Hair Hair Hair - Another question
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Shore you should always check with your onc. My onc didn't have a problem but I was on Taxotere and Carboplatin. You are on Taxol and ?0
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Had AC x 4 and taxol/herceptin x 12. Last taxol this week. I will check with onc - so many questions. Thanks.
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Thanks for all the compliments! I am 29 weeks pfc on Tuesday.
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Did you do anything with the face fuzz, mine is longer than the hair on my head, white, my DH asked me about my beard? Should I do anything about it or will it go away?
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I took biotin while on taxol with no problems. But it's better to check with your doctor cause everyone is different. What may not effective some people would effect others.
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I used The Clio from walgreens and cut off the facial fuzz. It has never grown back..
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i just got the clio yesterday and it's wonderful. cheap too!!0
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was told by a friend (6 months ahead of me in treatment) that facial hair goes away on it own
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I wasn't going to walk around looking like a Yeti. The white fuzz came off with the Cleo.
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Apparently I'm in denial, thought my hair would come back in straight, it's coming in curly and thought I escaped the facial fuzz, noticed it the other day. OMG! It was terrible, used my hubby's trimmer. Sure hope it doesn't come back.
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I, too, used a Clio on the long peach fuzz beard that appeared out of nowhere. Love it, best $8 spent in a long time!
I am taking Biotin also. Started one month pfc. Seems to be helping hair growth and nail recovery, but who knows? Am also using Nioxin shampoo and drops.
ksmatthews, you look gorgeous!
I will be staying with a shorter haircut than pre-cancer. My wig was shorter and I loved it. Will also lose the reddish blonde I was coloring to. Hair seems to be coming in dark brown/gray so I will wait it out to see if I can go natural for the first time in 30 years!
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@ksmatthews - You look awesome! great look!
FYI - I am officially wigless! It feels wonderful! Not paying attention to the haters.
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ksmatthews, you look fabulous!
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missey - your post made me laugh, thank you!
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Hi all,
What is biotin exactly? Where do you buy it and how do you use it? It seems like lots of ladies have success with it and hair re-growth.... Is there a danger in taking it during Taxol vs. waiting till chemo is over? (I've got 7 tx more to go, weekly).
Thanks all!
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Missey - you go, girl!!!
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claire - it is a supplement (pill form) that is supposed to strengthen hair and nails. My hairdresser advised to start it after I was done with chemo, as she felt that the chemo would negate its benefit, so I would be wasting money on it. I started it a month after the last chemo.
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Finally went to work today without my wig (6 1/2 months pfc). My hair is SO curly. Ugh. Any tips on good products to help relax the curl or manage the frizz?
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Anderkk1 I never went poodle because I kept it short. Go post in the "Hair Hair Hair - Another question" thread. Someone there will know.
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CONGRATS Missey! Confidence like that is the best accessory.
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Ladies: What does PFC means?
Thank you.
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Post
Final / Fuckin' / Feckin
Chemo
Whichever you prefer. I prefer the middle version.
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hahaha still lurking!.3jays0
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I lost my hair on AC and it started coming back in 4 weeks after my last AC. Then I started on T (paclitaxel) which I get every week, now that I'm 6 weeks into it I have a thin #2 kind of length. But, yesterday I noticed a few strays, and today it's coming out along with my eyebrows (which thinned at the start of T but filled out again pretty quickly). Will I lose it all over again? Has anyone lost their hair twice?
I've got 6 more weeks of chemo to go and I'll be bummed out to lose what I have managed to grow back, I only just stopped wearing a buff under my hat this week because I felt I had enough to look like a normal hairline.
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Taika, yeah, sorry, it will most likely fall out again. I had the same thing and it bummed me out. First I had 4 Fec txs, lost the hair, then a 7-week break for surgery and recovery, which meant that when I started Tax chemo I had a bit of hair. After the second taxotere it all fell out, as well as the eyebrows and lashes.
I am now 7 weeks past last chemo, and I have stubble on my head. But it is some kind of hair at least, and the eyebrows are coming back which is nice.
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Taika - I did the same thing. Lost it all with A/C (but kept lashes and brows), then it started to grow back until I started weekly Taxol. Lost it all again, AND brows and lashes. Plan on it so you won't be devastated again. On a positive you don't really want that hair anyway b/c it is poisoned
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Hi Ladies
Well I did it!!! Went to Toronto for the weekend and went topless!!!! I was freaked out but I did it walked all around the mall, the hotel, out for dinner and to buying show. I did get a few looks I think, although my sister tells me that I am not that important LOL I am 11 weeks PFC. I did put alot of hair paste in though to give it some style. My hubby is sooooo proud of me and what we need to remember is.......... love thy self!!!!!!!
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Hi Ladies
Well I did it!!! Went to Toronto for the weekend and went topless!!!! I was freaked out but I did it walked all around the mall, the hotel, out for dinner and to buying show. I did get a few looks I think, although my sister tells me that I am not that important LOL I am 11 weeks PFC. I did put alot of hair paste in though to give it some style. My hubby is sooooo proud of me and what we need to remember is.......... love thy self!!!!!!!
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I am still dealing with this, I do have few strands on my head but cant look in the mirror , suppose to go out today but how?
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Ladies, please tell me it all falls out - I have horrible painful stubble and I'm hoping for a smooth bald head that isn't prickly and painful! I've completed 3/4 dose dense AC treatments, most of my hair fell out on days 15-17 (about 3 weeks ago) and I shaved off the rest with an electric razor, but the rest hasnt' fallen out and shaving it turned the remaining strands into prickly, painful stubble - I've been hoping it would all fall out and I'd have a smooth head (which I hope is more comfortable than this stubble). After I'm done with AC I'll be on Taxol for 12 weeks - someone please tell me it will all fall out soon and I'll have a smooth head and not have to deal with this horrible painful stubble any more - or should I shave it again? this time with a real razor?
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