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Dee
I don't know your situation or anything, but I just wanted to say that no one here thinks its silly to worry about your hair, eyelashes or eyebrows. We've all been there. It's a part of who we are and when it's missing it's can be very hard on us.

Take care!

Patti

MyTurnNow said:

Dee, I wanted to welcome you
Dee, I wanted to welcome you to the board, I don't believe I have. I am sorry that I don't have experience with mets but there are ladies on here that will share their knowledge with you. Good luck and like Patti said, don't ever feel bad about worrying regarding losing your hair. It is a BIG deal!!

I agree with all that has been said ... It is a BIG deal,
is the wrapping paper, and ribbon on a neatly and cared for present. There are hats, head wraps and bandana's to help you along the way ..

We are here for you 24/7 - someone somewhere suffering from insomonia will pop up and post,

Welcome to our site - I am sorry that you had to find us, but I am glad you are here!

Strength and Courage:

❥ ❥ Vicki Sam ❥ ❥

No, you are not crazy at
No, you are not crazy at all. Hair is so much a part of our identity! I never liked my hair (curly), but the 2 times that I cried the hardest: 1) trying on a wig before I lost my hair and 2) in the shower when my hair came back in clumps.

My eyebrows, eyelashes and hair came back as thick as ever, but I hardly have any hair on my legs now. Maybe it would have been detined to do that anyway as my dad didn't have much leg hair late in life and I look just like him. But lol, you have to love that!

not silly!!
It is not silly to worry about these things. We always took them for granted and they are a part of how we see ourselves as women. Cancer sucks!!! Love and hugs...alison

webbwife50 said:

not silly!!
It is not silly to worry about these things. We always took them for granted and they are a part of how we see ourselves as women. Cancer sucks!!! Love and hugs...alison

I agree cancer sucks.....
Does anyone know if my hair and eyebrows were already thin before diagnoses, will the hair come back just as thin or will I be lucky and have thicker hair? I sort've overplucked the brows over the years and my hair was beginning to look thin I think just due to aging. Thanks

Dee
welcome to this network of wonderful sisters who have been there and done that. I don't know much about mets but I had chemo #4 of 6 yesterday. I lost my hair 14 days after first chemo and had the rest buzzed by my hairdresser the next day. I attended a feel good, look good program on how to apply makeup and try on wigs. Since I'm not a wig person I wear hats and scarfs. My eyebrows (which I've plucked since I was 18) and eyelashes have thinned considerably but not gone completely yet. I no longer have hair under my arms or legs and that's fine by me. My sister who is a 8 year survivor had hair come back in real curly but now it's like it looked before bc and chemo. This journey is not fun but there is a future of hair coming back.
{{hugs}} Char

pinkflutterby said:

mets
I have mets to my bones and spinal fluid and fluid around my brain. I did chemo for a year for my breast (which is all clear now!!!) I now have a port in my head for the chemo for my spinal and brain fluid which I get once a month. I take Xeloda pill form 6 each day. My hair all came back with a vengence LOL. I had lost all my eyebrows, eyelashes all other hair BUT my head never went totally bald. So my bet is when your onc changes your chemo, yours will come back too. I hated not having eye brows or lashes, having them again makes me feel so more like a lady

welcome to our sisterhood.

Libby

mets
Hi Dee. From reading your other post, I see that you have mets to bones with a spot on a lung, and lymph node involvement. One thing at a time, your nodes may well respond to the chemo - even the ones near or above the collar bone. The spot on the lung may disappear as well (especially if it is very small when detected), but according to my onc, the spots in the bones will never be gone. He says they can be stabilized and the growth stopped, but will never actually be gone. (Yet I've read where some with bone mets are declared to be with NED - so I don't fully understand it.)

The type of cancer you have is what determines the choice for long-term treatment. For instance, if your cancer is hormone fed, you will likely receive a hormone blocker. Most of these are in pill form. If however, your cancer is HER2+, your long-term will probably be Herceptin. There is (at this time) no pill form so it must be infused. Also, Zometa will probably continue to be a part of your treatment.

Truthfully, you need to get the answers from your onc as we can only share our personal experiences.
I know that metastasized cancer is now treated as chronic. The treatment begins with "first line", followed by maintenance, monitoring, and finally more treatment as needed.

I'm sorry you've had this recurrence and wish you all the best. You've found a really good site to post your concerns, ask questions, and seek or give encouragement.
Marsha