Hair Growing Back Between Treatments

I love your new pic! Wo meaning to sound weird, you look hot! Your short "do" looks fresh and modern and you're glowing. I'm only 4 weeks out from carbo/taxol so still waiting for my hair so havent experienced the face fuzz. Maybe it's like w babies when first born they have face fuzz and then it sloughs off? I haven't read about facial fuzz on this forum. .. you might be starting a trend! Glad to see you looking so healthy! 

TeddyandBears_Mom said:

I didn't have any hair

I didn't have any hair growing back between treatments. In fact, I ended up with a shiny bald head by the end of treatments. And, I had zero body hair along with that bald head.

I have noticed light fuzzy hair on the sides of my face now that my hair is coming back post chemo. I thought it was my imagination! lol  I hope Gardena iis right and it will just go away.

Also, my lashes and brows are growing in all kinds of directions. I'm hoping once they get to their normal length, they will get back to normal.

Love and Hugs,

Cindi

for me until after my chemo. was done.   When it came back, not all my eyebrows came back.  My hair on my arms are thin.

EZLiving66 said:

Yup, I have this fuzz all

Yup, I have this fuzz all over my face too.  I took a razor and rubbed it along my cheek and it was almost like dust that came off.  I have a few hairs on my legs and arms along with pubic and underarm hair although not much.  My left eyebrow that lost all the hairs except ONE (I used it as "comb-over" brow - LOL) has also come back although it is whiter and not as full or long as the right one that I didn't lose.  Same with my eyelashes - the left eye is much less thick and shorter than the right one. 

What is crazy is the hair on my head.  It's about half an inch and is pure white, soft and growing in circular patterns.  I always knew I had a bad cowlick on the right side by my forehead but my whole head is full of cowlicks!!  I was born with a full head of hair and I've always worn it long so the weight of it negated the cowlicks.  It's pretty cool!!  As soon as it gets long enough I'm going to have it dyed back to my blonde.  That way, when I wear one of my wigs, if it sticks out, it will be ok (at least that's what I'm telling myself - ha ha!)

Love,

Eldri

It may not stay white.  The Times mine came back in it started out almost clear and then changed to darker sometimes almost blond with darker undertones. I was a redhead!  Also very curly ringlets.  I always had straight hair.  A lady at church told me I was very lucky I did not have to pay for my curls.  That is the one comment I haven't been able to excuse.  Hugs and prayers, Lou Ann

Not sure if indicated with chemo, but I've been using this cream Vaniqa for my chinny chin chin hair for years. It's expensive and insurance doesn't usually cover but keeps hair growth down to a pluck able level. 

http://www.vaniqa.com

I just got my long-term colored hair grown out to a lovely grey bob with a great texture. If I need chemo, my luck it will grow back curly!  Ugh!

Your photo is beautiful !

CheeseQueen57 said:

Unwanted Hair

Not sure if indicated with chemo, but I've been using this cream Vaniqa for my chinny chin chin hair for years. It's expensive and insurance doesn't usually cover but keeps hair growth down to a pluck able level. 

http://www.vaniqa.com

I just got my long-term colored hair grown out to a lovely grey bob with a great texture. If I need chemo, my luck it will grow back curly!  Ugh!

Your photo is beautiful !

 

I was driving and came to a red light when I looked into the mirror under my visor to check my makeup when I was shocked to see a halo of white fuzz all over the lower half of my face! The sunlight bouncing off my fuzz seemed to make my face glow. Oh, my, I didn't like what I saw. I ended up lightly shaving my face with the razor facing downward with the grain and am I glad that I did. It never returned after that. Cancer, the gift that keeps on giving!