Check this out...this article says biotin, essential for healthy skin, hair and nails, binds with protein which can result in a deficiency. Hmmm...curiouser and curiouser.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Hair-Loss:-Biotin-is-Food-for-Your-Hair&id=126771

The pre-op process was definitely a wake-up call for me also. I had always considered myself a healthy fat person!

When I am 6 months post-op I am going to redo all my bloodwork. Fingers crossed that cholesterol, etc will be better.

Do you have a surgery date yet? It sounds like you have a much better pre-op plan. I actually only lost 2 pounds in my six month pre-op diet, so good for you!

Hey Denise, when was your surgery and when did you lose/start getting your hair back?

I'm hoping I can gauge what's going on.

My surgeon left the practice 1 week after my surgery and took most of the staff with him. The people who are there now have not been too helpful.

THanks,

Meri

TMKey, my doctor also said I had a fatty liver prior to surgery. I was on a skim milk diet (as much skim milk as I wanted over a 10 minute period, 4x a day for the two weeks before surgery) and he said my liver looked "great" by the time I went in. The shrunken liver makes band placement smoother. It wasn't a lot of fun, but it wasn't impossible either. In fact, after a few days, I got used to it. I only lost 10 pounds in those two weeks, but my liver shrunk enough to make surgery safer, which was the main goal. Just an FYI. Good luck!

I was banded 12/06 and my hair started falling out at about 4 months post op. It lessened at about one year post op but did not stop completely. I

am at 1 1/2 years at the end of the month and it's only been in the last month that I think I lose hair like a normal person would.

One dr said it's from rapid weight loss. I lost 22 lbs the first month, and at month 9 I lost about 15. The rest of the time my WL was slow.

I went and bought the Biotin the other day. I've been taking it for about 4 days and I can definitely see a difference. I am 3 months post op and my rapid hair loss started this month. I am so glad I found this thread about Biotin, I had never heard of it before. Last week I was scared to cook dinner because my hair was falling out all over the place. It has been much better after taking the supplement, what a difference. Thanks everyone!

I'm still pre-band, but I have always had problems with my hair falling out. I've been taking a multi vitmain with added biotin. I got it at Drug Emporium. I've been using it for about 4 months now, I haven't noticed much hair growing back yet, but I have noticed less falling out. ALSO - my nails have been growing so fast (and stronger) that I have stopped getting my acrylic (sp?) nails done. I was needing a fill every week and a half, so thats a plus.:grouphug: