greeneyes49

So here is an update, about 10 days ago I went back to actual bariatric Vitamins and a Biotin supplement (7500mcg once a day) and my hair is already a lot less frizzy. I don't know which it is but at this point, I don't really care. I am going to just keep on doing what I am doing and see if my nails recover too! Here's hoping the hair comes back completely!!!!!

So here is an update, about 10 days ago I went back to actual bariatric Vitamins and a Biotin supplement (7500mcg once a day) and my hair is already a lot less frizzy. I don't know which it is but at this point, I don't really care. I am going to just keep on doing what I am doing and see if my nails recover too! Here's hoping the hair comes back completely!!!!!

No, I had the roux-n-y gastric bypass and if I were asked a thousand times about having the surgery, my answer a thousand times would be yes. You MUST understand however that you need to be in the correct frame of mind and you need to follow directions. If you don't do everything exactly the way your surgeon tells you and take all your meds, you will have complications. This is why I have never had complications and it is why I lost the weight so quickly. I had some issues with wrinkles on my face but after about two years, that seemed to smooth out some. After all, I am now 64 years old but I have more energy and stamina than I did in my 40's and I never had hanging skin on my stomach. I do have pretty bad excess skin on my arms though. I just live with it because at my age I can wear short sleeves!

So here is an update, about 10 days ago I went back to actual bariatric Vitamins and a Biotin supplement (7500mcg once a day) and my hair is already a lot less frizzy. I don't know which it is but at this point, I don't really care. I am going to just keep on doing what I am doing and see if my nails recover too! Here's hoping the hair comes back completely!!!!!

I have labs done every six months and my doctor says he wishes his labs were as good as mine (he is half my age). This is just too weird. I am just wondering if it is because I quit taking bariatric suppliments about a year ago and just went to generic ones? Last week I went ahead and ordered the full line of bariatric ones and will take them for a couple of months to see if that makes a difference because I am also noticing that I can't grow my fingernails anymore and I have had beautiful nails my whole life. I am beginning to think that this is at the root of my problem.

Hi. Thanks for your replies. One of the reasons I joined the site is because after 7 years I gained 30 pounds because I quit smoking a year ago. I am determined to lose that weight. Six years of being thin was wondeful and I am miserable now. I refuse to contine on like this. The hair and nails are just two more issues to deal with and I am hoping to solve them as well. I hope I can get the support I need here.