my hair

My hair is falling out like crazy, in the handfuls. Is there anything I can do to help slow this down or stop it? I know I have read that biotin helps with regrowth. Should I start that.? My hair started falling out at about 21/2 months after surgery,I am almost 4 months out now. Any suggestions would help me greatly, I am on the verge of tears. Thanks in advance,

Michelle

Take a deep breath!! It is bad losing your hair, but it will come back. I am on the tail end of the hair loss and I haven't had hair this thin since I was a toddler. It is growing back though, slowly but surely. I have a friend who is a doctor and he says with any major surgery such as rny, hair loss can happen, but that it will come back. The only thing you can do that really works is not to stress over it. Stress can cause hairloss too!

Thank you for your response!! I try everyday to remind myself that it WILL grow back..lol That is what helps me from actually bursting into tears! :) again, thank you! Have a great night!!

 Oh girl I feel you!  I have lost so much hair.  It started at 3 1/2 months out and has not stopped since and I am now 7 months out.  I think it is supposed to stop by 8/9 months.  I am surprised I have any hair left and I didn't start with that much to begin with.  

It sucks, nothing stops it, lots of protein slows it down, but I mean LOTS of protein.  More then I can get in every single day.  If you can get 100 grams or more a day it really does slow it down.  I have taken tons of Biotin since before I got surgery and it didn't help with it falling out, but I hope it helps with regrowth whenever that starts to take place (soon God PLEASE!)

Don't stress too much, it will get better!! My hair was baby fine and thin before surgery and I started losing hair at about three months post op. I had a lot of breakage as well. The hair loss slowed down and finally stopped at approx nine months post op (I noticed the loss more that anyone else) and I started re-growing hair. It grew back in thick and CURLY!! I haven't had curly hair since I was a little girl and it was always baby fine. It's amazing what our bodies can and will do!!!

Thank you guys for your replies! It means a lot . I hope mine comes back in nice and thick! Hope you ladies have a good night!

Try to relax...I panicked when mine started coming out and was popping Biotin like candy.  I really don't think it made a difference.  I think mine is finally starting to slow down as my shirt isn't completely covered in the mornings after fixing it now.  My hairdresser said yesterday that I had alot of new growth so that is a good sign!

Thanks, thats great news!  :)

I perfer you to buy Jessica Simpson Hairdo for awhile until your hair growing. I already bought jessica simpson hairdo layered and banging clip on ebay before my surgery on spring time with end of 6 months dietitian superivor. Hope to help you! =)

Hey Michelle, mine is thinning out too, and we have very close surgery dates.

I notice it the most when I wash and then blow dry my hair. I have huge clumps of it in the shower when washing and rinsing and then another huge clump of it in my hairbrush when brushing every day.

Normally I have very thick and long hair, but I can definitely tell a difference. I'm usually getting in around 80g of protein a day, I'm not sure I can physically eat anymore to pump in that extra 20g to break 100.

So I try to look at it that it is only hair. Yes, I LOVE my hair, but it will grow back. I do NOT love my prior weight and don't ever want to see that come back!

I was checking out that Ovation Hair Therapy stuff, but it's so darn expensive.

Hang in there hun, this too shall pass!