Somebody tell me PLEASE...will my eyebrows ever come back?

2Floridiansisters
2Floridiansisters Member Posts: 384 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I swear I look like a freak, no eyebrows, bald as a baby and I can't stand it, Will my eyebrows come back eventually?

Thanks

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  • linpsu
    linpsu Member Posts: 747
    #2
    eyebrows
    I finished chemo (4 A/C; 4 Taxol) on July 9; eyebrows and eyelashes have started to come back this past week or so, so hopefully they'll be back completely within a few weeks.
    Good luck - they'll come!
    Linda
  • 2Floridiansisters
    2Floridiansisters Member Posts: 384 Member
    #3
    linpsu said:

    eyebrows
    I finished chemo (4 A/C; 4 Taxol) on July 9; eyebrows and eyelashes have started to come back this past week or so, so hopefully they'll be back completely within a few weeks.
    Good luck - they'll come!
    Linda

    Oh thank God
    and you too!!!
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #4
    2Floridiansisters said:

    Oh thank God
    and you too!!!

    I does take a while, but all hair will return .. my brows and
    lashes are not as thick -- prior to losing them due to chemo. I have hope that in time, they will return to their original state of color and luster.

    Ok .. I can dream.


    Vicki Sam
  • Mama G
    Mama G Member Posts: 762
    #5
    VickiSam said:

    I does take a while, but all hair will return .. my brows and
    lashes are not as thick -- prior to losing them due to chemo. I have hope that in time, they will return to their original state of color and luster.

    Ok .. I can dream.


    Vicki Sam

    yes, I promise they will come back!
    excuse me I have to go wax!!! They seem to come back rather quickly, too! Eyelashes took quite a while for me, though.
  • Emilyfimily
    Emilyfimily Member Posts: 141
    #6
    Yup!
    Yup! They will! :)
    My last treatment was April 15, and just this past week I've decided my eyebrows look "normal" again. Not quite what they were, but better actually because they just look like I had a good eyebrow wax job, haha :)
    And all my leg hair came back, whoopee, I'm soooo excited about that. *But*, my armpit hair is nowhere to be found. Haha!! Dear cancer, neener neener neeeeeener. sincerely, Smoooooooth
    :D
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    #7
    Emilyfimily said:

    Yup!
    Yup! They will! :)
    My last treatment was April 15, and just this past week I've decided my eyebrows look "normal" again. Not quite what they were, but better actually because they just look like I had a good eyebrow wax job, haha :)
    And all my leg hair came back, whoopee, I'm soooo excited about that. *But*, my armpit hair is nowhere to be found. Haha!! Dear cancer, neener neener neeeeeener. sincerely, Smoooooooth
    :D

    Eyebrows and everything else!
    Yes, they come back! I know we're all different, but mine actually came in thicker than before. But...remember that means everywhere: eyebrows, eyelashes, head, arms, legs, nose, etc. Need I say more?! Good luck with yours! MM
  • sea60
    sea60 Member Posts: 2,613
    #8
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    Eyebrows and everything else!
    Yes, they come back! I know we're all different, but mine actually came in thicker than before. But...remember that means everywhere: eyebrows, eyelashes, head, arms, legs, nose, etc. Need I say more?! Good luck with yours! MM

    Mine decided to stop midway
    it seems mine really thinned out past the brow towards the temple...it's like they just decided to stop there, thank goodness for brow pencil, I wouldn't leave home without it!!

    As for my eye lashes, for me, they didn't come back nearly as much as the way they looked in my pre-chemo days, but hey, at least I have something ;)


    Marsha, consider yourself quite LUCKY!!!
  • sal314
    sal314 Member Posts: 599 Member
    #9
    YES!
    They will come back! It just takes time. They may come back not as thick though. My eyelashes came back like they were pre-chemo and my eyebrows came back too, but were a little thin in spots, but no one but me noticed. I just use a little brown eye pencil to fill them in.

    Be patient. I know it's hard, but they WILL grow back! :)

    Blessings,
    Sally
  • faith_trust_and_a_little_bit_of_chemotherapy
    faith_trust_and_a_little_bit_of_chemotherapy Member Posts: 319 Member
    #10
    sal314 said:

    YES!
    They will come back! It just takes time. They may come back not as thick though. My eyelashes came back like they were pre-chemo and my eyebrows came back too, but were a little thin in spots, but no one but me noticed. I just use a little brown eye pencil to fill them in.

    Be patient. I know it's hard, but they WILL grow back! :)

    Blessings,
    Sally

    Wax on, wax off
    Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

    Sorry, I was imagining pink ninjas for just a moment there...

