Tingling feeling of the scalp - on DAY 2! - did anyone experience this?

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Hi everyone,

Am I imagining this? I feel as though my scalp is sensitive and tingling - on day 2! I know that the hair will go, so Im not scared that it will go sooner rather than later. I already cut 15 inches of locks away. But I have not come across such early symptoms in my readings. My hair typically grows like weed, and logically that should make it more sensitive to the chemotherapy. Has anyone had hairloss "very early" after their first chemotherapy? Not alarmed - but curious!

Eva

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  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
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    Hi Eva
    My scalp tingled just before my hair fell out too. Even though you are only on day 2, you probably won't lose your hair for at least another week. You may feel a different sensation up there soon. My scalp as my hair was falling out felt like it was almost sunburned. If you feel that, I guess it's normal too.

    So rest assured you're not losing it.... you are very sane. LOL

    Good luck with the rest of your treatments, you seem to have a great handle on things.

    Hugs,
    Lorrie
  • ender
    ender Member Posts: 167
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    butterflylvr said:

    Hi Eva
    My scalp tingled just before my hair fell out too. Even though you are only on day 2, you probably won't lose your hair for at least another week. You may feel a different sensation up there soon. My scalp as my hair was falling out felt like it was almost sunburned. If you feel that, I guess it's normal too.

    So rest assured you're not losing it.... you are very sane. LOL

    Good luck with the rest of your treatments, you seem to have a great handle on things.

    Hugs,
    Lorrie

    Thanks, Lorrie!
    In a way I
    Thanks, Lorrie!

    In a way I feel good to loose the hair early. It makes me feel like the chemo is working. Thanks for your words, they bring me comfort!

    Eva
  • skipper54
    skipper54 Member Posts: 936 Member
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    ender said:

    Thanks, Lorrie!
    In a way I
    Thanks, Lorrie!

    In a way I feel good to loose the hair early. It makes me feel like the chemo is working. Thanks for your words, they bring me comfort!

    Eva

    tingley and sunburned
    My head felt funny just before I started losing my hair too. And it was earlier than they told me to expect it but, like you, my hair grows fast. Sounds like to need to get ready for it to fall out. Take REALLY good care of your scalp and it may come back quickly too - mine did. It started to grow back while I was still on Taxotere. Of course that's when I lost my eyelashes and eyebrows but they came back fairly quickly too. Sounds like you're as "normal" as the rest of us. I, too, felt that the hair loss meant the chemo was working and my Dr. confirmed that.

    Best wishes!
  • ender
    ender Member Posts: 167
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    skipper54 said:

    tingley and sunburned
    My head felt funny just before I started losing my hair too. And it was earlier than they told me to expect it but, like you, my hair grows fast. Sounds like to need to get ready for it to fall out. Take REALLY good care of your scalp and it may come back quickly too - mine did. It started to grow back while I was still on Taxotere. Of course that's when I lost my eyelashes and eyebrows but they came back fairly quickly too. Sounds like you're as "normal" as the rest of us. I, too, felt that the hair loss meant the chemo was working and my Dr. confirmed that.

    Best wishes!

    Hi Skipper54!
    Your reply
    Hi Skipper54!

    Your reply made my morning. I tried to ask my MO about early hair loss and nail loss, because of the logic that fast growing hair and nails falls out quicker. I even had her feel my nails that are unbreakable! She did not really answer, maybe because she thought I asked out of worry and did not want to make me anxious. She did reassure me that nail loss was extremely rare on my regiment.

    Again, thanks so much for sharing, makes me feel good!

    Eva
  • butterflylvr
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    ender said:

    Hi Skipper54!
    Your reply
    Hi Skipper54!

    Your reply made my morning. I tried to ask my MO about early hair loss and nail loss, because of the logic that fast growing hair and nails falls out quicker. I even had her feel my nails that are unbreakable! She did not really answer, maybe because she thought I asked out of worry and did not want to make me anxious. She did reassure me that nail loss was extremely rare on my regiment.

    Again, thanks so much for sharing, makes me feel good!

    Eva

    Eva your nails sound like
    Eva your nails sound like mine, hard as a rock, I didn't have any nail issues. I am currently 4 months since my last chemo and getting compliments on my hair just about daily. Mine grows fast too, but it's one of those things that when your watching it daily it seems to be doing absolutely nothing. It's my plastic surgeon that finally encouraged me to go without my hat. I think my man hair is coming along quite well now (about a half inch)LOL.

    Lorrie
  • joannstar
    joannstar Member Posts: 403 Member
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    ender said:

    Hi Skipper54!
    Your reply
    Hi Skipper54!

    Your reply made my morning. I tried to ask my MO about early hair loss and nail loss, because of the logic that fast growing hair and nails falls out quicker. I even had her feel my nails that are unbreakable! She did not really answer, maybe because she thought I asked out of worry and did not want to make me anxious. She did reassure me that nail loss was extremely rare on my regiment.

    Again, thanks so much for sharing, makes me feel good!

