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hair loss

Does everyone lose their hair after surgery im so worried bout this

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  • You can do everything right (Vitamins Protein etc) And it will still happen to most of us I started at four months and it was pretty scary! Oh I know it was in my pre op paper work, I had to sign a

  • It was kinda unbelievable how much came out in my hands everyday but its slowing down now, I'm almost 6 months. I can really notice! But everyone else tells me they can't, But my family is sick o

  • I'm stomaching protein just well, 3 months out & my hair is falling out by the gobs. Taking all my Vitamins, b12s, bio tins since week 1. It's just happens regardless (to most).

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Yes, I started losing it at about 2.5 months out. Sucks. It's always all over my shirt, in food I cook, on the couch, pillow in my bed...uhhh!! And I've gotten in all my protein since week 2. I think it's just something that happens and there are a few lucky ones it doesn't happen to and nobody knows why. The only one who's noticed so far tho is me, no one else.

I will be 7 months post op in 2 days and I haven't lost any hair yet. Maybe it's falling out so gradually that I haven't noticed it but I haven't noticed a difference in thickness or anything.

Does everyone lose their hair after surgery im so worried bout this

My hair is so dang thick, if I lost some hair I wouldnt mind, it might make me look better

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My hair is so dang thick' date=' if I lost some hair I wouldnt mind, it might make me look better[/quote']

Lol i hear that i have very thick coarse hair i don't really wanna lose it but i can spare some and if need be that's why they make wigs lol:) but it still would suck

I am 7 months out and haven't lost any hair. I often forget to take my vitamins...but I do eat a lot of Atkins bars and use Keranique products on my hair. I have no idea if that helped or not but thought I would mention it.

-75 lbs in 7 months. I started shedding at around 4 months...heavily. Luckily I had extremely thick hair. Or not luckily because my hair is everywhere all of the time. It has finally slowed and I have some new growth starting in that is wispy. It is just part of the process for many of us and fortunately, only temporary.

I haven't lost any and I'm 6 months out. Hair loss has everything to do with the spike in estrogen in your system. If you're on a birth control, switch to a no/low estrogen option. It should help.

Sincerely,

Your Paul Mitchell grad :)

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Well this sure gives me hope....wow well Im just gonna pray pray pray and hopefully i keep my lil hair but if i have to pay a small price for big result ill take that....

Well this sure gives me hope....wow well Im just gonna pray pray pray and hopefully i keep my lil hair but if i have to pay a small price for big result ill take that....

A wig might be fun!

A wig might be fun!

Heck yeah! I would do fun colors like pink or lavender! I wouldn't try to play it off like real hair, I'd go color crazy! ;)

Well I'm a little over 6 months and I haven't lost any hair...thank goodness, I went natural right before surgery so it's really thick... I must admit I don't take my vitamins everyday, and I try to meat my protein goals, maybe I was just lucky on the hair loss part I don't know.....

My hair is pretty thick. I'm about 4.5 months post op. when I started seeing more in my hands and bathroom sink, I cut my hair short. To me it was a lot. But, we had a patient that had surgery the same time that I did ( she had a partial colectomy). The day I noticed more hair in my hands, she came in with a complaint of hair loss. She pulled out a gallon size ziplock full of hair that she brushed out that morning. She had large bald spots. The doc told her and me, it's the stress of major surgery. Nothing will slow it or prevent it. I'm thankful that I'm not shedding like that.

Umm I'm almost 47 I haven't lost a ton yet but there will be flappy skin for me. I was cleaning my coral tanks yesterday in a tank top.. can you say bat wings ! :P

Haha! that's a pretty picture! Bald and flappy :D

There is no way you are 47 you look 30!!!!!!

There is no way you are 47 you look 30!!!!!!

That's exactly what I was thinking! Late 20s. Holy cow lady!

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A wig might be fun!

Lol i love wigs now so it won't be to bad lol

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