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

    Auntie, the back looks more filled in than the front, but at least it is enough at this point that my head doesn't freeze at night, which is nice. It also looks as if it is not completely grey, which is a bit of a relief. I was not grey before, but thought that between stress and chemopause, that it might come in grey. I don't really mind grey, but wasn't ready for the change just now.

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  • Elizabeth1889
    Elizabeth1889 Member Posts: 1,036
    edited February 2012

    Momine, Your hair growth is amazing.  Mine was not nearly that full at eight weeks.

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

    Elizabeth, that is encouraging somehow, thanks. I am really over being bald and looking forward to ditching the hats. I had a lot of hair and my hair is fairly coarse, so that is probably why it looks mre filled in.

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  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Member Posts: 812
    edited February 2012

    mama v looks great!!!

    momine you will have alot of hair before you know it! 

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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited February 2012

    Cdairth that's my natural color. Came back that way ...never colored it!

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

    Kind of bummed out today...again, with the hair. I've been reading about so many ladies whose hair began to grow back on Taxol, and I'm done with Tx #6 and no evidence at all yet.  I'm actually afraid I'll wind up being one of those 1% that don't get their hair back.  After I finish Taxol (6 more) I have rads and at the same time start Tamoxifen. Any input as to whether that might delay hair re-growth?

    I know I'm obsessing, but I wonder if I'll ever have hair again.  Generally discouraged today, I guess.

    Claire

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

    Claire - Many people don't get any hair growth during Taxol, so try not to worry.  I think Taxotere is a worse offender with people not getting it back.  Although I did DD Taxol, my MO said that Taxol is tough on hair. 

    Try not to fret just yet, the likelihood that your hair will come back is extremely high.

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

    claireinazI pretty much assumed I too would be one of those are ones who never got their hair back since I seem to get many of the less common SE with drugs (even before diagnosis). I wasn't even watching my hair because my expectations were so low. The sides and back pretty much looked like Momine's when I finally checked it out.

    But it came back, even thicker than before (and it was pretty thick). I have noticed it just takes some women longer than others to start growing. I had taxotoere not taxol. Not sure if taxol causes permanent hair loss. I have only heard that with taxol.

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

    claire - the only hair that grew during tx was the little bit of hair that didn't fall out.  My hair came back very slowly - much slower than others who finished tx the same week that I did.  I don't think I saw full coverage for 3 months PFC.  Now at 8 months I have a normal (although short) head of hair - don't worry!

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  • Ossa
    Ossa Member Posts: 919
    edited February 2012

    Claire

    I was on Taxol and my hair is still growing very slow,, I am 14 weeks out and you can still see my scalp thru the hair.. But it is growing

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  • ccjj
    ccjj Member Posts: 128
    edited February 2012

    Claire.. don't give up hope yet of it growing in while on Taxol.  I didn't see any growth until round 7 or 8 of the weekly taxol x 12.  It then came in as all while fuzz.  I am one week PFC and it continues to come in.  I have scalp coverage. Its definitely grayer than I remember. My girlfriend just colored it. It looks so much better. I am so anxious to lose the wigs, I cant stand it. 

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  • EmmaC
    EmmaC Member Posts: 141
    edited February 2012

    LuvRVing: you look great, I am over 26wkspfc and you have so much more hair than I do!

     I will take pics tomorrow. I can't wait to get off herceptin. I want to grow enough hair to altleast feel like I have a choice in my hair do!

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  • Joanne58
    Joanne58 Member Posts: 1,117
    edited February 2012

    MamaV--Beautiful color and nice, thick hair! 

    LuvR--your hair seems to be growing really fast--so lucky, and it looks wonderful!

    Momine-Great coverage and no crazy cowlicks like I had at that stage...and still do :)

    Claire--I had NO grwoth until 8 weeks from my last chemo. It was quite depressing. I was still  LOSING my hair until then--what little spikes I had that held on through tx.  When it starts feeling downy-soft in patches, you'll know it's "hatching." Had to use a magnifying glass at first to see the fuzz, but it was there :)

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

    Thanks, ladies.  I know I don't have to explain the hair thing to ya'll; you've all been there. Just tired of the "bald" grind; it seems so long since I had hair...and trying to figure out what to wear on my head every day: tired of that too. When it begins to warm up where I live, I may just say "the heck with it all" and stop worrying about hairpieces and hats. 

