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I am 4 months post op and I am losing my hair. I had such thick hair to begin with and now it is getting so thin especially in front

Is anyone else experiencing anything like this?

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Hi, yes I went through this. It is normal, mine lasted about 6 months. Not fun when you're going through it, but it will stop. Hang in there! Good Luck!

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I didn't lose any hair, but most people do. It'll stop and then grow back in.

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Hair loss is normal. Any time your body goes through trauma, your hair will fall out. This is a wee bit different. You have got to stay on your Vitamins and make sure you get 60gm of Protein a day (that was my instruction). I was given a name of a specific Vitamin that CVS didn't carry. We were told probably GNC or Amazon would be the only place to get it. Actually 3-collagen with hyaluronic acid for hair, skin & nails and it is at GNC. chondroitin and glucosamine for bones & joints, especially if you are post menopausal.


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I lost a lot of hair, you could really see my scalp in some places. :57_cry: I like to think I was able to make it look better with bangs and styling it differently (down instead of up).

It just started growing back. I'm 6 months post RNY and started taking Biotin about a month ago.

I could feel the hair growing back before I could really see it. It felt like my hair was really dirty at the roots when I ran my hands through it, then I realized it was a bunch of tiny hairs that was causing the strange feeling.

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I am 4 months post op too and my hair has thinned out so badly that I am worried to put my hands through it in case it takes out chunks with it!


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