When does the hair start coming back????

Glad to be done
Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
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Hi everyone. Im new here. I just finishe up chemo June 25th. Yay.... My scan is Monday and I won't get the results for 2 weeks because my doctor is on vacation next week and then my appt. is the following friday.

She keeps telling me not to worry about it and that she is not concerned. She is no anticipating finding anything. She said my CA level says it all. My level was in the high 200s prior to surgery. On my first day of chemo it was 19 and dropped during treatments and is now at 10. I feel great and have alot of my energy back. It feels good to feel good again.

Anyways.... I keep watching my head for hair growth. My husband said he thinks it is starting because my head looks a litle darker. What about eyelashes and eyebrows. How long do they take to come back?

Thanks in advance fo any info...

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  • 2timothy1 7
    2timothy1 7 Member Posts: 345
    #2
    Hi there. Congrats on
    Hi there. Congrats on finishing treatments! I finished chemo May 22nd. My eyebrows are back now and my hair on head may be 1/4 inch now.
    Shawnna
  • ktamp
    ktamp Member Posts: 81
    #3
    Congrats on finishing chemo!
    Congrats on finishing chemo! I finished chemo march 21 and it was a good 4 weeks before I started seeing hair. It has to grow so much under the skin first. The first thing I noticed was a 5 o'clock shadow over my head after about 2 and a half weeks. My eyebrows are back to normal now. I even had to have them threaded this weekend. It did seem like a long time on the eyelashes. They are fairly normal now but it seemed they took longer than my hair and eyebrows.
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #4
    ktamp said:

    Congrats on finishing chemo!
    Congrats on finishing chemo! I finished chemo march 21 and it was a good 4 weeks before I started seeing hair. It has to grow so much under the skin first. The first thing I noticed was a 5 o'clock shadow over my head after about 2 and a half weeks. My eyebrows are back to normal now. I even had to have them threaded this weekend. It did seem like a long time on the eyelashes. They are fairly normal now but it seemed they took longer than my hair and eyebrows.

    Thank you both for your
    Thank you both for your replies. Just wondering what to expect. I am looking more forward to eyelashes and brows than my hair. Tired of drawing my brows on (but getting darn good at it) lol.

    How are you guys feeling now? I assume you have both had scans? How did they come out? I just joined last night. I'm glad I did.

    whic chemo did you have? My treatnments consisted of cisplatin and taxol
  • davevg
    davevg Member Posts: 114
    #5
    Tina's hair
    Hummm I'm thinking about a month and a half for Tina
  • mopar
    mopar Member Posts: 1,972 Member
    #6
    CONGRATULATIONS!
    It's so wonderful to hear you are done with treatments. If this is your first time going through chemo, I think it will come back quickly. Mine did, and my eyelashes came back sooooooooo long!

    (((HUGS)))
    Monika
  • mom2greatkids
    mom2greatkids Member Posts: 528
    #7
    My hair began growing back
    My hair began growing back before I even completed my treatments. I took my last treatment in late October '11. By mid January I was no longer wearing a hat. I just looked as though I had a very short haircut. Unfortunately, facial and leg hair grew back even faster.... Congrats on completing!!

    Carla
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #8
    mom2greatkids said:

    My hair began growing back
    My hair began growing back before I even completed my treatments. I took my last treatment in late October '11. By mid January I was no longer wearing a hat. I just looked as though I had a very short haircut. Unfortunately, facial and leg hair grew back even faster.... Congrats on completing!!

    Carla

    Yes this is my first time
    Yes this is my first time with chemo and god willing I willnever have to do it again... I would love it if my lashes came in really long. Kind of a bonus for what I went throgh right. lol

    How are all of you doing in your battle/recovery?
  • 2timothy1 7
    2timothy1 7 Member Posts: 345
    #9
    Glad to be done said:

    Thank you both for your
    Thank you both for your replies. Just wondering what to expect. I am looking more forward to eyelashes and brows than my hair. Tired of drawing my brows on (but getting darn good at it) lol.

    How are you guys feeling now? I assume you have both had scans? How did they come out? I just joined last night. I'm glad I did.

    whic chemo did you have? My treatnments consisted of cisplatin and taxol

    My ct scan was clean. I had
    My ct scan was clean. I had cisplatin (IP) and taxol(IP and IV). Did you have an IP port also?

    My energy level is stArting to come back. I developed neuropathy in feet and hands toward the last chemo round. My dr said we wouldn't know if it would be permanent until 6to 12 months from now. I think my energy would be much better if I didn't have hot flashes waking me up at nt. Do you deal with that? But overall I feel good and am grateful! The good Lord has been with me .

    It is such a good feeling to have treatments over
    And to return to a little bit of normal. Happy for you to be done!
  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #10
    Glad to be done said:

    Yes this is my first time
    Yes this is my first time with chemo and god willing I willnever have to do it again... I would love it if my lashes came in really long. Kind of a bonus for what I went throgh right. lol

    How are all of you doing in your battle/recovery?

    As you can see I wear my hair short
    and did before as well. I had my last chemo on 9/16/2010 and in February of 2011 I got my first haircut (mostly to shape it up) but after the haircut it looked pretty much back to normal.


    Karen
  • ktamp
    ktamp Member Posts: 81
    #11
    I had two rounds of
    I had two rounds of carboplatin and taxol then switched to carboplatin and taxotere because of neuropathy. I hear you about the eyelashes and eyebrows. I felt that missing those really identified me as a sick person. But they are pretty normal now. My eyelashes aren't quite as thick as they used to be but they are really long. I've got about an inch of hair on my head. I'm almost 16 weeks out from my last treatment and I am feeling pretty good. I still get fatigued now and then. I have days where I could just sleep all day. I try to listen to my body and rest when I need to.

    I had a scan after my last treatment and it looked good. I also had to have a hernia repaired so my gyn oncologist was able to do another look inside. Blood work is all good and I am looking forward to living again. We are going on a disney cruise in a couple of weeks and I think I am more excited than my son, lol.

    Hang in there. Things are only going to get better. You are on the upswing.
  • Sara2011
    Sara2011 Member Posts: 78 Member
    #12
    Mine started growing back
    Mine started growing back about a month after chemo ended. I have always had very straight hair, fine and thick....well, my hair has grown back thick and curly! It's a hoot! Every time I look in the mirror I have to laugh, because I have never had curl in my hair! But it is easy to take care of...I just wash it, put some mouse in it and let it air dry. I get compliments on it all the time! So enjoy the process of seeing it come back and I hope you have fun with it also! By the way, my eyebrows and eyelashes came in first...then my hair.

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