female only Hair :(

[anonINny 1]

This is such a hard topic because my hair is one of the few things I really love about myself. My surgery is june 18. I am 5'9 and my hair is down to my butt. Even though u guys are so optimistic, I was hoping to read a post where someone didn't lose their hair. I'm thinking of donating mine. Better with someone who needs a wig than in my drain I suppose.

Ugh just another one of those I'm trying to come to terms with.

[LG1981 111]

I wish the all my hair from my neck down was falling off. Not having to get a bikini wax would be my dream come true.

[MystiGal 143]

Sheng Fa. Google it...it works!!

[ImLooznit 171]

Anonl,

Keep your long hair unless you just WANT to donate it..... you will not go bald...... you will lose what YOU think is ALOT of hair........NO ONE ELSE will notice it........ the loss is just from the anesthesia, and weight loss and the stress on your body. YOU will notice it, MOST others WILL NOT!...... it is a natural result from the shock we have put our bodies thru...... take your Vitamins........ eat your Protein...... vacuum up the hair and fret not, IT WILL GROW BACK!. Best of luck to you~!

[Belledebayou 62]

I've already decided f**k it!! I'll wear some damn wigs!! I have a friend that does all the time and she looks fabulous!!

[VSGayle 33]

I am getting sleeved on Thursday and this scares me :/ My hair is already on the thin side...and I can't imagine my face without hair around it....hopefully it grows back quickly!!!

[kelley5989 9]

This is a big issue for me too. I'm terrified of it and my hair is also already thin and short.

[NancyDec20 212]

Yes its happening to me.. and has been going on 3mo now.. not much can be done im told.. but hey.. I would do it again.. yes I know it will grow back.. but still.. all that hair. .piles and piles.. its getting so thin.. I may have to cut it its really long down to my butt.. but im trying to tell myself.. maybe its time to cut it.. so some sexy new short style for now.. new body..new clothes.. New hair? could be.. lol sorry newbies if we are scaring you.. but hey.. we dont sugar coat here.. lol I knew this was coming. But im like.. nah that wont happen to me.. but omg it did.. im very sad about it.. but you know.. I would rather be skinny with thin hair.. small price to pay.. and it will grow back.. so thats ok.. my hubby had surgery too.. but his hair hasnt fallen out.. NO FAIR.. so I like throw my globs of hair in the trash in the bathroom so he can see it. so he knows im heart broken over this.. but hey.. its all good.. im very happy with how I look now... I havent looked like this since I was 18.. best of luck to you.. I hate to tell you it will grow back.. dont worry... but thats all we have to offer.

[busybeingme 112]

My sleeve is June 19th.... I already have thin, short hair... I guess I'll just pull a sinead O'conner (or Brittany spears for younger gen) and shave it all off...

Thin and bald is the new beautiful!

[fatrosie 176]

Lost my first handful the other day... I freaked out! It's totally normal though. It's a good excuse to try that short haircut you've always wanted!!!

[Belledebayou 62]

As I'm taking a shower today and watching the drain catcher catch all of my once full hair I ask, why can't my hair on my legs, underarms, and bikini area fall out? Why does it have to be the hair on my head? *le sigh*

[piercedqt78 658]

Lost my first handful the other day... I freaked out! It's totally normal though. It's a good excuse to try that short haircut you've always wanted!!!

Just an FYI short hair shows the Hair loss much more. I know I have short hair and it's starting to fall out, because there are less layers of hair covering the scalp it shows more. Also dark hair shows hair loss more than blonde.

Why cant it fall out under your arms or off your legs or anywhere else??? Noooo just off the head!

I am finding that the hair on my legs and under arms seems to grow faster....grrr....I think it is maybe due to the Protein that we are getting? not sure. I just know that it sucks, losing the hair on my head and having to shave more often too. Seems unfair to me.

[piercedqt78 658]

When I had my lapband 8 years ago I was hit with a quadruple whammy. I started to have Hair loss from the surgery, and then the weight loss. Just as it stopped 9 months post-op my gall bladder had to be removed. Bam, more hair loss from surgery. Then 14 months later I had a grapefruit sized tumor in my uterus that required a partial hysterectomy. And then you guessed it, 7 months later the same tumor cells appeared in my only remaining ovary and it had to come out. That was surgery, and hormone adjustment time. I swear I thought I was going to be bald before it was all over. But rest assured it came back better than ever. Now my band slipped and I have to have it removed and was sleeved at the same time. I am not quite 5 weeks postop, and am dreading the mess from hair loss, but not so much the hair loss itself. I know it will grow back, and I will be thinner and happier when it does.

[glostaff 40]

I guess these posts don't help with the Hair loss, but they do make me feel better that I am not alone in this! I was thinking, "OK, what am I doing wrong?" But I can see that I'm not! It's just a normal side effect. Thanks for the input ladies!!

[glostaff 40]

I am getting sleeved on Thursday and this scares me :/ My hair is already on the thin side...and I can't imagine my face without hair around it....hopefully it grows back quickly!!!

If I had read some of these posts before being sleeved, I doubt I would have gone through with it! It all sounds so scary! But I am glad I did the sleeve! I would go through it all again if necessary because I can see the results! I have had lots of compliments on my weight loss but not a single comment about my Hair loss. Hang in there and follow your dreams! Anything worth having is worth having to fight for!