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Chicago1962    125

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I could not take pills until four weeks post op - except crushed - so check the internet for a liquid form if your doctor recommends the same thing. I take Nature's Bounty, but I just started - so I'm anxious to see what brands others recommend!

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Gig    27

Gig
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I have taken them since day 2 post op with no problem.

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damanda    41

damanda
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I have a Target brand 1,000 MG tablet I have taken since about three weeks out, plus there is a little in my multi Vitamin. Not sure if it working i am still losing my hair a bit, but maybe without the Biotin it would be worse so I keep taking it .

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Ms skinniness    3,003

Ms skinniness
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i have taken Biotin 10,000mcg since 1 week out from surgery. I also take silica and my hair and nails are growing very rapidly. :)

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Katnroyal    225

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I got the extra strength Biotin from Sam's Club. I could not swallow a pill for about four weeks so I would crush it up and take it. Some people can take pills, I wasn't one of them. At four months out, I have no issues taking pills.

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imgonnaloseit!    30

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I have a Target brand 1,000 MG tablet I have taken since about three weeks out, plus there is a little in my multi Vitamin. Not sure if it working i am still losing my hair a bit, but maybe without the Biotin it would be worse so I keep taking it .

i have taken Biotin 10,000mcg since 1 week out from surgery. I also take silica and my hair and nails are growing very rapidly. :)

Quite a huge difference in dosage. Does anyone have any idea on how much we really should be taking? Can you "overdose" so to speak?

Skinny, what dosage of silica do you take?

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Frza    194

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Quite a huge difference in dosage. Does anyone have any idea on how much we really should be taking? Can you "overdose" so to speak?

Skinny' date=' what dosage of silica do you take?[/quote']

I was going to say the same thing. I wonder how much we should be taking.

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Ms skinniness    3,003

Ms skinniness
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I take the 500mg of silica.... Manufacturer is Puritan's Pride....

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O.T.R. sleever    3,386

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I question the usefulness of this product. It is supposed to help with thinning hair, but our Hair loss is not due to natural thinning such as age, or genetics. It is either a side effect from the anesthesia or from malnutrition. I personally believe its malnutrition. Plus, if a person does take Biotin or not doesn't seem to eliminate hair loss. And people who don't take do regrow what they've lost.

I really think that taking biotin after surgery is effectively a placebo. If you believe it will work then you will convince yourself that you have results.

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Katnroyal    225

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We lose hair because of a lack of protein... Biotin stimulates Hair growth by pumping you with the nutrients that help improve hair and nails. It won't stop the Hair loss, but it will slow it down and stimulate new growth, plus it will improve the quality of the hair you do have. It's up to each individual if they want to take it... it was recommended by my Dr. so I decided to try it and I haven't been counting every strand, but the amount of hair in my hand after shampooing is decreasing.

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Brandywine    74

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I take 5000 also can't swallow yet 3 weeks out, my dr also mentioned zinc not sure why... Will ask him next week:)

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Ms skinniness    3,003

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O.T.R sleever. I like your thinking. Not ready to jump on the boat of believers, I wasn't either but decided to take the supplements just in case. I have never had my hair grow as fast as with the Biotin and silica that I take. I am a true believer now. I do agree that it can be a placebo effect for some. I like that I can tell the difference too. :)

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damanda    41

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Quite a huge difference in dosage. Does anyone have any idea on how much we really should be taking? Can you "overdose" so to speak?

Skinny, what dosage of silica do you take?

I am not sure, I take mine daily at the 1,000 mg so 7,000 a week not counting what is in my multi. Maybe if they take theirs (10,000) weekly the numbers get closer.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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