Still losing hair 20 months later!

Angie... Thanks so much for posting this list...I have looked everywhere for a list like this. You just saved me a ton of wasted time I already spent looking!  My doc is so not GB RNY knowlegdeable and every time I go she asks me what labs I want done! UGH! Giant bear hugs Anita

Hey hey! :-)  Glad I could help! The Vitamin documents are superb reads as well ;-) Angie

Angie, I hard copied both posts! (YAY)  Thatk you!  I read someone who mentioned being an "information junkie" (can't give credit where it is due)...but I'm one of those...The more something interests me...the more I gotta know.  Sometimes I just don't have the right google key words to get what I'm looking for... As for the hair loss...I was told that they really don't have a grip on the exact reason for the loss after RNY and that it could be any combo of things.  But anything that is Chronic should be looked into further no matter what it is... because like you said , it sounds like a definciency, in something... Hugs, Anita

Hi  I too had rny in May 06 and my hair still falls out in handfalls if I don't take 2 x 1000 of biotin.  I had thin hair to start with, so my hair is looking desperate now!  I keep it tied up so it doesn't look so bad. So I guess what I am saying is that although I don't have any answers, know that you are not alone.  I consider it a small price to pay for regaining my health and life through having wls.

Hello Ruth.  I also take Biotin, but only 1 capsule daily.  If you take 2 your hair does not fall out?Thanks for your input.

As long as I keep taking it.  I went on vacation over Christmas and forgot to take it with me, and my hair started falling out again until I'd got back home and taken biotin for a couple of weeks. What strength biotin are you taking?

I take 5000mcg per day