3.5 yr postop and my hair is falling out again

solise
on 9/22/12 10:10 am - Brooklyn, NY

When it fell out right after surgery it was because i wasnt consuming enough protein but now i eat lots of protein so i dont know why my hair is falling out. Anybody have any ideas? Its disheartening to see my long locks in my brush instead of on my head

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 9/22/12 10:18 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

When your hair fell out early after surgery, it was from the telogen effluvium that causes most people to lose hair post-op. Not getting enough protein can make it worse,but it doesn't cause it.

Have you had your labs checked within the past few months? There are a number of vitamin deficiencies that can result in hair loss... Zinc, Vit D (which a lot of us have trouble keeping up), Vit A, iron, B12, B6, etc...

Stress, peri-menopause, and menopause can also cause hair loss.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

solise
on 9/22/12 10:22 am - Brooklyn, NY

RNY on 04/08/09

Wow. Im due for my iron infusion next month but other than that my labs are all within normal ranges. Stress...thats definately a possibility. Im still in pain, gallbladder surgery in 2 weeks

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 9/22/12 10:35 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I had a second round of hair loss at about 3.5 years out, too, and all my labs were good, but I was having unexplained abdominal pain (very stressful on the nody) AND was peri-menopausal. I had switched protein powders (one supplement per day) so I switched back to what I had been using and the hair loss stopped almost as suddenly as it started... So we never did figure out the cause.

Hopefully it is just stress related and will stop once you get the gallbladder taken care of.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

poet_kelly
on 9/22/12 11:45 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Are you SURE all your other labs are within normal range? I ask because some docs don't check for very many vitamin and mineral levels unless you specifically ask them to, and sometimes they don't tell you if something is just a little lower than the reference range on the lab report.

Do you know for sure that your zinc and vitamin A levels are good?

Is your iron low? Why aren't they doing the iron infusion before you have your surgery in two weeks?

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

solise
on 9/22/12 2:04 pm - Brooklyn, NY

RNY on 04/08/09

Kelly, this is my regular scheduled iron infusion. He doesnt even know about the surgery because i havent seen him since april. As far as my labs, my numbers are on the low to medium range. For example, if a 68 is normal mine would be 68 or 69 but as far as my exact numbers, i would have to look it up.

H.A.L.A B.
on 9/22/12 4:29 pm

RNY on 05/14/08

Low iron may cause hair loss also low thyroid- free T3.

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

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