Eyebrow & eyelash loss

Hi Nelliott
I just finished chemo, ac and taxol/herceptin and my eyelashes are still in but my eyebrows are gone so i have to pencil the brows in now...NO matter...they will grow back eventually.

take care

Linda t

nelliott59 said:

Thanks Linda - I was just
Thanks Linda - I was just surprised that I hadn't lost them sooner. My fingernails aren't looking too good either, white lines throughout, but I'm keeping them cut short. I appreciate the info. You take care too.
Nancy

Hair loss...
For the time being, chemo is not in the plan for me. However, I continue to read the posts pertaining to hair loss. I have a great deal of curiosity regarding this vexation. Maybe I just have a wierd sense of humor...I don't know...but today I wondered if people lose their nose hairs during chemo? Anxiously waiting an answer...Gracie.

nelliott59 said:

Gracie,
You know, I never
Gracie,
You know, I never really thought about it but just looked in the mirror and yes, no nose hairs either. How about that? The only positiive with chemo was not having to shave for many months so my showers have been much shorter. Take care.
Nancy

Blunt truth....
Here it is. I lost my hair (All of it) during the first treatments of FEC, Then Taxotare eyebrows, leg hair, underarm, arm, eyelashes..all gone.. Hell I looked like Mr Clean!...The eyelashes were really quick to grow back.. Then I lost my fingernails and toenails, but they grew back within 3 weeks... I am 1 1/2 years out of chemo/rads now, Eyebrows are perfect, thin, I don't have to pluck. Eyelashes thick. Arm and leg hair back to normal (Yeah I look like a bloody monkey again!) Head hair.........Great..On my 3rd cut, thick lush and curly, better than ever. Underarm never grew back on the affected side..(Woohooooooo less shaving!) "Unmentionable Region" was the first to go and the first to come back, but sparse...GOOD!...
I hope this helps, I know it's awful when everything is dropping off like a leper, but it soon comes back, and most of the time; better than before.

My thoughts are with u..........Jxxxxxxxxxx

me 2
My last chemo was 3 wks ago. I noticed lossing my eyebrowns. I was surprise 2. I still have my eyelashes...will see what happends the next few wks....

elm3544 said:

I started losing eyelashes
I started losing eyelashes about 3 weeks after last chemo. I was very surprised. though the hair loss was over. Still losing them a little at a time and its been over a month. THe brows thinned but I don't think they are still coming out. Hair is starting to grow in nicely. It is soft and fuzzy.

Darn! I'm 2 weeks out of
Darn! I'm 2 weeks out of chemo and I thought I'd escaped with my eyelashes and eyebrows too. Now I think I see a gap where some eyelashes should be......hmmmmmmmm I'm watching my head for new growth too...so far no luck....

e_hope said:

i was told at look good feel
i was told at look good feel better.. that it takes around 6 months to grow eyelashes back.. but I don't know.. I lost my eyelashes during treatment and finished treatment 7 weeks ago.. no growth yet... I wear fake eye lashes #109 when I go out in public... they are tricky to get on.. but look good once they are no... u can't tell they are fake unless you look real close.. and wear sunglasses when your out side esp.. if it is windy.. good .luck

Latisse
I actually broke down and got Latisse to help my eyelashes grow back. I know when i stop using it, my eyelashes will go back to their "normal" which i liked to begin with...but i must say...i am TRULY enjoying my "spider eyes"...i've had to trim them twice...i actually put a little on my eyebrows, and they came back faster too...it's not approved for eyelashes...but i've heard of others doing the same. After about 4 weeks, I left for a trip on thursday, with no lashes...and when i came back on tuesday...i had the fullest, longest lashes every! now i only use it on the weekends so i won't have to take a weekwacker to them.
Jeanne

mimivac said:

eyelashes
Yes, they do sometimes fall out after chemo ends. This happend to me, too. I'm now six months out of chemo and they have definitely grown back, but are not quite what they used to be. I still have some gaps but I am hoping they will eventually fill in. As for the rate of growth of the hair on your head, it's different for everyone. I had enough to go without the wig at 3-4 months after chemo, but it still looked abnormally short. Now, it just looks like I have a pixie hair cut -- by choice. My hair was very straight before and it did come back in curly. I don't know how I feel about that. It's incredibly easy to care for though. I've had it layered and textured by my sylist and I just have my neck periodically shaved when I go in for another appointment. I actually kind of like it and my husband loves it. Good luck. It will all eventually come back.

Mimi

Just want to wish you good
Just want to wish you good luck. As you see, your eyelashes and eyebrows will grow back and sometimes, very quickly. I know it is hard, but, knowing that they come back quick, hopefully, helps you somewhat.

♥ Noel

Jazzmin said:

I have been off Taxol for
I have been off Taxol for about 4 weeks. My eyelashes started coming out while I was still on Taxol but now I have about 3 upper lashes left and a few lower lashes. I definitely feel like an alien. I use eye pencil but I am now very conscious of other people's lashes and how I must look. I too am very anxious for them to grow back in. Thank you to everyone who went through this for sharing. I feel that I will actually look human again soon.
The hair on my head is coming in soft and downy but I'm noticing alot more grays.

The hair
on my head is growing back and the lashes and brows are still thinning and falling out. I finished chemo 7 weeks ago, so go figure?

yep! Eyelashes and eyebrows
yep! Eyelashes and eyebrows completely gone. Someone asked me where I have lost hair. I jokingly commented that it was easier to list the places I kept hair. That list is completely blank.