Hi Butrcupz,I dont know if this will help or not but I went to a support group 2/1/2011 and It opened up a few things that I wanted to know,(do you attend your support groups after your surgery)and If not Why and what keeps you from going?,,,,first its where you havn't been taking your (all of your vitimans)you have multi vitimans centrum with Iron or another 100% of what you need,vitiman d3,vit B6,B12,calcium,and most of all your PROTEIN....do you drink your protein? call your nutritionist and see what kind and how how much protein do you need to take per sitting,this is something you have to do for the rest of your life and we have to get used to it in order to be as beautiful as you are and keep that long curly hair that you got.....I dont want to seen hard or anything but those people that did your surgery are there to help you....and when you need them make sure that you use them to benifit you .thats what your insurance paid them $20.000 for.

I havnt had my surgery yet but I have been to several siminars and support group meeting,,,and I did learn a little....I hope everything gets better for you....by the way we have to pay a price to be beautiful...and the price of a wig is not too much...do you feel me?.....thanks for hearing me out .....camille01

I cannot offer you a solution. But I do want to tell you that I, too, have had some bouts of craziness. I have found that since my surgery I have had many times where my behaviours have been a bit irrational. First I seemed to be feeding my family meals that I wanted to eat so was kind of vicariously eating through them. Then I found myself angry that they could eat things I wished I could eat. Then the cravings kind of left but I was still finding ways to behave inappropriately. I find myself so short tempered and ready to explode at any moment, for any reason. My daughter even suggested that perhaps I needed to eat. Perhaps there is something to hormone imbalance mixed in with some psychological issues and perhaps even vitamin deficiencies. Let's keep a positive outlook and try to find ways to sort through our emotional and physical changes.

As far as the hair loss goes, I hear that it is part of the process and my nutritionist suggested that taking vitamins will help prevent it. I haven't experienced it yet and I too, have thick, curly hair. I joke and say that less of my wild hair might be a good thing. I haven't been taking the vitamins because, it sounds crazy, they are so big! I think that I will start taking them as your story has made me realize that I must take care to follow the advice given to me.

Just like a bad hair cut, I have been told that the hair will grow back.

Good luck to you. Keep your chin up!