My Hair is Falling Out! What to Do?????

I had my surgery Aug. 24th and have lost 67.5 lbs. I feel so much better now but my hair above my forehead looks terrible. The hair has thinned down so much that you can see my scalp. I have a patch as big as the palm of my hand and I think that it is spreading. It's only doing this on the crown of my head. I Several years ago when I took predisone for 7 yrs., the hair started to thin in the same place. But after I stopped taking that, it came back but not as thick as before. This time the hair is twice as thin as before. Does anyone have any suggestions???? I have been eating my protein, taking my Optisource vitamins, had a B-12 shot last month, and drinking all my water. Help!!!!!

I'm pre-op and my hair is already very thin on top, so I'm wondering the same things. The only product I've used in the past for the thinning is Nioxion shampoo and conditioner and it did help to stimulate healthy new hair growth.

Karen, I am almost 1 year out and I had problems with hair thinning but never had any fall out. First ol all make sure you are getting your protein. At one of the support group meetings I attended it was suggested to taken Biotin. You can get it at Walmart or Walgreens. I started taking it and I take 2 pills a day and I have never lost hair. It is found with the supplements. Hope this helps. Colette

Karen... If you are sure that you are doing everything that you should be doing (protein, vitamin, nutrition,otherwise) then there really isn't anything else to be done. Some folks loose hair no matter what they put INSIDE their bod's or what they put on the OUTSIDE (hair care products)... it is a highly personable experience. Some folks loose hair, some don't. Some loose TONS of it and swear that they will be bald before it is over and again, some don't. I can tell you that my experience was a pattern starting around month 3-4 and it seemed to really hit hard from that time through 6-7 months postop. I am well over 2 years out and I have oodles and bunches of new hair now... At the time that I was suffering through it I was just sure that I was going to be a bald old wrinkly mess... but guess what? I didn't loose all my hair (or even close to it) and my skin firmed up alot.... Just keep making sure that you are taking your vitamins and getting your protein in and eating well. Blessings... Pixielf~*