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Hair loss happens, call it an unfortunate side effect. It will grow back. Hair is protein, when you are losing large amounts of weight in the beginning or your protein intake is not up to what it should be something will suffer and unfortunately it is your hair. You do not always see this as much with lapband as you do the other WLS procedures but it does happen. I took this for about a year after surgery and started taking at about 6 months and it made a big difference that even my hair dresser noticed. I liked the chewable biotin from GNC. Zinc is another mineral that can help. My best advice is talk to your doctor and ask him for some assistance, on things to try, I strongly believe in keeping in touch with my WLS surgeon he has been a great resource for me and has helped me stay focused.

Glad your doing well, just a word of caution for going back to work. Remember to take your food and remember you will get tired becasue your not eating that many calories yet. I went back day 5 after surgery, and I felt fine but tired quickly. I took a business trip on day 7 and did ok, I carried my protein powder and snacks with me. Good luck you have a good attitude and this is very important and following the rules is also important. I wish you great success.

Hopeing my surgery will go as well!

What an awesome post! [: Keep it up!

WoW, you wrote so many words that could have come right out of my head! I can really identify with all of it, even the childhood weight and the small comments, meant to help that destroy you a little bit each time. I was in a custody battle many years ago and my mother said, "Honey are you worried the judge will side with .... the father... because of your weight?" Up till that moment I never even gave it a thought that I could lose my kids because I was fat. Just another kind, prejudice. My husband has been behind me all the way too, he's also made sure to tell me how much he loves me and thinks I'm beautiful to him just as I am. I wish I had, had the words you used to describe my inner turmoil that I need to get this weight off so I can be comfortable in my own skin. I can't stand to look at me naked, it's hard to believe someone else could, even when they love you. Thanks for sharing your story and I hope the process goes quickly for you. I started my journey in January and will be sleeved this Tuesday. My process took longer than most I think because of some health complications. Wishing you all the best! Liz

Your bathing suit story is sooo great! Congrats to you! I can't wait to see that kind of results.

You are not alone sweet girl. I go up and down also. I snuck a cookie and never wrote about it (if no one sees it but me, it did not happen lol, out of sight out of mind. I read way more than I post. I read yours just do not post .... sorry. You deserve a pity party after all you have been through. I have balloons you supply the pretend cake. It is all going to work out, you are going to look back one day exactly why you had to go through all of this. I will pray for you and will continue to also. I promise! I pray your appitite subsides. You have to get those bad carbs out of your system for a few days in order for the appeitite to not be so strong. You can do it. You must be stronger than you realize , think of all the things you been through and your still here concerned, not jumping over the cliff at Dairy Queen. Take it easy on yourself, your doing good. Remember this, it is not a race..... it is one day at a time, everyday. We all have bad days eating the wrong things. It's funny, I had not posted a topic in a few weeks and just got done posting one, asking others how good they were about what they eat. See... we all struggle, that why we had to have surgery. You are right where you are suppose to be. ((((big hug lady)))

Believe me you are not alone at just a few days over 4 weeks post op the scale is itching upwards. I am scouring this sight trying to find out what is going on. I think that I am not getting in enough liquids. So I have made a conscious decision to drink, drink, drink and make sure I get in 52 or more grams of protein a day. I thought I was drinking too many fluids but then I was at least steadily losing when I cut back the scale just froze. So I've decided to do what worked at first and push myself to also do some more walking. Failure is not an option here. We can make it.

Many congrats!! You're a bander now! Fear of the unknown is normal and I'm still taking stock of how easy it was. I had no pain or nausea following surgery, just shoulder discomfort for a couple of days. Sit back and rest a while:)

You are so inspiring and I loved your video, and I love your blog. So very happy for you and your every day successes. Great job and you will reach your goal!