    I kept my eyebrows, and consequently for me some facial expression, all through chemotherapy. It wasn't until after chemotherapy that the @#$%! abandoned me. I kept my unruly 'grandpa' eyebrows though, but the rest seem to be returning now...about 10 days after I noticed their departure.

    Looks like I will be shaping these suckers soon enough.
  • meena1
    meena1 Member Posts: 1,003
    #11
    faith_trust_and_a_little_bit_of_chemotherapy said:

    Wax on, wax off
    Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

    Sorry, I was imagining pink ninjas for just a moment there...

    I kept my eyebrows, and consequently for me some facial expression, all through chemotherapy. It wasn't until after chemotherapy that the @#$%! abandoned me. I kept my unruly 'grandpa' eyebrows though, but the rest seem to be returning now...about 10 days after I noticed their departure.

    Looks like I will be shaping these suckers soon enough.

    Yes, they will come back.
    Yes, they will come back. Mine came back very thick so i had to have them waxed! I am losing them again, oh well.
  • reeseslover1234
    reeseslover1234 Member Posts: 87
    #12
    When was your last chemo?
    My last chemo was Dec. 29, 2010. I still only have about 30 hairs in each eyebrow. My eyelashes aren't as thick or long as before, but I do at least have some. My hair is very dense and there's a "male pattern baldness" thing going on, too. I don't mean to be a spoil sport, but I would like to have known of someone else in my shoes a little earlier. I hope you're worrying for nothing and everything comes back better than before. By the way, you probably don't look as freaky as you think.

    Reese
  • natly15
    natly15 Member Posts: 1,941
    #13
    Yes they will, when they are
    Yes they will, when they are good and ready, but they will come back. So will the hair on your legs, get the razor ready, and you may even get some unusual hair on your face and I dont mean eyebrows or eyelashes.
  • aysemari
    aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
    #14
    Trust me when I say.....
    no one even notices the missing eye brows. I was lucky and mine just thinned out but
    my friend had lost hers and two hours into our coffee conversation if she hadn't mentioned
    it, I wouldn't have noticed it at all!!! Seriously, I would NOT have!!

    I know how you feel. I thought the same and that's why I really loved all the Lady Gaga
    songs and her theme of monsters. It put a positive spin on it for me, monsters can be
    very sexy!!!

    Ayse
  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #15
    aysemari said:

    Trust me when I say.....
    no one even notices the missing eye brows. I was lucky and mine just thinned out but
    my friend had lost hers and two hours into our coffee conversation if she hadn't mentioned
    it, I wouldn't have noticed it at all!!! Seriously, I would NOT have!!

    I know how you feel. I thought the same and that's why I really loved all the Lady Gaga
    songs and her theme of monsters. It put a positive spin on it for me, monsters can be
    very sexy!!!

    Ayse

    I was worried about mine too
    But, my eyebrows are back and even better, my eyelashes are back and thicker than before! Unfortunately, the rest of the body hair has come back in full force--except for my affected underarm--smooth as a baby's skin and no need for deodorant there. I guess we really zapped those sweat glands as well.

    Have faith--it's very temporary, but I bet you still look like a fox!

    Hugs, Renee
  • mimivac
    mimivac Member Posts: 2,143
    #16
    Yes they will
    Mine thinned out considerably but came back full force after chemo. Just had them waxed on Saturday! My eyelashes, however, took alot longer to get back to their full length and force. I was beginning to think they would never recover, but then they suddenly did. Hope you see those brows appear soon!

    Mimi
  • mwallace1325
    mwallace1325 Member Posts: 806
    #17
    They should
    They should and if they don't, please have your doctor check your thyroid. My hair is back (in a real style) my lashes are back, the one hair on my chin is even back, but eyebrows remain sparse due to my thyroid.

    Hang in there

    marge
  • laurissa
    laurissa Member Posts: 773
    #18
    7 months past chemo
    My lashes are still short stubs and brows are very few, still have to draw and dab. Mine came out 3 times since chemo ended and haven't come back yet.
  • aysemari
    aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
    #19
    missrenee said:

    I was worried about mine too
    But, my eyebrows are back and even better, my eyelashes are back and thicker than before! Unfortunately, the rest of the body hair has come back in full force--except for my affected underarm--smooth as a baby's skin and no need for deodorant there. I guess we really zapped those sweat glands as well.

    Have faith--it's very temporary, but I bet you still look like a fox!

    Hugs, Renee

    Hey now...
    you are making me jealous!!! I want thick lashes!!!!

    Ayse
  • pitt
    pitt Member Posts: 387
    #20
    I promise your eyebrows will
    I promise your eyebrows will come back and rather quickly. I, weirdly, also lost my eyelashes at the same time. They too returned, only to leave me a second time. They did grow back, almost immediately, and are thicker, longer, and curlier than ever! Good luck! Pitt

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