Hair loss

Lorikat
Lorikat Member Posts: 681 Member
in Anal Cancer #1
How many lost their hair? At what stage of chemo and/or radiation were you? Not worried about losing hair, it will just give me a chance to try a lot of short hairstyles."....just curious, starting 3rd week of chemo Monday......

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  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #2
    Hair loss
    My hair started coming out on day 21. It came out in patches all over my scalp, but I didn't lose all of my hair--I'd say perhaps 1/3 to 1/2.
  • z
    z Member Posts: 1,414 Member
    #3
    Hair
    My hair started coming out about week 3 of tx. It got very thin, and I didn't use a wig and just styled it as best I could. It was obvious that something was wrong with it, but I just didn't care.
  • RoseC
    RoseC Member Posts: 559
    #4
    Thinned out
    My hair thinned out after the first chemo treatment - not enough to have to do anything about it. Didn't lose any more during the duration of the radiation/chemo.
  • Lorikat
    Lorikat Member Posts: 681 Member
    #5
    mp327 said:

    Hair loss
    My hair started coming out on day 21. It came out in patches all over my scalp, but I didn't lose all of my hair--I'd say perhaps 1/3 to 1/2.

    Thanks......hmmmmm...wonder
    Thanks......hmmmmm...wonder how iwill look with spiky hair? Every day is an experience"..
  • mxperry220
    mxperry220 Member Posts: 496 Member
    #6
    Hair Loss
    I had no hair loss.
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    #7
    'Whair' did it go?????
    Lost more than I thought I would. Had I not had a thick headfull to begin with, I would have ended up bald. Like most, started losing mine the third week. Came out significantly for about two weeks til I had about 1/2 of what I started out with. Stopped coming out until another couple of weeks after the final week of treatment(chemo.) Then I lost another quarter.

    It started growing back quickly. Got a close-cropped pixie to get all of the remaining chemo hair off and now it's about 4" long, super thick again and curly (wavy before.) Wash and go. Love it.

    As you can see, hair loss varies greatly. Keep us updated on what happens with you!!

    Angela
  • BeaRose
    BeaRose Member Posts: 45
    #8
    Angela_K said:

    'Whair' did it go?????
    Lost more than I thought I would. Had I not had a thick headfull to begin with, I would have ended up bald. Like most, started losing mine the third week. Came out significantly for about two weeks til I had about 1/2 of what I started out with. Stopped coming out until another couple of weeks after the final week of treatment(chemo.) Then I lost another quarter.

    It started growing back quickly. Got a close-cropped pixie to get all of the remaining chemo hair off and now it's about 4" long, super thick again and curly (wavy before.) Wash and go. Love it.

    As you can see, hair loss varies greatly. Keep us updated on what happens with you!!

    Angela

    Lost about 1/2 of my short
    Lost about 1/2 of my short grey straight hair that came back in darker and curly. I was prepared to shave it off as it was close to Halloween and I was going to costume as Avitar and paint a blue arrow on my head. As we all know if you don't laugh you will cry.
  • Lorikat
    Lorikat Member Posts: 681 Member
    #9
    BeaRose said:

    Lost about 1/2 of my short
    Lost about 1/2 of my short grey straight hair that came back in darker and curly. I was prepared to shave it off as it was close to Halloween and I was going to costume as Avitar and paint a blue arrow on my head. As we all know if you don't laugh you will cry.

