Vitamins and hair thinning

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I have some questions I'm hoping those of you who have had the LAP-BAND^® can answer.

While I know there is less chance of vitamin deficiency with LAP-BAND^®, do you still need to take multi-vitamin or any other type of daily supplement and do they have to be chewable or can they be crushed?

Also, I have PCOS and my hair is thin and sheds easily. Do those of you who had PCOS and maybe had this symptom see an improvement or did it get worse because of lack of nutrition or whatever?

Thanks in advance for any information you can give me!

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Pre-Op diet 10/27/08
BANDED 11/03/08
ticker includes weight lost since start of pre-op diet.

Though I haven't had the surgery my surgeon told me to get a multi vitamin chewable or liquid

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Thanking God for the love of family, The kindness of friends & giving me the love of my life.........

My doc suggested a multivitamin twice a day. I also take Biotin - not proven, but said to help with hair loss.

Unfortunately, I, too, have PCOS and thinning hair. I have noticed that it has gotten worse, but everything I read and the people in my docs office say that it is temporary. Once your body adjusts and the weight is less and less of an issue on PCOS and related symptoms, you should start to normalize.

The good news is, after losing only 50lbs, I have had regular periods two months in a row. That's a small time span, I know, but I haven't had two back to back in almost a decade. That's a step in the right direction!

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Banded May 15, 2008; SWCC of Nevada, Dr. Soong

LIVING STRONG ON LIVESTRONG!

Yes, you should be taking a chewable multivitamin and a calcium supplement too. You should check with your doctor to make sure you are meeting his/her requirements.

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Need to lose 138#
Pre-op diet - 20# lost
Banded July 17, 2008 by Dr. David Thoman in Santa Barbara
8/27/08 - First fill, 2 c.c.
Lost since surgery -17 lbs.

I take flintstons chewable and then a chewable vitamin C and a super B complex liquid. yes you have to take a muti vitamin... Im only 10 days post op and notice my hair falling out more than normal... my cousin is 3 yrs post op and her hair is very thin she had to go to the derm.dr to have special medicin for that

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APPROVED: June 30th :biggrin2:
Pre Op July 9th
Surgery on July 16th :biggrin2:

ah yes I also take the chewable calcium with vitamin D and K :)

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APPROVED: June 30th :biggrin2:
Pre Op July 9th
Surgery on July 16th :biggrin2: