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AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS I STARTED LOSING LOTS AND LOTS OF hair. WHAT WAS WORSE WAS THAT IT WAS IN THE FRONT WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE. I WAS SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT MY Hair loss I WENT TO MY DOCTOR TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO. FIRST THING HE ASKED IS IF I TAKE ALL MY VITAMINS....WELL THAT WAS A NEGATIVE. I WASN'T TAKING THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THEY'D MAKE ME FEEL SICK. I STARTED TAKING THEM RELIGIOUSLY AND ADDED Biotin. MY HAIR HAS BEEN GROWING OUT NOW, AND I DON'T LOSE AS MUCH HAIR.

***SO THE KEY IS TO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ALL YOUR Vitamins EVERY SINGLE DAY***

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Or just shave the whole lot off. Was sick of having hair anyway and this was just an excuse to finally be rid of it.

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I'm glad you started taking your Vitamins, but they weren't the cause of the Hair loss. The surgery causes it. Starts around 3 months postop and goes until 7-12 months postop.

It's just a coincidence in your timing. But, hey, if it got you taking vitamins!

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yes I have surgery tomorrow and even once i started this journey my hair was thinning I added the extra Biotin and yes missed a few days of Vitamins as they say vitamins are important been taking vitamins and biotin.. after surgery they mention to not take vitamins for a week and then start again but are there any other recommendations to help the thinning hair or not lose that much hair during the 3 months post op ???


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yes I have surgery tomorrow and even once i started this journey my hair was thinning I added the extra Biotin and yes missed a few days of Vitamins as they say vitamins are important been taking vitamins and biotin.. after surgery they mention to not take vitamins for a week and then start again but are there any other recommendations to help the thinning hair or not lose that much hair during the 3 months post op ???




Yaaaay, surgery day! You will do fantastic, if you have any questions, tips or suggestions we are all here [emoji4] Im so glad you posted this because I forgot all about taking my Biotin. I take everything else though.
Good luck tomorrow, look forward to chatting with you Post Op.


5' 5"
HW: 259
CW: 237
GOAL: Healthy and hard 140-ish?

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Oh wow. I am so sorry. I really hope I don't lose my hair. I'm two weeks post op. I have extremely long hair. I'm already focusing on getting in my Protein and Vitamins because I'm very attached to my hair. My doctor said try to get a minimum of 60 grams of protein to avoid Hair loss. Hair is made of protein so it makes sense.

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