Just curious if there is anyone out there over 3 months post-op that DID NOT lose hair? or am I doomed!!!?

Your probably doomed. I am 2 1/2 months and my hair thinned pretty good. Go to Hairmax website they have a product you can use to make it look fuller. Synthetic hair fibers which I use when having important meetings and it works nicely. You just sprinkle the stuff on and hold with hairspray, works well for me.

Not one person in my local support group has gotten that lucky Mine started at 2 months and is still falling out at 8 months. Thank goodness I had super thick hair to start with because it is quite thin now.

Mine started falling out about 13 weeks post-op and fell out for the next 3 1/2 months. Gone from a head full of thick hair, to very thin wirey hair. My hairdresser did say that I have tons of new hair growth and said it was probably from the Biotin. Good luck

I am hoping for the best I am almost 3 months out and have not lost any! And I am up to 1200 cals min. a day-- that helps. I am 50lbs down since surgery.

I had no appreciable hair loss beyond that of most 50 YO males do. It seems that it's the same now as it was a year ago.

And I know I will get boo'd and hissed at but there is NO supplements that will help the loss, while all of them "sound" good they are all snake oil and do not work. Give it time and the shock of the operation and the massive loss of caloric intake will subside and the hair will begin to grow again - sans what you might lose due to aging anyway.

mine started falling out at the 4month mark and has slowed down a bit but is very thin but I am able to work around it for now. I have been taking Biotin long before my surgery. A friend of mine who did not have surgery but has been dieting had a lot of hair loss as well, so its not just us, just the diet part I guess. I can see where mine is starting to grow back so maybe the regrowth will out weigh the hair loss, here's hoping at least. I have not met anyone who has not lost some hair yet either, but 3 months of hair loss for a lifetime of weight loss, priceless!!!

My hair loss has been very minimal. I think it is because I have lost my weight very gradually tho and not really fast. I think the ones that lose 5-10lbs a week lose the most hair. I have lost like 1-3lbs on average every week and I lose like 8 hairs a day. Not a big deal. You can not tell that I lose any. I am very fortunate!

Kelly

I am 11 weeks out, and I have had hair loss. I started noticing it at 2 months. The biggest thing that I noticed was in the progress pictures I take showing my back side. In the photo the night before my surgery, the hair past my shoulders was full and completely solid. Two months later in the same pose, I could see my shoulders through the hair - in places it was big gaps.

I had my hair cut to shoulder length to hide the worst of it. I also have very thick hair, so it isn't anything anyone besides me and my hairdresser would notice.

I have also decided to hold off coloring my hair until my hair fully recovers.

I do take Biotin, but it is for new growth not preventing hair loss.

One of my friends who had the sleeve became so upset with the hair loss that she took clippers to her hair. I don't think I'd go that far -- I hate myself in short hair.

Well I didn't have any hair loss until 5 months. Thought I was one of the lucky ones but its been falling out steadily since then. Scary when you see it in your hands. Only noticible to me and workable but def a LOT thinner. Praying that it doesn't get worse.

I lost quite a bit of hair, and yes I believe its mostly due to weight loss rather than surgery itself. Most people on "crash diets" lose hair, some significantly some less so.

I've been taking Biotin since around 3 Mos post op. I was taking 2,500 mcg for many many months and noticed regrowth was really good. However recently (like a month now) I started taking GNC brand Biotin in dry form and 5,000 mcg. Wow, my hair growth is out of this world now... so just a thought.

As mentioned, Biotin DOES NOT prevent hair loss. It only helps with re-growth. It's also a bonus on finger and toe nails as well.

Good luck!

Hmmm ... I'm two weeks shy of 4 months and haven't had any hair loss, but I have to say I'm pretty anal about getting my protein. Perhaps that may be it? I get my hair cut at the same intervals as before, so ...

It is coming out everyday! I have had it in a bun for a couple of weeks because I don't really want to know, but I have to color it. It is super gray! I bought some color from the store because I can't afford to go to the Salon right now. I might have to cut it short, but for now it is ok. I am certain I will lose more.

Mine started at about 3 months post op. It was horrible for about 2 weeks and then seemingly stopped. I thought I had gotten lucky, however, last week it started falling out horribly again (I'm now 4.5 months out) and my hair is definitely thinner. Thankfully, I had very very thick hair to begin with, but I have lost a substantial amount at this point with no end in sight.

I am four months out as of today, and my hair are still falling, they are extremely thin, and i am scared every morning when i wash or comb my hair cause they come out like anything . Hope it gets better

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I started losing, and pretty heavily at 4 months out. I lost a good bit of hair in a 2-3 wk period. I did notice my multi didn't have iron in it, so i switched multis to one with iron and take 1 in the morning and 1 at night. I had done some research and besides not enough protein, iron deficiency can also cause hair loss. But I am just over 5 months now. I was already on Biotin, and started getting 80+ grams of protein, pretty early post op. It may be a coincidence but the loss has slowed way down. It may start again though I hope not!!