Falling hair, I knew...falling eye lashes, thinning eye brows?!

[TXMissy 211]

I'm almost 4 months post op. I've been following the diet, I'm excercising, I feel great. So my hair has started falling and I expected it. However, I guess I didn't think my other hair on my body would fall too. Is it just me, should I be worried?! This is so strange as I don't have much body hair to begin with. Anyone else?!

[Djmohr 6,965]

I have only lost hair on my head and a lot of it too. Jokingly I wished I would lose it on my legs.

I have not heard anyone mention losing eye lashes and brows before.

Have you asked your surgical team?

[James Marusek 5,244]

Are you getting the required daily Protein?

[TXMissy 211]

Yes, I am getting about 80-90g a day, honestly it may be a bit more. I'm taking my Vitamins. I'm wondering if it's my thyroid which has been an uphill battle since last year. They keep adjusting it higher. I'm drinking right at 100 oz of Water s day. Dietary wise I'm getting my veggies in and keeping the sugar out as much as possible. The absolute worse thing I can think is that I sneak the occasional chip or French fry. I'm walking and starting to jog on s daily basis.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Around 15 years ago long before surgery my hair started to turn white and fall out because of age. At the time I began taking a supplement called Juvenon (available over the internet). It was to try and restore my mitochondria in my cells. I had asthma and the supplement increased my lung function substantially (around 200 in my peak flow meter). One of the side effects of this supplement is that my hair stopped falling out and stopped turning white.

I had RNY surgery 29 months ago. I began using the supplement as soon as my surgeon allowed. I never noticed any hairless from the surgery.

So if a lack of Protein isn't the problem, you might give this a try.

[catwoman7 11,211]

I'm not sure I've heard that, but maybe people just don't talk about it because it's not as alarming as losing the hair on your head (or wouldn't be for *me*, anyway.....). I'd be willing to bet the cause is the same, though.

[TXMissy 211]

Good point catwoman. The only reason I noticed is because I am a little OCD when it come to my face. I wear makeup every day. I check my eye brows and brush them, my eye lashes are already on the sparse side so a few missing is obvious. I started hair, skin, nail Vitamin my dr recommended a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to give it a shot, he said they have seen great progress with them. I may have to resort to asking my dr for a latisse rx or start buying false eye lashes at the rate I'm going. I'm going to look more like a chemo patient at the rate they are falling.