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Beia
Sorry to say, but no it will not grow during AC This is the treatment that makes you loose your hair
Make sure to get lots of hats and if you choose get a good quality wig.. My wig looks very real even though it is synthetic (paid $500.00).. I have just started to go without my wig and getting lots of compliments.. Still wearing a hat.. I am 17 weeks PFC today and have very short hair, it is growing slow.. most likely b/c I am on Herceptin... It looks like it is not growing, but filling in quite well.. Did not realize how quick it is filling in until I say my picture from my rad simulation on Jan 26.. wow I was so proud of my hair then, now I see how little I had. You can see my scalp with a little bit of hair, now scalp is mostly covered.. Hang in there.. Hugs0 -
Ok I see a lot of concern about growth here so I wanted to post my chart since so many have told me it's encouraging. I will have to take a more recent photo because I am now at 13 months PFC. I def recommend taking pics monthly so you can really see the progress, I would have sworn my hair was not growing, but as you can see even after a few weeks the photos show lots of growth.
this photo is at 11 months PFC
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Carrol2:
BEAUTIFUL!
Claire
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Carrol2 thats friggin beautiful!!!!! Very encouraging!!!
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oops sorry the 11 month photo didn't post thats my avatar. I will try again
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Yes, thanks Carol. You definitely had more hair than me at 20 weeks, but not alarmingly so. I guess there's hope for me yet.
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Thanks Ossa and Carrol2.
Thanks for the pics carrol, u look beautiful
Bela
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Carrol2
Thanks for posting such a complete diary of your hair growth. I have lost about 70% of my hair on tamoxifen and only noticed about 5 months ago that new hairs were growing. The front and the top are the most thin and although I can tell it is growing, it is ever so slow. These are very encouraging shots, so well documented. I have two and a half years left to take tamoxifen (don't know whether T is keeping it from growing faster), but I so appreciate pictures that give me hope. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.
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gentianviolet I have been on Tamoxifen for a year I don't think it has affected my hair growth but everyone is differnt0
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When did you start to lose your hair on Tamox gentianviolet?
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Carrol, even though I am now 42 weeks pfc, your photos continue to give me great encouragement. Your 11 months photo is beautiful and noone would ever know you had chemo.
I really like that style and colour on you. I too am thinking of going darker.0 -
I think I'm developing a mullet! What do I do?
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cdairth- I experienced some hair loss after menopause and began to use minoxidil.........it helped immensely. I do have male pattern baldness (brother who is bald and son, age 45, who has lost lots of hair in the front) which became apparent after menopause. The minoxidil worked and although my hair was not as thick as it had been when I was younger, it was more than adequate. I had been on the tamoxifen about 3 to 4 months and began to notice quite a bit of hair loss.........fast forward to 6 months and the shower and bathroom floor were full of hair. No matter when I combed it, the comb was full of hair, and I was still using the minoxidil. It was so depressing and I often wondered if it would just continue until I had no hair at all. I wanted to stop the tamoxifen but was too afraid to not take it. By the time I had been on it for 10 to 12 months I noticed all these new hairs sticking up and my hair dresser confirmed that lots of new ones were growing in. My new ones are anywhere from 1 and 1/2 inches to 4 inches and I can no longer see my scalp through my hair (finally). I still use the minoxidil and it does work for me.
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Thx gentianviolet. I've been on Tamoxifen for 3-4 months. I was wondering if I was out of danger from hair loss S.E.s yet. Maybe not. Gulp. Glad to hear that you are getting a nice head of hair now. It must be such a relief. Thx again. Cath
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Hi, is it a given that brows and lashes will fall out after taxol or does it not happen to every one? If its going to happen, is there a general time frame pfc when it does? I know this should be the least of my worries now, but I miss looking like myself so much.
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I lost mine about three weeks after taxol,, A friend lost her brow not lashes.. Hopefully you wil be spared
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i lost my lashes about a month after TCH. i was disappointed because i didn't think i would lose them at all. i'm trying latisse now.
