WendyWu

I lost A LOT of hair after surgery. it started about 6 months post sleeve surgery and it continued for months. The greatest thing was to make sure you are using a sulfate free paraben free shampoo, or even a cleanser. I invested in the WEN hair care system, and it really helped. Before surgery, my hair was my security blanket. It hid the neck fat , thinned my face out ( or so i thought). And helped to mask the double chin. After I started losing my hair, i started to cut it shorter and shorter, and now have the cutest short pixie shag. I color it a nice bright red ( think sharon osborne color) and now with the new 130 less me, i love the sassiness and my husband loves the sexiness of my short hair. I still use the WEN hair cleansers, and sulfate free shampoos, the hair loss has stopped, and it helps to not fade my sexy red color so quickly! Moral of the story....its a new you...try a new doo!!! I'm 1 year 3 mos post op, down 130 pounds, and as my doctor says...at my soul weight of 160. Loving life!

I dont have my date yet, but I am getting VERY close. My friend is having VGS tomorrow, we were hoping to have it together but I have to have an Upper endoscopy first I am hoping mine will be early May. Congrats to you .. goooddd luck!!!

I am Having VGS in June, and very much looking forward to it!!! Reviewing the boards out there on the internet, there is not a lot of info or recipients of the VGS procedure. I am glad I found this forum! Is anyone from the Albany NY area and did they have Dr. Atilles perform their surgery??? She is a great surgeon and a wonderful human being! !!!