, tell us all because there are people out there who have not regained their hair.
   — Janis D.

February 15, 2004
My Dr. gave me this(Vita-Plex Plus) it's working, but you can only get it through your Dr. Good Luck!
   — Jeri L.

February 15, 2004
I had tried everything. I started out with very thin hair before surgery and it only got worse. I had been using Nioxin products for about a year before surgery and my hair looked pretty good. After surgery it got really bad. I used the Healthy Hair, Skin and Nails vitamins from HSC and didn't get very good results from them. I am now 16 months post-op. I have been using Rogain for Women for 6 months and my hairdresser and I can't believe how much hair I have. I am very happy with the results. I have more hair than I have had for 5 years. I think you have to experiment and find out what works best for you. Good luck. Janice
   — Janice S.