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I have heard the same thing, and told don't worry, the hair will come back. lol. said by the dr. with all his hair. as Noni18 has said What causes excessive hair loss? A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary. even our lap bands are major surgery. Hair problems Biotin supplements are often recommended as a natural product to counteract the problem of hair loss in both children and adults. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotin#Hair_problems Biotin is widely distributed in a variety of foods, but most often at low concentrations. Estimates are that the typical U.S. diet provides roughly 40 ug/day. There are only a couple of foods which contain biotin in large amounts, including royal jelly and brewer's yeast. The best natural sources of biotin in human nutrition are liver, legume, soybeans, Swiss chard, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, and carrots. This includes almonds, eggs, onions, cabbage, cucumber, cauliflower, goat's milk, cow's milk, raspberries, strawberries, halibut, oats, and walnuts. and eat or drink your Protein to stimulate your cells!!!!! Maybe we could start a photo gallery of our bald spots!! a before and after of course,because it does grow back!

I thought my band was too tight, but I have this!!:tongue_smilie: I had an Upper GI because my band seemed TOO tight 4 times. Hopefully, your band is just to tight... Symptoms of Achalasia:eek: The symptoms of achalasia most often occur during and after a meal. All patients experience the sensation of solids, and usually liquids, hanging up and passing slowly into the stomach. This may occur several times a week or at every meal. Effortless regurgitation of bland, undigested food or whitish foam (saliva) is common and may be associated with coughing and choking at night. Some patients experience chest pain, and heartburn is common. This heartburn is not related to acid reflux into the esophagus, but rather due to retained acidic food or the fermentation of food in the esophagus. Approximately 50% of patients will lose weight. Tests for Achalasia The diagnosis of achalasia is suspected by barium x-rays and confirmed by esophageal manometry. Barium studies of the esophagram (esophagram) show a distinctive narrowing of the lower esophageal valve, esophageal dilation with retained barium in the upright position, poor esophageal emptying, and to-and-fro movement due to the loss of orderly peristalsis (coordinated wave-like muscle contractions).

At my last support meeting people were saying if you drink something HOT in the morning the rest of the day goes better than if you didn't drink something HOT. I always have coffee in the morning so I can't judge the validity of the suggestion but I can pass it along. Good Luck with journey!

It's absolutely normal. Don't eat or drink to much though! Be careful because your poor stomach was just assaulted, or so it thinks.LOL it takes time for some inflammation (that you can't see) to go down. Take your time, your right on track. :-)

The most common symptom of achalasia is difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). Patients typically describe food sticking in the chest after it is swallowed. Dysphagia occurs with both solid and liquid food. Moreover, the dysphagia is consistent, meaning that it occurs during virtually every meal. Sometimes, patients will describe only a heavy sensation in their chest after eating that may force them to stop eating. Regurgitation of food that is trapped in the esophagus can occur, If the regurgitation happens at night while the patient is sleeping, food can enter the throat and cause coughing and choking. If the food enters the trachea (windpipe) and lung, it can lead to pneumonia (aspiration pneumonia). Because of the problem swallowing food, a large proportion of patients with achalasia lose weight.:wink2: SO, is the band to tight? Or is it THIS? I don't know if I had it before the band. I don't know if I have the band removed would this condition go away. All the web sites point to it getting worse. But we have cutting edge hospitals around here so,:smile2: for now I'm fine with it. Every pound lost is celebrated.

I too had my band reajusted 4 times! Each time I left the office it was fine for about a day and a half. Then no food or liquid would go down. I would have maybe 4 oz of liqiud and that's it. After the 4th restriction my Dr. sent me for an Upper GI where it was discovered that I have achalasia Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the esophagus (swallowing tube). The term achalasia means "failure to relax" and refers to the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (a ring of muscle between the lower esophagus and the stomach) to open and let food pass into the stomach. As a result, patients with achalasia have difficulty swallowing food. This discovery has yet to be discussed. I have had my 10c.c. band tightened other times and it has been fine. I think I'm at 7.5 c.c. now. SO it's slow going for sure! But I didn't get big in a year or two so any weight lost is a WIN!

I love going to NYC. Maybe I could go to the con. I can't wait to hear more.

I'll be checking my closet for 18's to send somewhere if they are in good enough shape. most of my jeans frayed at the bottom.

I'm just checking my ticker to update it. Also just bought 14 jeans called Angels. I think they are made big. At 195 I shouldn't be wearing 14's.

Just a quickie, how tall are you? I found another pair of 18's at a thrift store and no dressing room. They said 18 short. Levi Strauss. They are way snugger than the piper blues from K mart. and they don't drag on the ground like the jeans I have to wear big heeled boots with so I can walk. If I don't lose another 5 pounds soon I'll scream. and I'll never get out of the 18's. Ahhhh one day at a time!!!!!!!!

If I can find 16's I'll mail you my 18's. I've been looking and haven't found any. K mart Wal mart Thrift stores have left me down.(sniff sniff) LOL. But aint it cool to able to fit in them:)

Hi Kay, and Thanks, I really feel like I accomplished something. I haven't seen the weight I'm at now for aaaaahhh, when I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter who's 20 now. LOL. I was at that meeting Wednesday night. I was sitting in front of the woman who was talking about how easy it is for her to get drunk now. She had the by pass surgery. We could have been at one or more of the same meetings. I'm the person who can eat Burger King ( no dressings.365 calories) for lunch and plateaued for 5 months. Shame on me! My Surgery was a breeze. I had no pain when I left the hospital, and never did after that either. I hope your that lucky. I felt like going out everyday after my surgery but I kept telling myself, NOPE stay home and grow back together, then after a week when he said ok I haven't been home ONE WHOLE DAY YET>LOL!! After surgery I lost 10 pounds because I was on liquids and Jello. At my 1 week check up he let me go back to work!!! And, I drive a school bus so I must have been fine or he would not have released me. I don't know what your approach will be to being banded but mine is, it took me 20 years to get this size so as long as I lose a little or stay the same but DON'T GAIN weight I'm happy. Beth always stressed to eat balanced meals and healthy Snacks and I try. I'm not doing great with the balance but I try daily! I will not "DIET"! I WILL teach myself to eat the proper foods and amounts. I had 3 FILLS until I felt any restrictions. That helped, but I actually needed 2 more until it got just right. After the 3rd fill I lost about a pound a week. The 4th stayed the same, so the 5th made it go to an average 1 1/2 a week.That was JULY. So 7 months after my surgery is when I felt full sooner. Breakfast is my high calorie start with 2 scoops of Protein powder 220 calories, and maybe a 80 or 60 calorie yogert. But not often, I'm to rushed in the AM to eat when I work. Weekends I have 2 eggs for breakfast and now I find that is a little much. YEAH! I can't seem to grasp the calorie counting with home cooking so I'm going for lean cuisine ($2.00 a box on sale) for lunch . And supper is chicken or Turkey and (truethfully) that's it. I later have some fruit or veggies while I watch tv. (before 8:30) I go to bed between 11-12. It is SO increadably cool though to wear an XL now I can't wait till I buy a LARGE. WOW. Good Luck, Dr. Boorse is great, and the Fall is a great time for broth and hot Soups, you'll love it. Diane