Shedding/thinning Hair!

[need2bthin! 235]

How long did your Hair loss last? I'm at 4m now and my hair has started to shed. Granted I have thick hair but I want to maintain thick hair. I talked to my Dr about it and he said there is nothing I could do......really

[twinRN 10]

I too am loosing hair. I am almost 5 month out. I also had thick hair to begin with, but wow, can't imagine what people with thin hair encounter. I've heard some say Biotin, but I also heard it doesn't work and there is nothing we can do

[acubi2 33]

I asked my doctor about Biotin and he said taking extra won't do any good. He did say the Hair loss goes away at around the 1 year mark and usually starts to grow back.

[Malugo 31]

I started loosing my hair around 11 weeks, now I am at 17 weeks out and ohh boy thank God I used to have a lot of hair because right now its really thin. Been taking Biotin for 3 weeks and I really don't see a difference. But doesn't matter I feel great. Let's hang in there!!!

[clk 3,519]

Almost everyone loses hair. Most often it starts between 3-4 months out and continues for 3-4 months. It does stop and it does grow back. I had a repeat loss after my baby, unfortunately. There are hundreds of threads about this so you're not alone.

I currently wear bangs to cover the huge amount of regrowth baby hair that's sticking up around my forehead!

~Cheri

[need2bthin! 235]

Almost everyone loses hair. Most often it starts between 3-4 months out and continues for 3-4 months. It does stop and it does grow back. I had a repeat loss after my baby, unfortunately. There are hundreds of threads about this so you're not alone. I currently wear bangs to cover the huge amount of regrowth baby hair that's sticking up around my forehead! ~Cheri

Thanks! I new I had read about this before on here. But since the new site I can't find anything! I was just curious as to when I may slack up. I don't want to be all fabulously skinny and bald! Lol

[Michbrecc 31]

^{I am just over 3 months out and just started shedding, I have think hair to begin with. I have been taking Biotin for over 6 months now, I am getting 60 grams of Protein a day, I truly hope it stops, I am terrified. I did have new Hair growth just from taking the Biotin for so long, and those little hairs are falling out. I am due to go to the salon for my hair dye, and I may put it off for now. I lost 40 pounds 10 years ago, and did not experience Hair loss at all.}

[clk 3,519]

It'll come back. I won't lie - that diet most of us had prior to surgery, the one full of fried and fatty foods - really helps a person have lovely hair. So my hair has come back and it's much thicker than it was. It's also shiny and healthy again. But it's never gotten quite as thick as it was prior to surgery.

It should last just a few months and wrap up some time between your sixth and seventh month post op. For me it was almost overnight that it stopped. I went from a Wookiee sized hairball each day to just a few strands one morning. And from then on, it was solid regrowth. Nioxin did help my regrowth and unlike my husband (who can't stop using it or his hair will start falling out again) I had no ill side effects or Hair loss when I stopped using it. But Biotin never did anything except make me feel nauseated. I just try to get plenty of good fats and take care of my hair better than before.

And coloring it really shouldn't cause additional hair loss, so if it makes you feel better you should go ahead and do it. At least consult your stylist and see what they say. I kept on coloring those greys during my loss and had no problems.

~Cheri