Re: Hair issues

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That is interesting! I am a vegan, so that could DEFINITELY be my problem. I do take protein supps tho. Hmmm

From: " naturalbeauty38 " <naturalbeauty38@...>

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Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 18:21:51 -0000

Subject: Hair issues

At work we do gastric bypasses allot and the patients come to the

floor I work on. We have 2 girls that I am good friends with on our

unit, one is another secretary like me, and one a nurse and they both

had the gastric bypass done. One has already lost 70 pounds, but she

has also lost more than half of her thick beautiful hair as well. I

was talking to the Dr who does the surgeries and he said that it is a

combination of the lack of nutrients they are getting(malnutrition

basically) and also a problem with a lack of protein metabilzation.

In other words this could be something that is going on with some of

the girls here that have normal thyroids. It could be a problem with

protein not being absorbed.

I am not sure how to check that out or what to do about it but I

would eat as much protien as you can choke down. Problem is though if

your not absorbing it then it may not matter anyhow.

wish I had some more ideas but this one is something i thought worth

posting.

-C

In , Colleen <cfortner@e...> wrote:

> me too girl. my hair is still falling out like crazy and my thyroid

checks

> out okay too. pretty sick of it myself!

>

> From: " dimonds68 " <Dimonds6881@h...>

> Reply-

> Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 18:46:57 -0000

>

> Subject: 3 and a half yrs post explant and STILL

loosing

> hair

>

>

> Gotta keep venting on this subject. I dont' understand it. It is 3

> and a half yrs post explant, and I am still loosing hair like crazy.

> I am only taking .5mg of xanax per day at nite. I started taking saw

> pametto 2 months ago, with no help. it is pissing me off. anyone

> else? thanks for the vent. Terry p.s all my tests are neg. I have no

> weight gain.

>

>

>

>

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That is an interesting point. I wonder how we would know if we're metabolizing protein? Would an albumin blood test tell us? I'm going to ask my doc. That is food for thought--literally!naturalbeauty38 <naturalbeauty38@...> wrote:

At work we do gastric bypasses allot and the patients come to the floor I work on. We have 2 girls that I am good friends with on our unit, one is another secretary like me, and one a nurse and they both had the gastric bypass done. One has already lost 70 pounds, but she has also lost more than half of her thick beautiful hair as well. I was talking to the Dr who does the surgeries and he said that it is a combination of the lack of nutrients they are getting(malnutrition basically) and also a problem with a lack of protein metabilzation. In other words this could be something that is going on with some of the girls here that have normal thyroids. It could be a problem with protein not being absorbed.I am not sure how to check that out or what to do about it but I would eat as much protien as you can choke down. Problem is though if

your not absorbing it then it may not matter anyhow.wish I had some more ideas but this one is something i thought worth posting.-CIn , Colleen wrote:> me too girl. my hair is still falling out like crazy and my thyroid checks> out okay too. pretty sick of it myself!> > From: "dimonds68" > Reply- > Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 18:46:57 -0000> > Subject: 3 and a half yrs post explant and STILL loosing> hair> > > Gotta keep venting on this subject. I dont' understand it. It is 3> and a half yrs post explant, and I am still loosing hair like crazy.> I am only taking .5mg of xanax per day at nite. I started taking saw> pametto 2 months ago, with no help. it is pissing me off. anyone> else?

thanks for the vent. Terry p.s all my tests are neg. I have no> weight gain. > > > >