@altoan it’s thinned on top but has actually kept growing in length. It will just be my luck that it all comes out post chemo!!! 
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Your hair looks great @gromit12! Mine has thinned considerably in the last 3 weeks or so but I’m consoling myself that my parting is still OK and I’ve not got any bald patches (yet) not overly keen on the colour but I can touch it up with a root powder, Emma
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Also - I have no eye lashes at all now! I’m trying an eye lash serum to see if I can get them to start growing a bit 
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@ivy-cat I’ve got very thinned eyebrows, and half lashes on one eye gone- didn’t realise till I tried the mascara at the workshop on Wednesday! And then it was very obvious but as my hayfever so bad I don’t generally want to put stuff on my eyes. Your eyebrows looking good. Laura x
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Maybe, but your eyebrows look good!
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Oh no, @gromit12 that would be too cruel! I’d love to know why cooling didn’t work for my hair - not only was I bald on top but also in huge parts at the back and side…and the rest was see through thin. But my wig is great, so many people don’t know and tell me how nice my hair looks…. it’s actually quite funny now 
Neuropathy is definitely setting in though, especially my feet which are quite sore at times and around my mouth/cheeks which feel tingly almost constantly.
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@altoan how many more to go? I wear compression socks 24/7 for 3 days and then overnight all the time which seems to have helped neuropathy x
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Last one Wednesday 
When do you put them on and are they the sort I’ve got from my surgery? That’s a great tip, thank you!
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@altoan oh so close now 
Wear them to chemo and then just keep a pair on for 24/7 for 3 days so bought a pack of Amazon. They need to be certain pressure, I’ll have a look
20-30mmHg xx
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You’re good at it then!!
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Thank you Laura, online I go!
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Anyone else finding the filgrastin injections getting tougher to give? I have 7 after each chemo so tonight was number 31. I just feel I’m trying to push into elephant hyde now!!!
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@gromit12 and @ivy-cat you have both kept a lot and your hair looks great. I am coming up to treatment 7 of AC-T and have no bald patches yet either but has thinned considerably. Hoping I have enough to go the distance.
Question on Root powder as I was afraid to use it for fear of build up but grey bits are as bad as the thinning. How did you find it and what brand did you use. Did it affect your shedding?
Thanks!
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@ivy-cat if I passed you in the street, I wouldn’t even know you had cancer treatment at all! Your hair looks totally normal! Wow!
@elle16 hope you’re doing okay leading up to our last chemo’s. I’ve felt super flat about it all for the last week or so. Is anyone else struggling a bit with any positivity?
I just feel wiped out emotionally and physically and I’m finding people overwhelming. Had M’s parents here and went for dinner and came home shattered. Muscles are screaming at the slightest effort and I think my whole body is just spent. I’ll be amazed if my bloods are passable for chemo given how shattered I am. I’ve spent the entire cycle in bed most of the day just wiped out.
I’m usually so fit and strong but just have nothing to give and am a little lose identify wise with my uselessness.
I know this is temporary but I just feel like it’s gone on for so long that I’ve lost touch with old me. Maybe I needed to. But urgh. Sooooo worn out by this year now and so much to still do to keep the stalker at bay. So many side effects of drugs to reconcile. And so little fight in me to be positive and upbeat about it. Xx
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@swk1981 this whole thing is an emotional rollercoaster! You’re getting closer to the end of chemo, so it’s all been going on a while and all the drugs will be accumulating in your system and taking its toll. I know it’s hard but please try to give yourself a break and don’t beat yourself up/see yourself as useless…. This is just some down time for you to get what you need into your system to blast the cancer cells and your body deserves the rest and recovery it needs 
it sounds like you were so used to being on the go and doing loads (as was I) it’s really hard take that back step but honestly you’ll get through this and you’ll end up fit and strong again in time. You’ll get your identity back 
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@swk1981 hang in their lovely, you’ve had such a brutal journey but the end is in sight. Just take a day at a time, you will get through this, your body is just exhausted. Do what you can but don’t worry about what you can’t. Virtual hugs 
Laura xx
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Aw @swk1981 - I can totally relate! My last chemo is next week and I’m getting really anxious about finishing this stage and what’s ahead. It’s been a really tough time and you’ve had surgery too so I’m not surprised you’re feeling low, you must be exhausted with it all. Sending lots of love your way xx
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@SL255 - I just use a powder called ‘Rootz’. You brush it on and it covers them pretty well. Don’t think it makes shedding worse as it’s temporary and just coats the hairs lightly x
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@swk1981 I completely agree with the comments from the others but just wanted to add…- you are far from useless 
and you (we) don’t have to be positive all the time. That’s just a pressure put on us, either by ourselves or by others. This is tough 
we’re going through and it’s impossible to keep smiling and seeing the bright side. You will come back to yourself in time and probably better than before 
Take care and don’t be so hard on yourself! Anita x
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