Can my hair be growing back?
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Natly .. I am in the same boat ..
I too cut my hair, buzzed it to the scalp .. twice .. Last time Oct. 15th. I have dark brown stubble and longer peach fuzz on about 90% of my scalp. My oncologist and Onc nurse told me weeks ago .. not to get excited because more than likely it will fall off after my 3rd TCH/Herc/Herc/ cycle.
Let me tell you that my longest hair (several blond and gray) are at 3/4" in length and my stubble is fully grown in, not at 100% scalp coverage, but over 90% of my scalp. I went out and purchased several baby 'velcro bows' and just to make my point again, I will be putting these velcro bows in my hair within the next 2 weeks and sporting the bows for my onc nurse and oncologist to see. I just hate hearing from them -- 'according to our clinical trails' regrowth at this point of your chemo treatments is impossible .. So just to be a bit.h, I am going to sport my baby bows showing off my new hair growth. I want to see their mouths drop ... Just going to prove my point, again .. that I am not your typical clinical trail - patient.
Please note that I am still shaving underarms, legs .. and I have NOT lost any private area hair ..
VickiSam0 -
Oddly enough, I had ONE hairVickiSam said:Natly .. I am in the same boat ..
I too cut my hair, buzzed it to the scalp .. twice .. Last time Oct. 15th. I have dark brown stubble and longer peach fuzz on about 90% of my scalp. My oncologist and Onc nurse told me weeks ago .. not to get excited because more than likely it will fall off after my 3rd TCH/Herc/Herc/ cycle.
Let me tell you that my longest hair (several blond and gray) are at 3/4" in length and my stubble is fully grown in, not at 100% scalp coverage, but over 90% of my scalp. I went out and purchased several baby 'velcro bows' and just to make my point again, I will be putting these velcro bows in my hair within the next 2 weeks and sporting the bows for my onc nurse and oncologist to see. I just hate hearing from them -- 'according to our clinical trails' regrowth at this point of your chemo treatments is impossible .. So just to be a bit.h, I am going to sport my baby bows showing off my new hair growth. I want to see their mouths drop ... Just going to prove my point, again .. that I am not your typical clinical trail - patient.
Please note that I am still shaving underarms, legs .. and I have NOT lost any private area hair ..
VickiSam
Oddly enough, I had ONE hair that grew out to like 2 inches while the rest was falling out.0 -
Me, too
Hey, Cousin Natly -
I don't remember which chemo cocktail you're doing -- I did 4 rounds of Cytoxan/Taxotere, and my hair started growing sometime after the 3rd infusion.
I never thought of trying to put pretty bows in it like VickiSam -- though some friends suggested (as a joke) that I would look lovely in one of those lacy headbands you put on baby girls' heads!
:-) Traci0 -
btchVickiSam said:Natly .. I am in the same boat ..
I too cut my hair, buzzed it to the scalp .. twice .. Last time Oct. 15th. I have dark brown stubble and longer peach fuzz on about 90% of my scalp. My oncologist and Onc nurse told me weeks ago .. not to get excited because more than likely it will fall off after my 3rd TCH/Herc/Herc/ cycle.
Let me tell you that my longest hair (several blond and gray) are at 3/4" in length and my stubble is fully grown in, not at 100% scalp coverage, but over 90% of my scalp. I went out and purchased several baby 'velcro bows' and just to make my point again, I will be putting these velcro bows in my hair within the next 2 weeks and sporting the bows for my onc nurse and oncologist to see. I just hate hearing from them -- 'according to our clinical trails' regrowth at this point of your chemo treatments is impossible .. So just to be a bit.h, I am going to sport my baby bows showing off my new hair growth. I want to see their mouths drop ... Just going to prove my point, again .. that I am not your typical clinical trail - patient.
Please note that I am still shaving underarms, legs .. and I have NOT lost any private area hair ..
VickiSam
why would you be a btch???????? all the people around me are so nice, life is too short to be a btch...vikki0 -
dont know
i dont know bout this guess it does affect people differently.. i had my first treatment in april 2009 lost my hair in handfuls!! i buzzed it just as close as i could and when i took my 2nd one it was all but bald!! i am now done with my treatments and its coming back now.. so i guess it all depends on the meds you are given and effects each of us in its own way.. good luck to you hopefully you want loose it....
brenda
HUGGGGGGSSS!!!0 -
VIVKI......NATLYVickiSam said:Natly .. I am in the same boat ..
I too cut my hair, buzzed it to the scalp .. twice .. Last time Oct. 15th. I have dark brown stubble and longer peach fuzz on about 90% of my scalp. My oncologist and Onc nurse told me weeks ago .. not to get excited because more than likely it will fall off after my 3rd TCH/Herc/Herc/ cycle.
Let me tell you that my longest hair (several blond and gray) are at 3/4" in length and my stubble is fully grown in, not at 100% scalp coverage, but over 90% of my scalp. I went out and purchased several baby 'velcro bows' and just to make my point again, I will be putting these velcro bows in my hair within the next 2 weeks and sporting the bows for my onc nurse and oncologist to see. I just hate hearing from them -- 'according to our clinical trails' regrowth at this point of your chemo treatments is impossible .. So just to be a bit.h, I am going to sport my baby bows showing off my new hair growth. I want to see their mouths drop ... Just going to prove my point, again .. that I am not your typical clinical trail - patient.
Please note that I am still shaving underarms, legs .. and I have NOT lost any private area hair ..
VickiSam
I LOVE the velcro bow idea!!!! And I dont'think it's b---hy at all! EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT as far as reactions to chemo. YOU GO GIRL! I'm going to get myself some! My hair had no regrowth during chemo....I had Taxotere and Cytoxan....I finished in late Aug.....my hair is now about a 1/2 inch.....What has surprised me the most is the COLOR! It's salt and pepper....and I had very, very, little salt before! IT's kind of exciting to see what it will end up looking like.......BUT.........I have noticed facial hair that I NEVER had before..Anyone else experiencing this?
Keep us posted to their reaction to the hair and bows!0 -
To all You LadiesTraciInLA said:Me, too
Hey, Cousin Natly -
I don't remember which chemo cocktail you're doing -- I did 4 rounds of Cytoxan/Taxotere, and my hair started growing sometime after the 3rd infusion.
I never thought of trying to put pretty bows in it like VickiSam -- though some friends suggested (as a joke) that I would look lovely in one of those lacy headbands you put on baby girls' heads!
:-) Traci
So happy to know I'm not hallucinating. Cousin Traciln I'm taking that mean cocktail A/C. Vicki I love your velcro idea--thats not being a b--tch. It should give you great pleasure to wear those pretty bows and prove your point to all those experts. Post a photo of those pretty bows. I was a dark blonde until this chemo started, well visually it was blonde. I never gave meself the chance to really see the real color which I'm convinced was/is totally Salt. I also had to shave my legs yesterday. The most southern areas have also stopped shedding. My head looks very white. I wonder if there is any chance that my hair would grow back the same blonde that blew away with the wind a few weeks ago. Probably not, that is a real hallucination. Some day I'll have to become friends again with Miss Clairol.0
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