    No kidding...I laugh at the
    No kidding...I laugh at the goofiest things! Keeps me going...as does this site!
  • z810840b
    z810840b Member Posts: 207 Member
    #10
    hair loss
    I have thick hair..After chemo..it thinned a little...texture was awful too.But no one even noticed..My oncologist said I wouldn't loose my hair..and he was right...Hugs..alyse
  • shirlann54
    shirlann54 Member Posts: 162
    #11
    hair loss
    My hair thinned out after the frist chemo not much .That was it .I was lucky
  • lil lady
    lil lady Member Posts: 36
    #12
    shirlann54 said:

    hair loss
    My hair thinned out after the frist chemo not much .That was it .I was lucky

    hair loss
    Started to lose my hair about 2 weeks into treatment it got so thin that I just had the rest of it buzzed off. My hair was so thin that I could not do anything with it.
  • AZANNIE
    AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
    #13
    I didn't lose my hair (on my
    I didn't lose my hair (on my head). It just started thinning about the 3rd week of chemo. I've been using nioxin shampoo and conditioner and my hair seems to be getting thicker, but maybe it would have gotten thicker anyway. I'm 3 months post treatment.
  • sandysp
    sandysp Member Posts: 868 Member
    #14
    Lorikat said:

    Thanks......hmmmmm...wonder
    Thanks......hmmmmm...wonder how iwill look with spiky hair? Every day is an experience"..

    You'll love it
    I asked my stylist to cut my hair so short that you wouldn't be able to tell what was old and what was new. It's grown out a lot now and is really thick already. He did a great job with the goal being to not have any hair the same length. I have never gotten so many compliments from absolute strangers for my hair cut as it has grown out. It was great not to have to worry about my hair. It was depressing when it started thinning and it was long and sticking to my fingers and face. Getting a short hair cut was empowering. Go for it, is what I say. This picture was taken the first day of the cut.
  • Lorikat
    Lorikat Member Posts: 681 Member
    #15
    sandysp said:

    You'll love it
    I asked my stylist to cut my hair so short that you wouldn't be able to tell what was old and what was new. It's grown out a lot now and is really thick already. He did a great job with the goal being to not have any hair the same length. I have never gotten so many compliments from absolute strangers for my hair cut as it has grown out. It was great not to have to worry about my hair. It was depressing when it started thinning and it was long and sticking to my fingers and face. Getting a short hair cut was empowering. Go for it, is what I say. This picture was taken the first day of the cut.

    Love the hair cut... Soon as
    Love the hair cut... Soon as I find a shop I am having mine cut short just for ease of maintenance. Just losing a tiny amount for now....
  • Lorikat
    Lorikat Member Posts: 681 Member
    #16
    AZANNIE said:

    I didn't lose my hair (on my
    I didn't lose my hair (on my head). It just started thinning about the 3rd week of chemo. I've been using nioxin shampoo and conditioner and my hair seems to be getting thicker, but maybe it would have gotten thicker anyway. I'm 3 months post treatment.

    Love the "on my head"
    Love the "on my head" comment. My daughter says lucky me if I was going to lose hair......that is the way to lose it!
  • nancy4
    nancy4 Member Posts: 3
    #17
    hair
    Hi All,
    I am going into my 6th week of treatment.....my hair come out in my brush...not too much ,I may get lucky!!! I bought a wig just in case , my sister had breast cancer 2xs and her hair fell out in large clumps. Maybe our treatment as brutal as it is will leave the hair alone...........axcept downstairs....
    love ,stength to all!!
  • z810840b
    z810840b Member Posts: 207 Member
    #18
    nancy4 said:

    hair
    Hi All,
    I am going into my 6th week of treatment.....my hair come out in my brush...not too much ,I may get lucky!!! I bought a wig just in case , my sister had breast cancer 2xs and her hair fell out in large clumps. Maybe our treatment as brutal as it is will leave the hair alone...........axcept downstairs....
    love ,stength to all!!

    hair loss
    Downstairs...gone Upstairs...no problem ...You 've got to have a sense of humor..LOL
  • AZANNIE
    AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
    #19
    z810840b said:

    hair loss
    Downstairs...gone Upstairs...no problem ...You 've got to have a sense of humor..LOL

    Yes, humor is helpful. I got
    Yes, humor is helpful. I got a Brazilian and didn't even ask for it, but alas, the hair is sprouting again...

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