Well the good news is...I've lost 50 lbs in 3 months. The bad news is...my hair is starting to fall out. I'll admit I haven't done very well eating well and taking my Vitamins. I bought some pre-natal vitamins (bcuz I remember how great my hair and nails were when prego) with Biotin and a juicer to get maximum nutrition. I guess my question now is, once the shedding has begun, is there a way to stop it and how long until it grows back????

I knew this was a possibilty but I'm not liking it!

So, this was a major concern for me as I already have semi fine hair. The key is to take all of your vitamins and minerals in. They say that some light hair loss is normal since your body has gone through this sort of shock but it will improve with diet and nutrition. Good luck!

It's normal for a sleeve patient to initially lose 30-40% of their hair. It's gonna happen. No miracle shampoo or cure. The only thing to help is to stick with your vitamins and protein before it starts to fall out. Otherwise you bite the bullet and just wait for it to grow back

Make sure to take ur vitamin and protein

No way to stop it. The breakage is from when you were first sleeved and your body reserves it's supply to keep going it's just long enough now where the strands are starting to break. It wil grow back but try not to wash it too often or mess with it a lot, will keep those strands around longer.

No way to stop it. The breakage is from when you were first sleeved and your body reserves it's supply to keep going it's just long enough now where the strands are starting to break. It wil grow back but try not to wash it too often or mess with it a lot' date=' will keep those strands around longer.[/quote']

Actually not washing it a lot makes it fall more... hair grts more grease etc ive asked around so its not a good idea.. If u wash it more often and take care of it it fall less... Anyway when u dont wash it it still falls out even if u think it doesnt.. Massaging tha scalp when washing it actually helps

I started loosing my hair at the 3 month mark I am now 5 months out as of Monday! Honestly I didn't use Vitamins or Biotin, I used a shampoo called nioxin, I have really fine hair and just this last week I've notice it falling out less!

They say the good quality shampoo helps with not leaving a greasy film on your hair and it lasts a long time, I use it everyday and don't think I will change, before when I used Pantene or stuff like that I had to change shampoos every 2 weeks, so my hair didn't feel greasy, I have used Nioxin for 2 months straight and haven't had a problem with it! You can find it at a salon or a salon outlet store!

It might be something to try, I'm dreading seeing my hair dresser next week, I can't wait for it to come in, hope it does soon:)

Hope you find something that works!

Actually not washing it a lot makes it fall more... hair grts more grease etc ive asked around so its not a good idea.. If u wash it more often and take care of it it fall less... Anyway when u dont wash it it still falls out even if u think it doesnt.. Massaging tha scalp when washing it actually helps

In Cosemetology school and with my clients I've seen and been taught first-hand that excessive washing WILL break and further damage hair. Every other day is a perfectly healthy washing schedule. In fact, recommended by for the upkeep of thin and damaged hair. ESPECIALLY if you're using some craptastic pharmacy shampoo. The placenta and wax in those are more damaging than natural oil could ever be.

In Cosemetology school and with my clients I've seen and been taught first-hand that excessive washing WILL break and further damage hair. Every other day is a perfectly healthy washing schedule. In fact' date=' recommended by for the upkeep of thin and damaged hair. ESPECIALLY if you're using some craptastic pharmacy shampoo. The placenta and wax in those are more damaging than natural oil could ever be.[/quote']

I agree that not everyday but every other day is a good washing schedule i was pointing out that waiting more than that which is what i thought she meant by not washing it that frequently.. I didnt say she should wash it every single day.. What i meant by not waiting long between washes because it will fall more was not to wait maybe 4 days or something, i dont consider washing it every other day to be a bad thing

I was sleeved 8/21. Had long thick hair. Always take Vitamins, Protein, Biotin, drink my Water. I wash my hair about every 3 days with high quality shampoo bcs I have dry skin/scalp. Last month it started falling out and I now have some bald spots. It will grow back and i'm wearing cute winter hats in the meantime. But i'm sick of all the long blonde hair everywhere! It's worse than my dogs shedding. So today i'm going in to get a pixie cut.

I, like many others before & after me, will lose hair no matter what we do. I've embraced it as part of my 'shedding' of my old life.

Remember it's not because those hair follicles aren't growing it's that their strands are weak so the more you mess with them, the more they break. You will see short spiky hairs growing in their place. I only wash mine when necessary maybe twice a week.

Remember it's not because those hair follicles aren't growing it's that their strands are weak so the more you mess with them' date=' the more they break. You will see short spiky hairs growing in their place. I only wash mine when necessary maybe twice a week.[/quote']

Another good reason to get the long weak strands cut off!! :-)

Thank you everyone for your input...guess I'll have to do the best I can to get thru this part of the process.

I have very thick hair and enjoining my loss of hair.