Hair - how long until it all falls out?

Jentheartist

Hi - So I am in Cycle 2 of my Adriamycin and Cytoxan treatments and since my hair started coming out in clumps and I wanted to approach all of this with humor - I think I did a dumb thing - I asked my father to give me a "High & Tight" (for those who don't know the term, it's a military hair cut - really buzzed on the sides....well, it was funny and my friends enjoyed the laugh but the short hairs are SO sore and itchy - I think it was a mistake to go that "tight".... I was hoping it would have fallen out completely by the weekend, but it's hanging in there...any thoughts?

Thanks

Jen

ksusan

I did TC and my hair took until after the 2nd treatment to come out. It came out very quickly at that point, though. You can run a sticky lint roller over your head to pick up the stubble once it starts to drop. I also found that massaging my scalp in the shower released a lot of hair (but put a fine screen or piece of cloth in your drain so you don't clog it).

Jentheartist

Thank you - I have been doing the shower thing - and had the drain guard since my diagnosis because my hair was coming out from the stress ha ha ha but this poky stuff isn't fun.

I never thought about the lint roller - I will try that