Eyelashes and Eyebrows - AGAIN!

linpsu
linpsu Member Posts: 747
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I am freaking out! I lost my eyelashes and eyebrows in July after I had finished 8 dose-dense chemo treatments (4 AC and 4 Taxol) and now here it is almost December and I am losing them again! Is this common? Will the same thing happen to other hair on my body? I also lost all my toenails in August and September - any chance I'll lose those again too? I'd appreciate any stories from any of you who had this happen. I am really concerned about this. Thanks!
Hugs,
Linda

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  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #2
    yep once with eyebrows and
    yep once with eyebrows and lashes, then once again with lashes. now random ones fall out so they are differnt lengths sometimes. they just dont know what to do! No other hair behaved that way though!
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #3
    Yes...
    Can happen. Explanations provided to me were: first growth (of any/all hair) can sometimes be like a "false start"... Or, the hairs "don't hold" (weak/not kicked back in 100%)... Or, that initial "growth" can actually be what was stopped by the chemo, leftover. So, the actual new growth (which begins at the root) pushes out what had been "stuck"...

    Hope this makes sense. Was a long time ago for me...

    Kind regards, Susan
  • pattimc
    pattimc Member Posts: 431
    #4
    Lashes
    I am losing my eyelashes again for the third time! Not all of them, mind you, but they are very short and I lose a few everyday. Oh, I've been off chemo since October of 2009!! I'm seeing my onco today about my Arimidex side effects and am wondering if that's what's causing them to fall out again??!!??

    Patti
  • upnorthlive57
    upnorthlive57 Member Posts: 41
    #5
    linpsu
    wow you sound like me, hair on my head at a stand still about 1" long , came in silver white with some dark, I am 57 years old friends said oh that looks good so natural, no no no not yet!!! eyelashes just noticeable cuz I can feel them..eyebrows from start by nose to arch second time gone...toe nails great toe sore, discolored and lifting at ends. Have been off all meds except arimidex (sp) Biggest issue is jumpy about little aches and pains.
  • elm3544
    elm3544 Member Posts: 748
    #6
    My eyelashes fell out twice,
    My eyelashes fell out twice, too. On the bright side, my hair is now almost as long as it was before chemo :)
  • Bella Luna
    Bella Luna Member Posts: 1,578 Member
    #7
    Me too
    Yes, I noticed this happening to me too. I finished with chemo back in January 2010. I stopped curling my eyelashes as they were coming out. My eyelashes are filling out again, thank goodness.
    BL
  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #8
    elm3544 said:

    My eyelashes fell out twice,
    My eyelashes fell out twice, too. On the bright side, my hair is now almost as long as it was before chemo :)

    Glaucoma meds
    Mine are still gone and I'm tired of it. I don't see any sign of them growing and there are big gaps between the 2-3 I still have. They thinned a bit during chemo, but didn't all go until recently (chemo ended 9/23/10).

    My brother is on a medication for glaucoma (I forgot what it is). A side effect is his eyelashes have thickened and grown considerably longer. Interesting.

    Has anyone had any luck with false eyelashes? I'm getting really tempted, but I want them to look natural, of course, not like false eyelashes. . .
    Suzanne
  • Sher43009
    Sher43009 Member Posts: 602 Member
    #9
    Bella Luna said:

    Me too
    Yes, I noticed this happening to me too. I finished with chemo back in January 2010. I stopped curling my eyelashes as they were coming out. My eyelashes are filling out again, thank goodness.
    BL

    I finished chemo (4 A/C 1
    I finished chemo (4 A/C 1 Taxol) Oct. 2009 and Herceptin Oct. 2010. Have lost my eyelashes 4 times but not all at once. Half will be long, half will be short. Everytime I try to use mascara, I lose more so I haven't worn it much. My fingernails are very soft and split so I have to keep them short. My toenails are still thick and lift. Oh what fun!
  • Shakila
    Shakila Member Posts: 1
    #10
    eyebrows

    I lost my eyebrows just towards the end of my chemo...November 2018.  Came back at end of january 2019...nice and thick.  now its falling off again.  please help!

     

  • Apaugh
    Apaugh Member Posts: 850 Member
    #11
    Shakila said:

    eyebrows

    I lost my eyebrows just towards the end of my chemo...November 2018.  Came back at end of january 2019...nice and thick.  now its falling off again.  please help!

     

    I wish I may, I wish I might

    It has been a year and a half and my lashes are scant and my brows are thin.   I remain hopeful that one day my system will get back in gear.  

    Be kind to yourself.  Hugs,

    Annie

  • tnbc_a_c_t
    tnbc_a_c_t Member Posts: 6 *
    #12
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1645369#Comment_1645369

    Dont be alarmed if your eyelashes and eyebrows fall out every few months after chemo. My last chemo was 10/7/22. I completely lost my eyelashes and brows two weeks later. They grew back my Christmas and I thought that would be that. Low and behold they fell out again in March 2022. Grew back pretty quickly and fully. Move to end of June 2022 and here we go again. They all fell out again over the course of two weeks. Luckily they come back quick and the new growth is right behind the fall out. Its mid July and they are almost at full length again. In another thread someone suggested since they all fell out at once with chemo they are on the same growth and die cycle as opposed to being staggered from growing them in as a baby. Don’t be discouraged. We have all endured worse, but I didn’t want anyone to worried. It doesn’t seem to happen to everyone because this was not something people tell you when they hear you are getting chemo or had chemo. Much love

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