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glostaff    40

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I JUST got through reading an article about this! I am losing hair by the handfuls! I am 3 months post op. You can read the article here. It explains how Hair loss is natural, what to expect and why it happens after WLS. www.slhn.org/docs/pdf/bariatric_surgery_and_hair_loss.designed.pdf

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notime    340

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Judging from previous posts, most people lose some amount of hair afterwards. I lost lots of it. I didn't get too concerned, because it is a temporary condition.

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Molly3    495

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Laura-

When did yours start & has it stopped? I already have horribly thin hair!

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No game    14,437

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Laura-

When did yours start & has it stopped? I already have horribly thin hair!

Mine started at 4 months out.. It got kind of scary for a while there because there was so much coming out everyday in the shower!

I knew it would happen, my surgeon even has you read and sign a form acknowledging that you understand that this will happen.

But it didn't make it easier.

It slowed down or stopped at around six months.

I seem to be the one who noticed the most.

Well except for my family getting sick of seeing it everywhere! But they say it doesn't look much different on my head..

It's still a bit thin I think but getting better...

I have really long hair so I don't think that helps.

I will say that I had planned on getting those exfusion hair fibers if it got bad, but it never came to that point.

What was your question again?? :P

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Satchel    42

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My Hair loss also became noticeable at four months. I am at six months now, and still have some hair loss, but I am thinking positive that it will subside at some point. The above replies give me hope. :)

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Satchel    42

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I JUST got through reading an article about this! I am losing hair by the handfuls! I am 3 months post op. You can read the article here. It explains how Hair loss is natural, what to expect and why it happens after WLS. www.slhn.org/docs/pdf/bariatric_surgery_and_hair_loss.designed.pdf

Thank you for the article.

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Nursebarbie    392

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Add in more zinc.

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Molly3    495

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Mine started at 4 months out.. It got kind of scary for a while there because there was so much coming out everyday in the shower!

I knew it would happen, my surgeon even has you read and sign a form acknowledging that you understand that this will happen.

But it didn't make it easier.

It slowed down or stopped at around six months.

I seem to be the one who noticed the most.

Well except for my family getting sick of seeing it everywhere! But they say it doesn't look much different on my head..

It's still a bit thin I think but getting better...

I have really long hair so I don't think that helps.

I will say that I had planned on getting those exfusion hair fibers if it got bad, but it never came to that point.

What was your question again?? :P

Thank you, Laura! I purchased 2 different hair fibers, I'm taking extra Biotin & now I'm looking for a shampoo....I can't decide if I should go with Nioxin or Bosley?

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shamrockjulie    7

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Add in more zinc.

I just tried a zinc capsule today and been in terrible pain since taking it. I know there is different kinds of zinc ( mine was zinc cholate). What are the safe tummy friendly kinds to take?

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Nursebarbie    392

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Try vitamelts zinc it melts on your tongue. I also crush my pills even though it tastes horrible its better than being stuck. 2 years of stuck episodes with the lapband I am traumatized.

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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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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

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

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