My hair is coming out!! :biggrin: Every morning I have gobs of hair falling out of my head!! :teeth_smile: I started taking Biotin a couple of weeks ago, but it hasn't helped. It's been happening for a few weeks now, and I think my hair is starting to be noticeably thinner. I'm going to search the forum, but I thought I'd see if any other February bandsters have had this problem?

I was banded 2/1/2008 and mine is starting to thin. But I know it's because I haven't been getting my protein shakes down. I am trying to push myself to get my protein, but since my second fill, getting anything down has been a struggle.Thanks-Jessica

I've been losing a lot of hair, probably since about mid-April. I talked to my surgeon about it when I saw him on May 7th, so it was before that. He said that as long as I'm getting in my vitamins and protein, it isn't band related. I've read that it can be caused after anesthesia. This is similar to the hair loss I had after I had my kids. It seems to be getting better. When I got my hair cut last month, I asked the stylist and she said that if it is thinning it is very even because I didn't have any bald or thin spots. Fortunately I have very thick hair so it isn't noticeable to anybody but me. My surgeon suggested the hair and nails supplement from GNC but I haven't tried it yet.

Yeah I've been losing a lot lately. I hear that it will eventually come back though. I had a nurse tell me it was due to the rapid weight loss. I get a lot of protein so I know that's not it.

I hate that it's happening to y'all, but I'm glad to know I'm not alone. I get protein. I try to make sure I get plenty, so I don't think that's it, either. My hair is really thick, and no one has really noticed except me. My husband did say it looked a little thinner, but that's what I get for asking. :biggrin:

I was losing it in gobs and finally got a bunch of it chopped off and started using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner on the recommendation of my stylist and I now have little spikey hairs sticking up. I am still losing hair though :rolleyes2:

hey folks,

my nutritionist recommended Biotin (a tiny little tablet) and b-complex (i use a liquid, sublingual) in addition to my chewable multi-Vitamin. (i got them at my local grocery store.) she said that the hair loss WAS due to the significant change in my diet.

for me, when i took them regularly, it STOPPED my hair loss.

check with your nutritionist...

I'm losing a ton, too. And my hair was thin and fine to begin with, so I am NOT happy. I'm freaking out, really. I don't know that there is REALLY anything you can do but wait it out. Thankfully it's at least long enough that I can do a nice comb over and then pull it back into a pony tail.

Where are you getting the biotin and liquid b-complex? I want to get it! Let me know! Thanks-----Jessica

i live near san antonio tx, so i get it at my local HEB grocery store. but they carry it at walmart, too...it's also available from any health-food or GNC.

make sure you talk to your nutritionist--they should be able to help you figure out whether the diet and vitamin/mineral regimen you're on is really meeting your nutritional needs. there is a nutritionist at my fill-dr's office, so i have email/phone access to her whenever i need it. i hope the same is true for you. if not, be leery of starting over-the-counter supplements without making sure how they interact with your other medications you can always ask the pharmacist where you get your meds (if you have any) prucence is ever amiss...

hey folks,

my nutritionist recommended Biotin (a tiny little tablet) and b-complex (i use a liquid, sublingual) in addition to my chewable multi-Vitamin. (i got them at my local grocery store.) she said that the hair loss WAS due to the significant change in my diet.

for me, when i took them regularly, it STOPPED my hair loss.

check with your nutritionist...

Brand names, please!?

the brand i use is Nature's Bounty.

see www.NaturesBounty.com

1-800-433-2990 m-f 9am-7pm et

That is so weird because I just popped on here to post the same thing about my hair. It is falling out in clumps. I thought it was my thyroid at first, but all fo my blood work came back normal. The nurse practitioner at he surgeons office told me it was because of the rapid weight loss. I was like there is nothing rapid about my weight loss :drool:. She said it was the changes in my body, similar to after you have a baby, i did lose a lot of hair after the twins were born. It did come back, but I'm talking in the month after, not 4 months after. I'm only 3 pounds away from a new do, so hopefully I will still have some hair left to get it done!!!!

I'm glad I'm not going through this alone!!!

Patti

I was banded 2-11-08. My hair started falling out about 7 weeks ago. Lots of hair in the shower, in my brush and all over me. I went to the nutritionist about 3 weeks ago. Blood tests were all normal. She said that hair has a delayed response to the surgery. Since we had surgery in Feb and were malnutitioned then our hair is just falling out now. My hair has loss has slowed in the past week, a good hair cut helps too

I have been losing a lot of hair since the three month mark too. I talked to my surgeon yesterday and he said Protein or not, my body is going through major changes and when a body does, it natually sheds massive amounts of hair. He said it will come back, but keep up on the protein, Water, and exercise just to be safe.

It is probably natural to worry, but remember our bodies are in shock and we will return to normal.

On a lighter note, has anyone thought about counting how many hairs they lose a day? I have thought about counting what I pull out in the shower and then when I brush through, but have not. I thought it could be silly.

:embaressed_smile:

Best of luck everyone. We will make it!

OMG! I have been off my thyroid medicine for a couple of months so they could do a scan, and I was blaming my hair loss on that, but now I think its a combination of both. Fortunately, I am back on my meds, I do get over 100g of protien in a day (not really restricted yet!!!!)but my hair too is coming out. I do have very thick hair, so I'm not missing it, but its freaking me out!!!