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I am terrified of this, I have PCOS and i experienced Hair loss and hair thinning already which will not be reversed :(

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I got the Hair loss at just over 4 months post-op. It's still coming out pretty easily. It's not like you go bald or anything. My hair is just a bit flat. Heck, I'd go bald if it mean I could lose the weight. I have some wicked bandanas.

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Dooter -- the top of your head looks just like the top of mine!

The hair shed started a little over a month ago for me and I got some of that nioxin stuff with sunscreen in it to protect my scalp. I don't think the Shampoo and conditioner (nioxin) is doing a thing for me but I'm using it anyway.

I don't want to do the Biotin because I don't want more of a jungle elsewhere! yikes!!

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DORRIE!!!!! WE FINALLY GOT A PICTURE OF YOU!!!! :lol:

Yep, I finally broke down and had my daughter take a pic of me to share. i'm not sure I like the pic though. LOL ;)

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Yep' date=' I finally broke down and had my daughter take a pic of me to share. i'm not sure I like the pic though. LOL ;)[/quote']

If you're like most of us you won't ever like ANY picture of you. I think it's a great picture!!

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Oh, indeed. I look now, at pictures taken 4 years ago when I was at my lapband low (about 80 lbs lighter than I am today) and I think "Wow, I look... normal...or maybe kinda chubby..." but at the time, I thought I looked ridiculously fat still. It's all relative. I look at pants I wore then and I'm like - no way that ever fit me, it's like -- normal! But at the time I rembmer packing for a trip and holding the pants in front of me to fold and thinking, "Ugh these are huh-yoooge!"

Best is now when I look at those "tiny" pants and I think there's no chance they will ever fit again, and I know that when they do fit I'll be like "Huh yeah they must've stretched out."

Our stinking thinking gets in the way.

If you're like most of us you won't ever like ANY picture of you. I think it's a great picture!!

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Oh, indeed. I look now, at pictures taken 4 years ago when I was at my lapband low (about 80 lbs lighter than I am today) and I think "Wow, I look... normal...or maybe kinda chubby..." but at the time, I thought I looked ridiculously fat still. It's all relative. I look at pants I wore then and I'm like - no way that ever fit me, it's like -- normal! But at the time I rembmer packing for a trip and holding the pants in front of me to fold and thinking, "Ugh these are huh-yoooge!"

Best is now when I look at those "tiny" pants and I think there's no chance they will ever fit again, and I know that when they do fit I'll be like "Huh yeah they must've stretched out."

Our stinking thinking gets in the way.

OH! I do that too! "They stretched out." Or....the other day, I bought a size 20 Gloria's from costco (I know--Costco fashionista, right??) and when they actually fit me I thought, "well, these are either cut wrong, or their sizes just run really big." No ya dork! You wear a 20!!!

SORRY---RABBIT TRAIL!!!

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I'm almost 4 months out and I am losing tons of hair its actually very scary because my hair was bleached platinum blond and I always lost a lot anyways but when I had surgery I dyed it close to natural color just in case I started losing it and boy oh boy am I losing it. Has anyone really got to the point of bald or in need of a wig? I am hoping that it slows down and I have been really trying to get in Protein to help but it is tough :) like another said on here I will take the Hair loss in order to lose weight just wondering if I really am going to go bald.

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I'm 5 months out and am thinning very badly. I get all my Protein in and my nails look fantastic. I remember my doc saying your nails will be the first sign to see if you are getting enough protein. So, I have that covered. I also have PCOS and had already lost quite a bit of my thick locks a while back. I know I'll never regrow that loss. I'm just hoping that I regrow what I'm losing now. I didn't realize how bad the back was until my son freaked out and said he could see my skin. Hoping it starts growing back soon.

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Thanks for all or your responses to my original post. We may be balding, but dang we're losing weight!! Misery loves company! Best wishes to you all.

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With the band I lost hair at about the 4 month mark and it was back by 8-9 months. My new surgeon has me taking Biotin daily to help prevent this, it's a small gel cap that's easy to swallow

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I've lost loads and loads and LOADS of hair. It's regrowing a bit by now, but it's also still falling out. Gah!! It's also completely changed texture -- it's all fluffy and curly and goes frizzy instead of being wavy and shiny. Sheesh. But I could do much worse than losing some hair, so I'll take it...

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