Question:
is anyone having night sweats passing out losing hair at over a year out

   — rsbd1966 (posted on February 22, 2006)

February 22, 2006
Rose: I will be 2 yrs out this June. The only problem I am having is my hair is still falling out. I am taking biotine that I got at Wal Mart. The passing out could be caused from low blood sugar. Ck with your surgeon...judy
   — juju524

February 22, 2006
ok , i havent had the night sweats , or the passing out and i am almost 2 yrs out but the lossing hair is due to not getting enough protien in your diet each day . mine does that every day and i have to eat alot of protien about 91 g of it . i know it is hard to keep up with ur protien intake . but it is important
   — lizzie72

February 22, 2006
I DO GET NIGHT SWEATS ONE NIGHT I FREEZING ONE NIGHT IM SEATING MY BODY IS SO DIFFERENT SINCE I LOST THE 160 LBS AND YES MY HAIR FALLS OUT I HAD THIS HOT BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF LONG HAIR AND JUST LIKE THAT IT FELL OUT GOT REALLY THIN SO I CHOPPED IT OFF AND IT SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN THE HAIR FALLING OUT...THE SWEATS I HAVE NO HELP ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I COULD DO......IM 1YR AND 4 MONTHS OUT
   — MIKI4

February 22, 2006
Rose, Im alomost 18 months post opt and just recently started having the night sweats.This doesnt happen ever night but happens often when I take in lots of sugar or starches that day. I sweat to the point where my body and sheets are soaked. I will be seeing my Doctor for a complete physical on the 6th of March and will be discussing this problem with him. I have related it to my blood sugar dropping. I think this is happening because I started eating more carbs which I didnt do for the first year after my surgery. When I find out more I sure will let you know.
   — imgabbie

February 22, 2006
what are your Blood sugars and have you had your thyroid checked lately?
   — nccarolinagirl

February 23, 2006
I am four years out and experience bouts of your symptoms. They come and go. I do have low blood sugar and a very large benign tumor on my thyroid. My double thick hair went from not fitting into a pony tail to whispy strands. Thankfully I have naturally curly hair and can hide the hair loss rather well. I have just started taking flax seed meal for the hair loss. It's way too early to tell if it makes a difference. The health food store I went to also suggested saw palmetto for hair loss. I am too afraid to take any kind of herbal supplements, so I passed.
   — nettles69

February 23, 2006
I am 3 years out and have the day and night sweats ... Hot , cold , Hot . cold .. Its misserable :(
   — ruthie

February 23, 2006
Best advice I could give is see your doctor and get a COMPLETE checkup - CBC with differential/platelet, complete metabolic panel, iron, vitamin b12 and folate, triglycerides, Thyroid (T3 uptake, TSH, thyroxine) and prealbumin. There are SO many things that have similar symptoms and there is no one on this site who is qualified to give you a diagnosis without seeing actual lab results. Passing out is NOT normal. Please see your doctor ASAP.
   — scbabe

February 23, 2006
I can send you a complete set of labs to have your doc order for you, but also ask him to include BOTH male and female hormone levels. If either is out of whack, it could be causing both of those issues if it's not nutritional. And before you don't think that is important enough to pursue, please remember that if THOSE levels are not right, your chances of osteoporosis increase substantially.
   — vitalady

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