Thanks Alison, my hair is pretty thick still but I have lost lots. I can just notice a minor loss on the hair line. If I create a fine bang you can't see anything. I will try the volume shampoo might help, hope not too much more falls out in the next few months. Sounds like it will be over by then.
I am so happy I started with thick thick hair.

 Hi Everyone, 
so I am now 4 months out and 50 lbs down ( from a 200lb /5ft 2' start ). 
I had thick, thick shoulder length hair. I have been lossing lots for a month now and my dietican tells me I am getting enough protein but not enough calories ( max 800 a day ). Just never hungry but eating as much as I can.
I have read some old posts and it appears at about 6-8 months the hair loss stops- or falls out at a normal rate. 
My question does it grow back in to what it was before or not? Does it grow back in slowly starting at 6-8 months out?
I know it can be different in everyone but interested to see different peoples experiences. I think mine isnt that noticable because I have fair hair and it doesnt contrast against the scalp color.
Like many of you, my hair was one of my best assets so hope I dont lose to much

 It's 6 weeks and i am hoping that my skin will shrink a bit this time,  6 weeks and a 30 lb loss is a lot so hoping with time the skin will catch up. At 50 yrs old might not. Lost lots off my face and it doesnt look like there is excess skin, will legs and arms skin shrink a bit also with time? 
or an I just dreaming? 
anyone had arm and leg skin removed? how much and painful?

 Interesting, yep the smell I used to love now not revolted but lots of smells bother me now.
3 months hey okay may have to do diet coke to get the caffine. I can drink that although now the aspartane tastes too sweet, but going to need that wake up and go. Dare I try one of those energy drinks to get myself going ( mentally ) in the morning? been a pretty sedenitary and rough 6 weeks. Hope I have th energy to make it through 8 works behind a desk and running around putting out fires.

 I'm 6 weeks out and just recently heard the ' dont chew gum encase you swallow it" story.
I chewed gum ( normally I never do - mum told me a lady looks like a cow chewing in the field :) )
BUT my mouth felt awful, especially as dehydrated as we get post surgery. There is a rumor pepermint helps nausea ( and I had lots of that),. The gum helped me feel human, improved my breath, got rid of the 'slimies" or that saliva and foam that seems to come from the stomach in early days. 
I thought it helped a lot. One can be careful not to swallow, we arent idiots right ? :)

 great, be sure to reply to me if he has any ideas
Thanks Larry

 I tried it at 2 weeks, didn't sit well. i am at 4.5 weeks and have had netarine and a plum recently. I am sure you could manage it at 4 weeks. Just dont eat too much, now I have a modest piece of anything and wait for 15 mins before I eat more. The dumping experience is no fun.

 been there done that, drugs didnt help, they had no solutions, think I am out of the woods now but it was 3+ weeks of hell

 Hey this was me!!!!!
i had  my surgery May 15 with a redo on May 16th. I was sooooo sick just like you sooo sick, nothing worked zofran, maxiran etc, nothing. I wanted my life back. Went back in to ER with complication in for another 3 days. Was sooooo dehydrated, nothing worked, couldnt eat, wanted to die.
sound familiar??? lost 25 lbs in the first 2 weeks.
Surgeon said some get sick but it will go. Plan to go back to work at 3 weeks - plan shot.
It's now 4 weeks. so for me it went nauseated everyday for 2 weeks, then 2 good days, then 3 bad, then another two good, day is the 4th good day. I am praying that this trend stays.
Now down 30 lbs. 
I think I understand what is now making me nauseous, I tried to eat something hard ( chewed it to death- 1 strip of ginger beef) - sick. It is interesting because the surgeon just told me your stomach is slow to tell you you are full or something was not appropriate yet. He said sometimes it will be uncomfortable or you may start feeling sick if you eat too much (that might mean a teaspoon too much). Well this explains why after a good day, I ate and was sick again in an hour.

One person on  the forum called this 'buyers remorse" I thought that was amusing.
as for drinking I lived on tiny sips of half flat icy ginger ale and now on perrier. I am still not hydrated properly but getting there.
I feel for you the nausea was the worst I have every had and nothing helped. Some idiot on the forum had all the answers, but I think time will resolve this, stay strong. The time you are at 14 days and on soft food it will be easier. i am living on goat cheese on ritz, only 2 every 3 hours, soggy cheerios and baked beans.
good luck hang in there!!!!!!

 Had a rough  15 days horrible nausea, throw clots admitted for another 4 days etc. etc.
Been on back for 15 days due to nausea, forced down tiny amounts of yoguart, skimmed milk,  laughing cow cheese, soup, unfortunately lost 20 lbs already.
Sick of yoguart etc, want a tiny strip of donair meat ( on solid food yesterday ), dumped on sugary stuff - ice cream.
Hate hot cereal, scrambled eggs, really dont want tuna yet, just want normal food even a tiny amount. 
How long before the pouch stretches to a 1/2-1 cup? 2 teaspoons is so little food to take in, losing too fast ( especially with constant nausea.
suggestions?

 Terrible nausea stops me eating anything ( 90% of the time ) so yes there are reasons for not following the dieticians guidline, horrible nausea is not an excuse.

 Thanks, hey what % of people loose hair? not everone does right? I know it's stress related as much as diet related (protein).
Sounds like a very high percentage

 Wow what a great perspective/post..May I cut and paste/post on the Alberta forum?????
So inspirational!