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08-01-2006, 04:33 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ
Posts: 333
Weight Statistics 3/14/06 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
239 lb Start Weight:
119 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
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50.2092050209 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index48.2668773341 BMI Start:
24.0324619362 BMI Current:
24.2344153979 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Ok so I am going through what I would call major hair loss...by that I mean clumps of hair. I know that for some WLS patients it's normal, but I can't remember what I can take to make my hair grow back, or stop falling out. Can someone please help me?
Thanks,
Jolie
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08-01-2006, 05:12 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
Posts: 636
Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
June 17, 2005 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
313 lb Start Weight:
268 lb Current Weight:
220 lb Goal Weight:
45 lb Weight Loss:
48 lb Lb Left to Lose:
14.3769968051 % % Lost:
July 15, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index57.2421956296 BMI Start:
49.0124869927 BMI Current:
40.2341311134 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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There isn't really a magic cure for it but I take Biotin twice a day to help with faster regrowth. It will stop soon. Just continue to get in all your portein and water.
Shelley
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08-01-2006, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,809
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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JUST LIKE shelley said this is nothing you can do but ride this phase out.
I had it really bad...started between month 3 and 4 and only just slowed
down for me. THE good news is its a thinning, you wong go completely
bald...but its an upsetting effect from the rapid weight loss.
I took plenty of BIOTIN, 6 months pre op.
I used NIOXIN shampoo...and conditioner
HANG in there i know many of us took alot of pride in our hair
when heavy.....so it hits us very hard. BE well and keep getting
the protein levels in to help.
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08-01-2006, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh
Posts: 475
Weight Statistics 11 May 06 Start Date:
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230 lb Current Weight:
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80 lb Weight Loss:
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I am glad to know this., thanks for I am starting to see more hair in my sink. 
I am glad to know it is temporary..will have to try these products...it is worth a good try..Thanks.
ROBBIN
__________________  Surgery date 5/11/06 
Beginning weight 310/ 230/-80 gone 
Goal 160 pounds....70 to go!!!!!
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08-02-2006, 02:08 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC ~ Love it!!!
Posts: 3,008
Weight Statistics 4/19/06 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
333 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
158 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.4474474474 % % Lost:
someday... Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6269463668 BMI Start:
26.6057525952 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Oh.....I'm not looking forward to this phase of this surgery. I haven't noticed a ton....just a little....but, I am keeping a very close look at everything!! I'm praying that I will have minimal....we'll see.... | |
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08-02-2006, 03:52 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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((((((HUGS)))))) Jolie, hair is the pride and major issue for women (well, for men, too I guess) but it will come back, once your weight stabilizes. Along with losing fat and everything bad, since lots of bad chemical stuff accumilates in your hair, think this way, you are losing all the bad stuff that got stored up in your body, so health wise, you'll get better and stronger hair with the new regrowth.
In the meanwhile, take care of your protein and vitamins, vital for the regrowth.
((((((HUGS)))))
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08-03-2006, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, USA
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I have been experiencing a lot of it too lately and the husband likes to tease me about shedding with the kitty, but fortunately it isn't too bad yet to where I can tell a real difference. That being said I am a little more cautious about how often and long I brush my hair and how I wash it. I figure that there must be some pretty talented hair extension and weave hair dressers here in Jersey if it gets too bad, and I will just have to go that route if nothing else.
Janae
__________________  "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect...it means that you have learned to see past the imperfections. "
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12-25-2006, 11:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina
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Hi all. I am now 4 months post-op and 70 lbs down. I think 40 of it is from loss of hair!!! Thank God I had thick hair to begin with. I discussed the hairloss with my doctor after everytime I shampooed I was coming up with literally a handful of hair ~ or when I combed/brushed my hair, it was falling everywhere. I knew it was going to happen, but I didn't expect it to be in this quantity. He assured me to just hang tight - that it would get better...I'm still waiting - but trying hard to get all my protein on board.
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12-26-2006, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,809
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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HEY KAT!!!
THIS is one of the difficult stages to go thru with our WLS.
I know for me until it happened to me I had no clue the impact it would
have on me. I hate to admit here this triggered the depression moods
to kick in for me and bad mood swings.
I know for me too i had very thick thick hair...cut i did loose a decent amount to the point on the top were i styled heavy the scalp was showing
thru. I can only
"REASSURE" that it does start to grow in and its not forever. FOR me
i was very strict the first year with my protein intake and still went thru
the hair loss the entire time i was LOOSEING WEIGHT. It only stopped for
me when my weight loss stopped. I did take biotin before surgery and took
it thru the stages of hair thinning which maybe thats why it has come back
in so nicely for me. THE top is full again but my bottom ends still need to
thicken up but takes time to grow back in from scratch.
((((HUG))))))))))
we all can relate to the heart ache this stage hits us with unexpectidly!
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12-26-2006, 12:24 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Milford Kansas
Posts: 1,205
Weight Statistics 09/01/2006 Start Date:
5' 4"
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144 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
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02/01/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.5942382812 BMI Start:
24.71484375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I"m there with you I've noticed mine falling out too. Especially when shampooing!!! It will get better (but sure will be glad when it is done)
__________________ Surgery Date 09/01/06
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