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  • shore1
    shore1 Member Posts: 739
    edited January 2012

    Thanks Lago, so with #12 taxol Wednesday, biotin shouldn't interfere with any chemo. I can't believe how im second guessing everything I eat, drink & put on my skin. Im going to start using nioxin this week too.

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  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 17,186
    edited January 2012
    Shore you should always check with your onc. My onc didn't have a problem but I was on Taxotere and Carboplatin. You are on Taxol and ?
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  • shore1
    shore1 Member Posts: 739
    edited January 2012

    Had AC x 4 and taxol/herceptin x 12. Last taxol this week. I will check with onc - so many questions. Thanks.

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  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Member Posts: 812
    edited January 2012

    Thanks for all the compliments!  I am 29 weeks pfc on Tuesday.

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  • LynnME
    LynnME Member Posts: 35
    edited January 2012

    Did you do anything with the face fuzz, mine is longer than the hair on my head, white, my DH asked me about my beard?  Should I do anything about it or will it go away?

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  • Judy_63
    Judy_63 Member Posts: 247
    edited January 2012

    I took biotin while on taxol with no problems. But it's better to check with your doctor cause everyone is different. What may not effective some people would effect others.

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  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Member Posts: 812
    edited January 2012

    I used The Clio from walgreens and cut off the facial fuzz.  It has never grown back..

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  • YaYa5
    YaYa5 Member Posts: 667
    edited January 2012
    i just got the clio yesterday and it's wonderful.  cheap too!!
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  • Ossa
    Ossa Member Posts: 919
    edited January 2012

    was told by a friend (6 months ahead of me in treatment) that facial hair goes away on it own

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  • sewingnut
    sewingnut Member Posts: 1,129
    edited January 2012

    I wasn't going to walk around looking like a Yeti.  The white fuzz came off with the Cleo.

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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited January 2012

    Apparently I'm in denial, thought my hair would come back in straight, it's coming in curly and thought I escaped the facial fuzz, noticed it the other day.  OMG!  It was terrible, used my hubby's trimmer.  Sure hope it doesn't come back. 

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  • shelley2011
    shelley2011 Member Posts: 199
    edited January 2012

    I, too, used a Clio on the long peach fuzz beard that appeared out of nowhere.  Love it, best $8 spent in a long time!

    I am taking Biotin also.  Started one month pfc.  Seems to be helping hair growth and nail recovery, but who knows?  Am also using Nioxin shampoo and drops. 

    ksmatthews, you look gorgeous!

    I will be staying with a shorter haircut than pre-cancer.  My wig was shorter and I loved it.  Will also lose the reddish blonde I was coloring to.  Hair seems to be coming in dark brown/gray so I will wait it out to see if I can go natural for the first time in 30 years!

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  • missey29
    missey29 Member Posts: 48
    edited January 2012

    @ksmatthews - You look awesome! great look!

    FYI - I am officially wigless! It feels wonderful! Not paying attention to the haters. 

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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited January 2012

    ksmatthews, you look fabulous!

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited January 2012

    missey - your post made me laugh, thank you!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2012

    Hi all,

    What is biotin exactly?  Where do you buy it and how do you use it? It seems like lots of ladies have success with it and hair re-growth.... Is there a danger in taking it during Taxol vs. waiting till chemo is over? (I've got 7 tx more to go, weekly).

    Thanks all! 

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited January 2012

    Missey - you go, girl!!!

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited January 2012

    claire - it is a supplement (pill form) that is supposed to strengthen hair and nails.  My hairdresser advised to start it after I was done with chemo, as she felt that the chemo would negate its benefit, so I would be wasting money on it.  I started it a month after the last chemo.

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  • Anderkk1
    Anderkk1 Member Posts: 7
    edited January 2012

    Finally went to work today without my wig (6 1/2 months pfc). My hair is SO curly. Ugh. Any tips on good products to help relax the curl or manage the frizz?

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  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 17,186
    edited January 2012

    Anderkk1 I never went poodle because I kept it short. Go post in the  "Hair Hair Hair - Another question" thread. Someone there will know.

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  • kks_rd
    kks_rd Member Posts: 363
    edited January 2012
    CONGRATS Missey!  Confidence like that is the best accessory. Kiss
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  • mkw1
    mkw1 Member Posts: 112
    edited January 2012

    Ladies: What does  PFC means?

    Thank you. 

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  • KiwiMum
    KiwiMum Member Posts: 704
    edited January 2012

    Post

    Final / Fuckin' / Feckin

    Chemo

    Whichever you prefer.  I prefer the middle version. Laughing

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited January 2012
    hahaha still lurking!.3jays
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  • Taika
    Taika Member Posts: 13
    edited January 2012

    I lost my hair on AC and it started coming back in 4 weeks after my last AC. Then I started on T (paclitaxel) which I get every week, now that I'm 6 weeks into it I have a thin #2 kind of length. But, yesterday I noticed a few strays, and today it's coming out along with my eyebrows (which thinned at the start of T but filled out again pretty quickly). Will I lose it all over again? Has anyone lost their hair twice?

    I've got 6 more weeks of chemo to go and I'll be bummed out to lose what I have managed to grow back, I only just stopped wearing a buff under my hat this week because I felt I had enough to look like a normal hairline.

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited January 2012

    Taika, yeah, sorry, it will most likely fall out again. I had the same thing and it bummed me out. First I had 4 Fec txs, lost the hair, then a 7-week break for surgery and recovery, which meant that when I started Tax chemo I had a bit of hair. After the second taxotere it all fell out, as well as the eyebrows and lashes.

    I am now 7 weeks past last chemo, and I have stubble on my head. But it is some kind of hair at least, and the eyebrows are coming back which is nice. 

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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited January 2012

    Taika - I did the same thing.  Lost it all with A/C (but kept lashes and brows), then it started to grow back until I started weekly Taxol.  Lost it all again, AND brows and lashes.  Plan on it so you won't be devastated again.  On a positive you don't really want that hair anyway b/c it is poisoned :)

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  • kennylynne
    kennylynne Member Posts: 152
    edited January 2012

    Hi Ladies

    Well  I did it!!! Went to Toronto for the weekend and went topless!!!! I was freaked out but I did it walked all around the mall, the hotel, out for dinner and to buying show. I did get a few looks I think, although my sister tells me that I am not that important LOL I am 11 weeks PFC. I did put alot of hair paste in though to give it some style. My hubby is sooooo proud of me and what we need to remember is.......... love thy self!!!!!!!

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  • kennylynne
    kennylynne Member Posts: 152
    edited January 2012

    Hi Ladies

    Well  I did it!!! Went to Toronto for the weekend and went topless!!!! I was freaked out but I did it walked all around the mall, the hotel, out for dinner and to buying show. I did get a few looks I think, although my sister tells me that I am not that important LOL I am 11 weeks PFC. I did put alot of hair paste in though to give it some style. My hubby is sooooo proud of me and what we need to remember is.......... love thy self!!!!!!!

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  • BelaT
    BelaT Member Posts: 217
    edited January 2012

    I am still dealing with this, I do have few strands on my head but cant look in the mirror , suppose to go out today but how?

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