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I'm on day 7 of my 3rd. AC and so far ancillary hair is hanging in there although my brows itch. Still have some stubble that is hanging onto my my head also.
Peggy
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Thanks Carrol! As soon as I get to where you were at 13/15 weeks, I am ditching the hats. I am at 9 weeks and still a bit too bald in front and on top.
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Embrace the mullet!!!! LOL No just kidding go and get it shaped from the hairdresser she will fix it up for you.
My brows and lashes fell ouut about 2 weeks after last taxol was worse then my hair!!! Doesn't take too long before they start to come back
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shore1, I was about 8 weeks PFC when the eyebrows thinned tremendously and most of my eyelashes disappeared. Everybody is different. I started a thread back on January 20th called Eyelash and Eyebrow Regrowth to see what was happening with others.
The good news is that my eyebrows came back pretty fast and look better shaped then before BC. The bottom lashes are back to normal and the upper lashes are moving along. Since the uppers are typically longer, I would expect them to be back to normal by the end of the month. At least I hope so :-).
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Hi gang! Just a quick check in while I finish up my lunch break.
I am 5 mos pfc and have been going topless since early November. I had my first haircut abt 2 weeks ago and am really digging the boy-cut look, so I'll probably keep it for a while. My hair grew back fast and furious after chemo, but I've noticed a considerable slow-down since I started Tamoxifen 12/2/11. And in the last week, I'm noticing some eyelash loss...hopefully that will taper. The super-short cut helps with the hot flashes too.
Hang in there, ladies...it does all grow back!
:::hugs!:::
Martha
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CARROL2 Gorgeous!!!!
I have two more treatments of herceptin! I can't wait til it's over! I am more at CARROL2's week 20. i am taking BioSil! I also got rid of my wannabe mullet last week!
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MamaV - As painful as it is, you will probably have to come up in length as your hair continues to grow all over. I have done that a couple times. My hairdresser has been very careful to only do what's necessary because she knows I want long hair again. But the only way to avoid the mullet look (which, let's face it, doesn't look good on anyone!), is to keep coming up as the top grows out. You will be surprised at how much better it looks after a trim of the overall length. Definitely looks more like a style. I finished chemo on December 30, 2010, so I'm a little over 13 months PFC. Good luck . . . I feel your pain!
Kathy
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I am about 16 weeks PFC and have been going topless for about 2 weeks. My hair is very short and mostly gray. It is very interesting, some of the longer strands are tricolor ( I feel like my beagle). The tips are white, the middle is brown and the roots are black. The hair on the top of my head took longer to come in and it is not as full as it is on the sides and the back. Is that common?
I am not sure if my hair is going to get curly ( I had straight hair before chemo). It is very soft and feels and kind of looks like cotton. I am just glad to have hair! I don't think I will dye it anymore.
I lost my eyebrows and lashes about 5 weeks PFC and my brows came in right away, but my lashes are still struggling. They are very short and I have gaps. I just started using Latisse. For those of you who have used it, does it really work? My lashes were not super long or full, but they were good enough! I am hoping Latisse will come to my rescue!
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Can someone recommend a good home hair color? I will get it done at salon when I have more hair but for now, I can't stand looking at the gray. Im going to use a home color at about 6 weeks pfc. Thanks!
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Hee, hee. anafoefana. Love the beagle comment. I thought I looked more like a silver back gorrilla.
Shore1, I tried a nutrisse temporary hair colour that turned by hair pink. So, don't try that one! I just went to the hairdressers (19 weeks pfc) and had my stylist do it. She put on an aveda temporary dark brown which ended up being a warm medium brown. She knew what she was doing because that's what I wanted. When I get more hair, I will go back to my dark blonde, or as they call it now, bronde.
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I've been using L'Oreal Healthy Looks and I'm pleased with it. I've colored my hair 3 times so far.
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anafoefana, Yes, it is common for the hair on your sides and back to grow back sooner than the hair on top of your head. My pre chemo hair was straight, too, but at 8 months PFC, it is definitely curly. Like you said, I am just happy to have hair.
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My hair is deffinately shorter on top then the sides
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