SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!! I HAVE BEEN BANDED SINCE 9/19/05.

ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO I NOTICED MY HAIR FALLING OUT MORE-SO THAN USUAL IN THE SHOWER. NOW IF I JUST RUN MY FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR 10 - 20 STRANDS COME OUT AT A TIME. I WENT FOR MY 3RD FILL YESTERDAY. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE 2 VITAMINS WITH IRON PER DAY BUT THEY SAID THERE'S NO GUARANTEE - THAT UNTIL MY WEIGHT STABILIZES IT MAY KEEP FALLING OUT. I PROJECT 5 POUNDS PER MONTH FOR AT LEAST 8-9 MORE MONTHS. I'LL BE BALD FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!!!!! ANYONE GOING THROUGH THIS? ANY SUGGESTIONS. I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP. IT'S JUST HORRIBLE. MY HUSBAND IS NERVOUS TOO. HE SAID IF IT DOESNT STOP HE WANTS ME TO TAKE THE BAND OUT. WHAT TO DO???? :)

DANIELA

Beleive it or not, I am a hairdresser who does help people with hair loss for ALL reasons. Nioxin is great! They make a vitamin that supplies all your

hair, skin and nails need to be healthy. Available at most salons that carry Nioxin. The Nioxin company has a web site you can go to or get a phone # and they will give you info about hair loss of all kinds. I am scheduled to be banded on Jan 19. I am a little nervous but looking forward to a new life. This life style is not that great at my weight.

Oh, and don't worry about being vain. I am not nearly as worried about erosion and slippage as I am about losing my hair!!!

I think it's doubly hard for us - who have never had great beauty except for hair and eyes - to know that one of our main points of vanity is going to deteriorate!! I mean fully 2/3 of the positive comments I have received in life have been about my HAIR. How could you NOT be vain?? lol.

Deep Cleansing Breaths... it grows back.

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