    Which is harder on hair, taxotere or taxol? I can't tell by the posts above.

    XO

    Claire

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

    I was one of those babies that had a head full of seriously curly hair when I was about 4 months old, and it has always grown really fast. My dad died with a headful of hair and my mom (at 82) still has fairly thick hair that grows quickly...so I really believe family genetics plays a big part in all this.  I am about 18 months old in this picture, I think that's a whole lot of hair for a toddler.  And oh, do check out those bangs...LOL...it must have been the "vogue" thing because my mom and my sister also have bangs like that in all the old family pictures. 

    So check out your own baby pictures and let's see if my theory is right.

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

    claireinaz I read the neuropathy issues are less with taxotere but I still got some. I really think it depends on the person. Taxotere and Taxol derived from the same tree just one is the bark the other is the needles.

    LuvRVing I had those same bangs.Must have been a New England thing.

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

    LuvRVing, Love the pic!!! 

    Claireinaz, I had TAC, I thought my hair would never grow!  It seemed to take longer to sprout than others but once it did I think it really did take off. 

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  • dragonfly1
    dragonfly1 Member Posts: 766
    edited February 2012

    Luvrving Now this could be fun-I love baby photos:) I always had loads of hair so that could explain the thickness now but these curls are definitely from chemo as I never had curls. I included the Christmas photo because it shows that I've always been challenged at styling my hair-ha-ha! My hair looks a lot like that now-sticking out everywhere, except with curls.

    MamaV  Your hair looks great-you have a very nice style going...

    Momine your hair is filling in beautifully...

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

    luvrving and lago - I had those bangs too and I was in California!  Maybe it was the time and not the location?

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  • dragonfly1
    dragonfly1 Member Posts: 766
    edited February 2012

    I think the bangs are a "mom" thing-my mom had me in bangs all through the 70's:) She apparently liked to put me in pigtails too and then my dad started calling me "buffy" after a tv show...Makes me laugh-I want enough hair for pigtails now!

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

    dragonfly.  I wore pigtails every day!  with bangs.  LOL 

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

    The hardest thing about having no hair for me was not being able to have a ponytail!  That is my hair goal!

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

    I'm trying to embrace my short hair while it's here.  I think I actually need a trim on the sides pretty bad but appt is one month away and I'm not cutting anything until then. 

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  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Member Posts: 2,903
    edited February 2012

    one day when i have time i ahve to post the pics of me when my mom cut my hiar short it looks jsut like it is now but I also had bangs and ponytails when it was long, i had ribbons that matched every outfit.

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

    This is 5 years old (graduation from kindergarten) Note the wave in my hair. My mom tried to make big banana curl pig tails with dipitido but my straight hair wouldn't do it. She got frustrated and took the pig tails out. That's why I have the wave.

    http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/lauren3g/5yearsold.jpg

    and I think I was 6 (first grade) here

    http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i323/lauren3g/6yearsold.jpg

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

    Lago, is that your brother?  He doesn't look too happy. LOL 

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  • Joanne58
    Joanne58 Member Posts: 1,117
    edited February 2012

    Lago--I totally remember that hairgel--"Dippitydo" Smile

    Darling childhood photos, everyone!

    SpecialK--My goal is like yours--a ponytail sound really good right now.  My pre-chemo hair looked almost identical to your profile pic, color and all.  Here's to reaching our goal, no matter how long it takes!

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

    Ah yes, Dippitido...and does anyone remember spoolies?

    Jhljliilu

    Ah yes, I spent many a night with dippitido and my hair wrapped around these things!!!  It was the modern version of pincurls!

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

    Yes that is my brother. He's 6'3", I'm 5'6" and my "big sister" is 5'1"

    Luvring I loved those curlers. Mom didn't use them on me but they were fun to play with.

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

    We did dippity do and those spongy pink curlers, or the hard plastic ones with the little alligator clips.  It was funny that many years later when DD was a cheerleader they had to do the same - high ponytail on top of the head with tons of hair gel and the pink spongy curlers for those super tight ringlet curls!

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