OK. here it goes:
I am having Adriblastin+Endoxan chemo, 2 down, 2 to go. (it is red stuff, I guess similar to the stuff you get with some chemistry differences). After this, I’ll have 4 cycles of Taxol.
14 days to the hour after my first chemo, I started shedding really loads of hair, and I shaved my head to a n. 3. Since then, I had my number 2 chemo (one week ago). but I still have about 50% of my hair (I see the spikes), it keeps growning, and my scalp doesn’t hurt anymore… and I am not shedding much anymore, just one or two hair now and then - normal.
I don’t mind to have shaven as anyway it would have loads of patches, but could that be it? Is it possible that I will keep the stuff I have, keep growing it, and eventually see what fell off grow up again? that would be immensily cheerful, but perhaps I’m better off not getting my hopes up…
I had 3 FEC for which I wore the cold cap (oooooohhhh misery!!) and kept a good half I think. Then I went to 12 weekly lots of taxol and could bear cold capping no longer. I am on number 9 now and have hair still - I wear those half scarves with elastic underneath from Claire’s Accessories! I was told it would continue to thin but the taxol wouldn’t cause complete alopaecia in the way the epi did… so who knows! You could keep it although a bit less of it!
Thanks a bunch, Liza…
Funny thing is, I didn’t do the cold cap, because doc said that I would loose all my hair anyway. Now - I am bald as I am shaven, but the fuzz on my head looks quite persistent. I am going to tell off the doc nicely, because frankly, I’ve been totally miserable over loosing my hair.
that would be immensily cheerful, but perhaps I’m better off not getting my hopes up…