frenchvanilla

well i have been banded for over 2 years and i have clumps of hair coming out & bald spots I have been to several doctors and had tons of tests done and NO ONE can tel me anything They all say there is nothing wrong with me! Im sooooooo angry i have almost no hair left and 4 bald spots I have pretty much given up because I have seen every doctor i can:sad:

hello all! well I am 2 years banded & have almost no hair!! I have bald spots everywhere I have been to every specialist and no one can tell why this is happening I am sooooo depressed and i have tried everything. I even see a dermatologist who gives me steriod injections into the bald spots which does help the hair grow back but them there are always new bald spots popping up! I feel defeated at this point and guess i will have no hair at all shortly I take Vitamins,Biotin, Protein., liquid Iron any other suggestions besides a wig would be helpful

well I was over 2 years ago,and guess what!? Im still losing hair!!!!! im almost bald in fact one morning i lifed up my hair on the right side and i had a bald spot! i have been to the dermatologist she have me steriod injections into the bald spot, prescribed a foam to put on it & told me to buy womens rogaine,but no one can tell me what has caused this, i have barely any hair left and the bald spot is getting bigger instead of smaller . I am soooooo upset by this.I can not wear my hair up at all & i wonder if i am going to go totally bald. and yes I have been going through this for almost 2 years!!!

good luck! I had my surgery at Cedar Sinai,hope all goes well with your consult!!!!

HI!!! im also in the valley, send me a private message and maybe we can hang out, I also go to a support group once a month,maybe you could join us? :tt2: send me a message:thumbup:

Ive been banded 2 years now and to this day can not eat,bread,rice,or pasta (thank God) if i was still able to eat those things i would have never lost the weight i have lost so far

Ive been banded since 6-26-08, no problems just very sloowwww weight loss

Hello all! okay here is my question .... i have given up almost every food i ever ate that was bad for me since being banded,BUT the one thing i cant seem to give up is monterey jack jalepeno cheese! i ate 2 slices a day (deli slice) my question is could cheese really be the reason i am no longer losing any weight ?! (5 months) some people say its really fattening and some say its no that bad... i sooo hope i dint have to give up cheese!!! I am French we love bread (which i can no longer eat) and we love cheese! lol help !!!:tt1:

Just what i needed to hear to get myself back on track!! thank you sooo very much!

well for me personally i can literally not eat those foods,because the get stuck so even if wanted to i can not which is a good thing if i was still able to eat bread,rice,or pasta i wouldnt not have lost any weight

Same here! i used Chantix,and have been smoke free for a little over 2 years now :wink:

I also have the same problem. i was banded June 2008! and it just barely has started to slow down on the hair loss. i went to several doctors including my surgeon and no one had an answer for me. sorry but i am at a loss for words or answers as well

I also had my surgery at Cedar Sinai, i liked it there and i did spend the night there, so your surgery day is fast approaching Congrats!

I wish they had told me that most likely i would only lose 50% of the weight i need to lose. so now i am down 54 pounds which is half. but now it wont budge at all. i count calories and have really been kickin some azz at the gym , and still no friggin weight losss in 4 months, i gotta say i wish i had gotten bypass surgery instead.Just my personal opinion

I so agree with you i am sooo the sweet addict! if i eated what i want in small portions I wouldnt have lost what little weight i have lost so far!

Well i was banded June 2008! and have only lost 54 pounds i weigh 189 right now far from skinny,and guess what?! i have only 5.3 cc in my 10 cc band and they cant put anymore in because whenever they try to even put .2 i get stuck and cant even drink water! so my surgeon told me it will be up to me to eat only a cup of food, also i was eating 1200 calories a day and exercising every other day,well the dietician told me i should go down to 1000 calories a day,not easy to do when u dont have alot of restriction,one last thing my surgeon said i might not lose any more weight and no one will tell me why they think this, i havent lost any weight in 5 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now thats what i call real frustration!!!!!!!! you guys are just starting out be easy with yourselves you will make it!

I dont lose weight on 1200 calories. my dietician has put me on 1000 calories a day! WTF! maybe i should buy one of those buggs to!

I have 5.3 cc's in my 10 cc band, they tried to put .2 cc's this past friday but i couldnt keep water down so they took the .2 out, my surgeon says it will just have to be up to me to not eat more than a cup of food! good its not going to be easy!!

well i have 5.3 cc's in a 10 cc band. on friday they tried to put another .2 cc's and i couldnt swallow water! they said that was the smallest amount they could put,and since i wasnt able to tolerate water they took the .2 cc's out and kept me back at 5.3 ,they said it will be up to me to eat no more than a cup because they cant add any liquid , im a little disapointed,i have gained 2 pounds and i am more hungry than before but they say they cant do anything about it .

Mine is still falling out! and i was banded June 2008! and no one can tell me why! I eat almost all protein,i take my vitamins,i even take Biotin which is suppose to help. i have lost sooooo much hair!! all my blood work came back fine. so no one has an answer for me, kinda given up hope on figuring out whats wrong

I went from an 18 to a 12

thank you! i actually printed it to put on the fridge as a reminder!

Girl! im in the same place as you! its been 4 months since i lost any weight, not sure what you can do,but just know your not alone!

How do you figure out what you burn for an entire day? i know how many calories i burn working out at the gym. but dont know what i am burning the rest of the day???! im confused and frustrated. im at about 1200 to 1300 calories a day,and working out almost everyday,but havent lost anything in months!

well at least im not alone! lol I made an appt with my OBGYN just to see whats going on