    Eva

    Eva
    my head tingled on C/T also, but I didn't notice that I lost any until day 17. About fingernails...I didn't lose any, however they did separate and I had to be very careful and wear rubber gloves when doing housework. I also work as a bookkeeper which keeps me on the computer all day. My fingernails would hurt when I typed, but I had no choice, had to keep the job. I keep them trimmed as close as possible and used moisturizer daily. My onc would not let me get my usual mani/pedi or use anything on them. My toenails still look funky, but my fingernails are fine. I do have 6 ridges on them (I figure one for each chemo treatment) which are now growing out. My onc said it might take about 8 months for them to be normal and it has only been 4 months so far since my last chemo treatment.
    What a journey we are all on!
    Hugs,
    JoAnn
  • ender
    ender Member Posts: 167
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    joannstar said:

    Eva
    my head tingled on C/T also, but I didn't notice that I lost any until day 17. About fingernails...I didn't lose any, however they did separate and I had to be very careful and wear rubber gloves when doing housework. I also work as a bookkeeper which keeps me on the computer all day. My fingernails would hurt when I typed, but I had no choice, had to keep the job. I keep them trimmed as close as possible and used moisturizer daily. My onc would not let me get my usual mani/pedi or use anything on them. My toenails still look funky, but my fingernails are fine. I do have 6 ridges on them (I figure one for each chemo treatment) which are now growing out. My onc said it might take about 8 months for them to be normal and it has only been 4 months so far since my last chemo treatment.
    What a journey we are all on!
    Hugs,
    JoAnn

    Hi Lorrie and JoAnn, thanks
    Hi Lorrie and JoAnn, thanks for the replies!

    I kept my nails really long for the chemo, with the logic that if they are so long they would grow slower "when the chemo is on the hunt for fast growing cells". Plan to cut them short over the weekend so that they can be long again before the next chemo. Does this sound like a logical plan to minimize nail impact?

    Eva
  • butterflylvr
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    ender said:

    Hi Lorrie and JoAnn, thanks
    Hi Lorrie and JoAnn, thanks for the replies!

    I kept my nails really long for the chemo, with the logic that if they are so long they would grow slower "when the chemo is on the hunt for fast growing cells". Plan to cut them short over the weekend so that they can be long again before the next chemo. Does this sound like a logical plan to minimize nail impact?

    Eva

    I didn't do anything special
    I didn't do anything special with my nails. They did their own thing.. I don't think you would want to keep them too long though because you don't want to catch he ends on things thus adding backward pressure to your cuticles. Kind of like when your fingernail gets bent backwards. I kept mine to within a half inch of my finger tips at the most. I doubt you will have issues if your nails are that strong.

    Hugs,
    Lorrie
  • joannstar
    joannstar Member Posts: 403 Member
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    ender said:

    Hi Lorrie and JoAnn, thanks
    Hi Lorrie and JoAnn, thanks for the replies!

    I kept my nails really long for the chemo, with the logic that if they are so long they would grow slower "when the chemo is on the hunt for fast growing cells". Plan to cut them short over the weekend so that they can be long again before the next chemo. Does this sound like a logical plan to minimize nail impact?

    Eva

    I agree with Lorrie
    I wouldn't keep them long so that they don't catch on anything. During chemo my nails didn't grow hardly at all so I found that I didn't really need to trim them very often. Using rubber gloves was difficult--something that I'm not used to, however my onc emphasized that he didn't want me to have any cuts so that there would be less chance of infection.

    JoAnn
  • ender
    ender Member Posts: 167
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    joannstar said:

    I agree with Lorrie
    I wouldn't keep them long so that they don't catch on anything. During chemo my nails didn't grow hardly at all so I found that I didn't really need to trim them very often. Using rubber gloves was difficult--something that I'm not used to, however my onc emphasized that he didn't want me to have any cuts so that there would be less chance of infection.

    JoAnn

    Thanks again, girls! Oh no,
    Thanks again, girls! Oh no, I never keep my nails that long. My reference to long means about 1/4 of an inch :) Ant this weekend I will cut them short again. I always use gloves when doing any housework, so Im good there. But right now, I am utterly spoiled as my husband won't even let me do dishes to keep me away from bacteria.

    Thanks so much for your sharing.

    Eva
  • skipper54
    skipper54 Member Posts: 936 Member
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    ender said:

    Thanks again, girls! Oh no,
    Thanks again, girls! Oh no, I never keep my nails that long. My reference to long means about 1/4 of an inch :) Ant this weekend I will cut them short again. I always use gloves when doing any housework, so Im good there. But right now, I am utterly spoiled as my husband won't even let me do dishes to keep me away from bacteria.

    Thanks so much for your sharing.

    Eva

    never lost nails
    BUT I got lines like the growth rings on a tree. My neighbor did too. You could almost count the treatments that way. They were never great but are still really fragile and tear easily. Hopefully they'll be better soon. Also hope you get to keep yours!

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