Hello all,

My name is Melissa and I am scheduled to be banded the 15th. Yes tomorrow. Yeah me. Anyway I was just reading some of the new post today on this board and I came across one that shook me a little. Needless to say it caused me to come running (well not running more like my normal slow stroll). The post was on hair loss. Several women reported that they have lost a third of there hair since being banded. I know the make up is a little different for us so I wanted to see if any of ya'll had come across this since being banded. Some women even said it was coming out in clumps.:smile2:

Nope. What is it?

its some decent hair for those of is that like to give ourselves a lil xtra sumthin sumthin now and then

Well where to begin. I had the lap band because my girlfriend had the bypass and lost so much hair that I wouldn’t even consider having it done. If I would have known that I would have still lost this much hair with the band I would have gotten the bypass WTF. My damn hair is all over the bed in the shower on the bathroom floor just everywhere. I started taking the Biotin supplements about 2 weeks ago and have started using this shampoo Nioxin that my home girl hipped me to thank god. It is expensive as hell, but my hair is worth the world to me. Never been big on weaves. I will rock the ponytails but when it gets down to gluing or sewing no thanks. My problem has been that I am self pay so I paid 500.00 to get a fill and I think those smart asses put in 2cc's instead of .2cc's so since April 9 I haven’t eaten shit. I know that I am too tight but it will cost me 300.00 to get some taken out. I ain’t got it, so I have tried to stick it out and what a battle it has been. I mean yeah I can eat the regular grits, ice cream and soup but one can only eat so much of that until you don’t want anymore. The protein shakes suck, I’m sick of those to but that’s the only protein I can get so I drink them not faithfully but I do. Good luck to you all but this hair loss shit sucks.

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Sorry I meant to direct that question to curvesincali since we were talking about yacky hair-oops.

Well where to begin. I had the lap band because my girlfriend had the bypass and lost so much hair that I wouldn’t even consider having it done. If I would have known that I would have still lost this much hair with the band I would have gotten the bypass WTF. My damn hair is all over the bed in the shower on the bathroom floor just everywhere. I started taking the Biotin supplements about 2 weeks ago and have started using this shampoo Nioxin that my home girl hipped me to thank god. It is expensive as hell, but my hair is worth the world to me. Never been big on weaves. I will rock the ponytails but when it gets down to gluing or sewing no thanks. My problem has been that I am self pay so I paid 500.00 to get a fill and I think those smart asses put in 2cc's instead of .2cc's so since April 9 I haven’t eaten shit. I know that I am too tight but it will cost me 300.00 to get some taken out. I ain’t got it, so I have tried to stick it out and what a battle it has been. I mean yeah I can eat the regular grits, ice cream and Soup but one can only eat so much of that until you don’t want anymore. The Protein shakes suck, I’m sick of those to but that’s the only protein I can get so I drink them not faithfully but I do. Good luck to you all but this hair loss shit sucks.

:ohmy:I am so sorry that you are having such a bad experience with your hair situation. When I talk about weaves and extensions it's just to make light of a serious and hurtful situation. I hope that things will get better-it sounds like you are on the right track to getting your hair healthy. Keep us updated on your progress.

Thanks Ma......

I have been banded for almost 2 years and I have not had any problems with hair loss. I have always taken biotin since WLS which is a supplement to help with hair and nails. As a matter of fact my petite 21 year old neice had thin hair and has used biotin which has helped her hair greatly.

I was told that too. I was already thinking about loc'ing my hair again anyway, so I decided to go ahead and do it now. I did notice that it loc'd alot faster than before, so maybe the shedding helped me in this case.

Hey Casper,

I am having a little hair loss since my surgery and would like to know more about biotin. Is it liquid? Do you take it or put it on your hair? And where do you get it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

You can find it at any nutrition store, Walmart, or local pharmacy. You will need to get the 1000mg tablets. The pills are not very large and I just split them in half, you can also crush them.

I didn't get the bypass because of the hair loss too. I just got sisterlocks in June. I have been doing protein, and taking biotin. I have not been banded yet. I will watch my protein and hopefully keep my locks.

if you get your protein in you shouldn't have hair loss. but if you also want to take a vitamin supplement it has to be vitamin b complex, vitamin b6 and biotin. the three of them work best together for the hair.

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Ladies,

I have been taking the Biotin and taking my Multivitamin in hopes of prevneting this, but it's not working. I've been quiet about it, but I guess I shouldn't have been, but I had a fill on the 11th and I was overfilled. I knew it when I was trying to drink that damn Water in the lobby of the office and I started having gurgling noises. I figured that it was just tight right then and that it would eventually loosen up. But it hasn't. My next appointment is next week and I am going to tell them to take some out because I try to eat, but I can barely keep anything down.

I know it was stupid, but I figured if I could deal with it for a couple of weeks (three weeks between fills now) that I would be able to lose more weight quicker. I'm a smart woman, but dumb logic got the best of me this time. I hadn't really noticed the hair loss myself until I combed my hair in the bathroom over the sink and I looked in the sink and freaked out. My husband noticed it and was just sweeping it up in our bathroom and never said anything. I've never had a weave, wig, ponytail or anything (hard to believe I know :huh2:). But a sista can't afford to be walking around with no hair at all. I have a cute face, but I wouldn't wanna rock a short style either. I need advice to be able to keep my do!

In the morning I can only drink hot tea, because anything else that I eat always comes right back up, no matter how little I bite or how much I chew. Most of the time, since my fill on the 11th, I have hot tea in the morning, no lunch or either a small salad with chicken if I can keep it down and for dinner, usually chicken or seafood or a steak. I can usually keep down whatever I eat for dinner (not really sure why).

I'm gonna have them take out some of the Fluid because I know better, but I need to work quickly to save my hair. I have the biotin, I have the multi-Vitamin and I have started on taking the Protein shakes again to make sure that I am getting in the necessary protein. Any advice to help me out?:confused2:

I didn't get the bypass because of the hair loss too. I just got sisterlocks in June. I have been doing protein, and taking biotin. I have not been banded yet. I will watch my protein and hopefully keep my locks.

I thought about getting sisterlocks for awhile but the upkeep is too expensive. I lost a ton of hair when I was pregnant (think George Jefferson) and had to rock a wig when I came back from maternity leave. Because of how horrible I felt bald it was one of the reasons I decided against gastric. I also decided to go natural and go with twist instead of sister locks, all in hopes of getting my hair back to its healthy natural state and not losing so much of it after surgery. I will keep my fingers clasped (as in prayer).

I thought about getting sisterlocks for awhile but the upkeep is too expensive. I lost a ton of hair when I was pregnant (think George Jefferson) and had to rock a wig when I came back from maternity leave. Because of how horrible I felt bald it was one of the reasons I decided against gastric. I also decided to go natural and go with twist instead of sister locks, all in hopes of getting my hair back to its healthy natural state and not losing so much of it after surgery. I will keep my fingers clasped (as in prayer).

Hey San I was natural for many many years, I even had locks that came to the middle of my back. Try Sonya Tutuwan at Changes Salon and Spa if you want advice and upkeep on wearing your hair natural. The website is Changes Salon Spa and Wellness Center::: detection flash plugin