So my hair has become very brittle and frizzy. It has always been baby fine and straight and when I lost hair from surgery it really wasn't too bad but now after all this time it is absolutely horrible! My DIL is an amazing hairdresser and she is at her wits end, Any ideas?

I gained weight since surgery but nothing to scare me. At one time I was way to skinny and caused other issues. I'm comfortable in my skin now and healthier. I will definitely support you anyway I can. I've a lot of issues since my initial surgery. I've been trying to find anybody else with this history also.

Normaleigh, What sort of issues are you having post surgery if you don't mind me asking

I am 2 years out and I am starting to struggle with portion size and too many sweets, any thoughts, I have lost 150 lbs and want to lose another 39 lbs. I never have dumping issues and now my mind is going back to the old me. I am afraid I will gain weight back. I need some help here.

I'm only 7 months out and boy do I get a craving for sweets sometimes. I find that eating fresh fruit helps with the cravings. I also treat myself once a week to a sugar free fudgcicle or sugar free pudding cup. One of my faves pre surgery was a Granny Smith apple dipped in caramel. Now I put a smudge of raw honey on an apple slice. So good and curbs that sweet tooth.

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Kathleen68: how did that pouch test work out? I think that might help me get myself back on track.

Greeneyes49: I also have very brittle, frizzy hair, with brittle nails. I have tried many combinations of Vitamins but have not tried the bariatric type, I think I will have to give it a try since you have had success already. I found out through my labs that my Iron and ferritin(iron storage in your blood was very low)-which can cause your hair to fall out like mine did, and also lack of energy. My doctor suggested taking iron with vit C....my levels have come up and my hair has stopped falling out and back to normal loss.

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I'm 1 year & almost 8 months out. I experience hair lost but it return after 6/7 months. My nails never stop growing. I take once a day vitamin prescription iron & calcium. I haven't regain in fact I'm still losing weight after a year. I'm 5 foot and currently weight 105 pounds.

I have labs done every six months and my doctor says he wishes his labs were as good as mine (he is half my age). This is just too weird. I am just wondering if it is because I quit taking bariatric suppliments about a year ago and just went to generic ones? Last week I went ahead and ordered the full line of bariatric ones and will take them for a couple of months to see if that makes a difference because I am also noticing that I can't grow my fingernails anymore and I have had beautiful nails my whole life. I am beginning to think that this is at the root of my problem.

Not all Vitamins are created equal no matter what the label says. And they're not regulated, which means they can claim anything they want, whether or not it's true, and there are no consequences. If your old one worked then going back to it sounds like a good idea. :-)

What is the name of your bariatric vitamins? Please share?

ten years out. My hair and nails issues cleared up when I i not only started religiously taking the bariatric vitamin but also went back to 2 -3 protein shakes a day. I can not eat enough protein apparently, but with supplemental shakes hair is back to normal. The only shakes I like, mix it in the morning with my coffee is Syntrax Chocolate.