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So I know we all go through this. My surgery date is April 18th. This may sound very vain but I am absolutely terrified of losing my hair so much that it has me seriously considering not getting surgery. All I have had this entire time of being 150lbs overweight is my hair. Its the one thing I always felt good about. I do hair for a living and its making me crazy. Now I don't need someone telling me that if that's what's holding me back maybe I'm not ready. So u can keep that comment to urself. We all have things we are scared of and this is mine. Anyone else super worried about this?

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I feel exactly the same way. I am not a hairdresser, but I get lots of compliments on my haircut (thanks to a good hairdresser!) and most days that is the only thing on my body I am content with.

I went in for my Pre-admit yesterday and I asked the nurse about it. She said if you follow orders and get the required Protein in and take your Vitamins, then you shouldn't lose your hair.

I am so hoping she is right!!!

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Well, loosing your hair will NOT:

  • Give you diabetes
  • Give you heart disease
  • Give you sleep apnea
  • Possibly contribute to COPD
  • Keep you from fitting into your clothes
  • Keep you from doing many activities because you can't physically do them

And a host of other things. But being 150 pounds overweight likely WILL.

You will NOT lose all your hair because of this surgery unless you develop some weird complication that no one else has. SOME hair thinning may be POSSIBLE but not necessarily an absolute probability.

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I was told that 3 weeks ago when I had my class about the pre-op diet. It did scare me a little but not enough to stop me from going through with the surgery. My surgery is schedule for Monday 3/7 at 8 am. The nutritionist and nurse told us all that as long as we are getting our Protein and Vitamins it shouldn't happen and if so be minimal. Good luck to you! I hope you make the decision that is right for you!

So I know we all go through this. My surgery date is April 18th. This may sound very vain but I am absolutely terrified of losing my hair so much that it has me seriously considering not getting surgery. All I have had this entire time of being 150lbs overweight is my hair. Its the one thing I always felt good about. I do hair for a living and its making me crazy. Now I don't need someone telling me that if that's what's holding me back maybe I'm not ready. So u can keep that comment to urself. We all have things we are scared of and this is mine. Anyone else super worried about this?

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So I know we all go through this. My surgery date is April 18th. This may sound very vain but I am absolutely terrified of losing my hair so much that it has me seriously considering not getting surgery. All I have had this entire time of being 150lbs overweight is my hair. Its the one thing I always felt good about. I do hair for a living and its making me crazy. Now I don't need someone telling me that if that's what's holding me back maybe I'm not ready. So u can keep that comment to urself. We all have things we are scared of and this is mine. Anyone else super worried about this?

I was worried and took (and still do) my Vitamins every day. It was a overall thinning that wasn't that bad accoeding to my stylist. She did advise me to go shorter. I kept up the hgihlights and within 4 months it was done. Now the short new growth drives me crazy.lol I love the shorter style and at 53 it suits me much more. You'll be fine, you have a right to be scared but you'll be fine!!!!!!!!

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Well being a stylist if your hair does thin you would know what to do to make it look good. The loss is only temporary as your progress through new growth will come back and you will have your hair back. Basically you need to weight the pros and cons for yourself and make your own decision that you are willing to live with. I for one will support any decision you make and not say how you should deal with your fears!

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