Did anyone NOT lose their hair?

Ahh... I remember thinking the same thing.
I had the same chemo and mine started coming out on day 13. I cut it and buzzed it that day and went to my 2nd chemo the next day in a wig. I guess there's always the one in a billion chance, but it's not likely. I didn't lose my lashes and brows until my 2nd or 3rd taxol though so that helped a little bit. Of course, right after the 4th and last taxol, what little I had dropped off. It all comes back pretty quickly and surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. I think the worst part about losing my hair was looking in the mirror and LOOKING sick. It was a reminder I didn't want to have. Hang in there
Erica

I did ACT as well, and my hair started to fall out on day 14. I was having a bath and went to put my hair up in a bun. The next day I had my friend, who is a hairdresser come over to shave my head.'

Now its grown back enough to hold my 18 inch extensions!

I also had 4 AC & 4T.....my hair started falling out about day 14 after my first AC.  Comes out in globs.  My dh shaved my head and then his....I remember noticing nubs for about a month and then they fell out and I was bald as a babys bottom.  When I started the Taxol my hair began to grow about 6 weeks after the first infusion.  That was about the beggining of Aug 08.  My hair is about 2 inch long now.  It was med brown and very straight.  Now it is dark grey and white on the top and black in the back.  The top is straight and the back is curly.  It is very interesting.....lol    I also lost my eyebrows, lashes and nasal hair.  But they fortunelty return quickly.  Just try to get through it all the best you can.  I know it may feel as tho this nightmare will never end but soon it will be a memory.  Hang in there
Hugs, Karen

AC took away the head and pubic hair. Taxol took the rest.

I haven't heard of anyone not losing it on these chemo drugs. Other ones, yes, but not ACT.

i did the same tx and my hair started falling out in clumps just when they predicted it would  like 5 days after my second ac treatment-  i had it shaved off as soon as it started   the good part was that i had NO hair anywhere under my arms, legs, crotch   it was weird  i would get in the shower and have nothing to do but let the water fall on me-  no need to shave anything and no hair to wash!   when it started to grow back in i used gel to put it back -  it was really long and thick before and when it grew in it was much curlier than before -  i just let it grow and now 2 yrs later its long again and blonde again!  i did have a friend who went the hair extension route  she had them put in all over her head when it was long enough (which was only a few inches)  it was very costly though but worth it to her    i didnt lose my eyebrows but they did thin alot and i used brow makeup from sephora on them   the eyelashes too when i was on taxol but not completely -sometimes i put on fake ones from the drug store when i was going out somewhere special   the first thing to grow back and really fast was the eyebrows   unfortunately we all wish that we would be the miracle one whose hair dosent fall out but i have never met anyone who had this treatment and it didnt

BIG HUGS

julia

Julia, I thought the coolest thing when my eyebrows came back in was that they came in pre-shaped. Somehow, I imagined that they would be all shaggy and I'd have to reshape them.

When on ACT i lost all my hair but now on TC and it's thined out alot but not all gone. funny thing is that when it started to itch we shaved it knowing it would fall out in the next few days then it didnt lol I am very butch. short stubby and very seldom wear the wig. why bother.

it does grow back in very nicely when it does come back curly and lush usually.