Where's my hair?

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Hi girls,

Finished 4 x epi on 30th Oct. Had a bit of xeloda, but that was no good for me, so now on CMF without the ‘f’'. I’ve been told my hair should start growing…but WHEN? Any ideas?
Mo
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Hi there Mo,
m,ine started growing almost as soon as I started CMF, I have one more to go and I have to say it is VERY BLOOMIN SLOW, but it is getting there. At a stage where I plucked my eyebrows for the first time today, can wear mascara and have enough hair at the back of my neck and above ears to be a bit less self-conscious when wearing hats etc.
So good luck (I have been using lots of moisturiser as it aches a bit as it comes though)
Here’s to being hairy again
Gillian

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Hi
i only had 3 epi and i am quite concerned because my hair has started grown i am the other way i keep think is chemo doing its job.
having lost eyebrows or eyelashes no hair any where else.
Not sure if its i still washed and conditioned my scalp and rubed almond oil in.
Hope your hair grows back soon

Poppet

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Hi Mo,
I’ve not grown any of my hair - on the contrary even my eyebrows shed this week which I wasn’t expecting at all, unlike Mal whose hair started growing straight away. Just my luck!! As you know from tact2 threads I’m at similar stage to you. 4 x epi now on 2nd cycle of xeloda…Why was xeloda no good Mo??

Fiona

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Hi

I guess I have been lucky on that one, as soon as I started on Xeloda, my hair stared to grow back, Im just starting session no 3 of Xeloda and my head has a full covering of hair, but it is inly about 6mm long.

Angela

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Thanks for your comments girls. I think I’m just being impatient…I’d imagined I’d have a decent covering by Christmas! I pictured myself shopping for a bit of hair gel! Hey ho, that’s not gonna happen.

Fiona, xeloda didn’t work for me because I was one of the few people who suffered with chest pain while taking it, very scary, an my onc is taking no chances and keeping me off the tablets. I#m not even given the full CMF, just the CM, as the F is the same ingredient as xeloda.

I don’t have to have any treatment til 23rd Dec now, so I’m busy getting everything sorted for Christmas. O the joys of fitting in treatment around the busiest time of the year!!

Take care of yourselves girls
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