My Hair is Falling Out!!??

[realmccoy 0]

I had surgery in May and have been doing great. Lately, I noticed a lot of hair in my brush, hands or towels. Last night, clumps were coming out.........huge amounts, not just little bits here and there. It's a little disturbing. I've heard of this happening with by-pass patients but not lap band. Does this mean not enough Protein? I know GNC has a "hair formula" Vitamin, but it's a huge pill and there is no way I could take that.

Any one had similar experience, and what did you do, does it stop and will my hair fill back in? I getting a little scared because it's huge amounts of hair. My husband said it looked like a dead animal in the trash can after I took my shower.:help:

I don't have a ticker yet........but down 52lbs since May 23!

[faithmd 14]

First, congrats on your loss!

Second, :welcomeB: to LBT. I say that because a)it says you only have 4 posts, and b)you can't have been here long if you haven't seen TONS of threads about hair loss.

I am very sorry you have had to experience this. I am as well, I have red (natural) hair past my waist and it is falling out in gobs. I am beyond DEVASTATED. But I am not alone. I have gotten 80-130grams of Protein a day, I take a Calcium supp, I take a MVI, I take Biotin, I do EVERYTHING I am supposed to and it has not made one iota of difference. Most everyone says that it starts around four months after weightloss starts (could have a little to do with anesthesia, but I started losing before surgery and my Hair loss coincides with a few months of weight loss) and supposedly stops about 11months to a year in. I'm hoping it does. But as WASaBB says, I can cover up thin hair with a wig, I can't cover up fat.

Here's just a FEW of the threads about hair loss here. I only included ones with multiple pages of posts. Hope reading through them helps you! I feel for you, I really do!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/my-hair-40332/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hair-loss-omg-39379/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hair-loss-38281/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hair-loss-36669/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/experienced-bansters-question-about-hair-loss-37568/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/hair-loss-35369/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hair-loss-question-34813/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/i-am-losing-my-hair-12139/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hair-loss-band-30639/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/help-im-losing-my-hair-30185/http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/poll-does-everyone-lose-their-hair-23457/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/hair-loss-19464/

[stefgray 0]

Hi! We're in the same boat. My surgery was May 25 and I'm also down 52 lbs. I started losing hair a few weeks ago. Not quite the same thing as you because I don't have clumps coming out, but still a lot in the shower and when I brush my hair. My nutritionist said it's Protein and that I also need to be careful to get a balanced diet. I have a tendency to focus on the Protein I eat and carbs and often neglect veges and fruit.

I just sent my nutritionist an e-mail because I'm concerned that I've hit a plateau. Have been stuck at 52 for a few weeks and am looking for a way to jumpstart my system. I'll let you know if I hear anything else about the hair. You can buy Shampoo that contains Biotin. That may help.

Congrats on the -52 lbs! That's fantastic.

Stephanie

[realmccoy 0]

faith md- Thanks for your replies, I'll see what I can do.......that's weird, I just hit 4 months post op. I'm glad I'm not alone. I agree, beautiful wigs out there! Don't know how I missed the hair loss threads. I'm still trying to figure this site out. Been reading from afar, just starting to comment.

stefgray- congrats on the 52 and the same surgery month as me! Your Hair loss was where I was at about a week ago. Last night is when the "clumping" started. Hopefully won't get to that point. It sounds inevitable anyway and theres not much we can do about it. I do try to keep a balance diet and proper Protein so there must be something else to it. Before my surgery I was on some crazy diets for long periods of time, starved myself and never had hair loss. Thanks for the reply!

[mumof2boys 71]

Hi ladies. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I had surgery on 4/30/07 and began losing my hair around the end of July. I was freaking out. Well...it has finally slowed down and almost stopped. I'm so excited. I made sure that I have 60 grams of Protein a day, I take Biotin pills and I use Nioxin for my hair. The last time that I got my hair cut (about three weeks ago), my hairdresser said that she can see lots of new growth on my scalp. Good luck...it will stop one day.