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I'm a little over 6 weeks post op, and I haven't started losing any hair yet. I've been dreading it! I was just wondering at what point you starting losing hair after surgery?

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In my experience, it starts at about 3 months out... Good luck - are you taking any supplements? Biotin is a good one to take, the strength in my nails has increased tenfold and I firmly believe that this is the reason that although I've lost some hair, it isn't so bad as it could have been My hairdresser said that there was quite a lot of new growth happening.

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I am taking 10,000 mcg Biotin every night before bed, but I've been averaging only about 60g protien per day.

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I didn't lose hair. It's NOT a given for everyone! I honestly can't tell you why either... Like many others who did lose hair, I got my 80g of Protein per day, took Biotin and the rest of my supplements and ate 1000-1200 calories per day with exercise all during my loss phase. Sometimes I think it's a crap shoot on the Hair loss.< /p>

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I noticed more shedding about a month after surgery. But I would say month 3 - 4 the absolute worst (big handfuls at a time). I *think* (touch wood) it's slowing down.

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I got all my Protein and took Biotin and collagen... And started losing hair 6 months out. That's on the late side, but don't count yourself out of the woods too soon! I am a year out and it's slowed considerably but not completely stopped.

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I'm almost 4 months out and have not experienced Hair loss as of yet ( knock on wood!) I still have a 30 gram Protein Shake every morning for Breakfast, so maybe that helped? It's hard to say. I just think it really is the luck of the draw I guess.

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I'm almost 4 months out and have not experienced Hair loss as of yet ( knock on wood!) I still have a 30 gram Protein Shake every morning for breakfast, so maybe that helped? It's hard to say. I just think it really is the luck of the draw I guess.

I'm voting for luck of the draw... I still have Protein Shakes a year out and lost my hair starting at 6 months! I hope you avoid that! Good luck!

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My hair started falling out at about 3 months, and it stopped at 5 1/2 months. I started on Biotin before my surgery and still take it every day, but it didn't help, lol. I'm always high Protein and that didn't help either.

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8 weeks it started to come out and has been falling out for 4 weeks. My fingernails are very soft so I have begun eating Jello. Some days Hair loss is worse than others. No bald spots, but one side of my head seems thinner than the other.

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Mine started at 3 months and went until about 6 1/2 months. I had high Protein, Biotin and all my Vitamins and it fell out in clumps at one point. It's not so bad - it stopped and is not noticeable to anyone besides me and my hairdresser. :)

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OK, so I guess I'll just continue with the Biotin and hope it doesn't hit me too hard. It seems that 3 months is a common marker for when to expect it. Wish me luck! Thanks for all the replies!

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I did not start losing hair until 5 months. It was a shock because I thought I was out of the woods

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