Hair Hair Hair - Another question

Love74 mine came in a little bit curlier than it was but it was always wavy, but now its more wavy and a little less curl like it was. I can see how the ends are still curlier than the new hair coming in. Overall I am very happy with it. It's very healthy and I love the layers. 

Getting my third trim on thursday. My bangs are all the way past my chin now so going to trim them up to my nose again. That will be a huge amount to cut compared to what I have done so far. I am keeping the layers too so going to add some to the top of my head. They give me great volume.

2 years PFC Dec 7th

Mine came back straight on one side and a little bit of wave on the other side. To the point where I need a trim.... Have only had one good trim. want to get another one, but have a hard time making appointment...hair is to presious to me these days..... 

I just had my first haircut...it was fabulous. Cut most of the gray at the back away...now it's darker. Also all the baby hair is gone and it's much more like my real hair was. Thicker and more volume. I am almost 11 months PFC.

I never got poodle like chemo curls.  My hair had a slight wave as it was growing in, then as it got longer, I believe the weight of the hair eliminated any wave.....with the ever-so-tiny exception of a teenie woosh in my bangs which have a bend at the end of them no matter how often I trim them. My hair seems to become straighter the longer I go without getting it cut.

lago; I've noticed that, my hair is soft like baby hair, but also lacking shine... like baby hair.

thanks shore... I'm taking photos weekly, but I can see the progress... its growing fast. I was almost bald when I started my need job six weeks ago.

I have poodle curls, particularly in the back. I have had 4 trims in my 5 1/2 months PFC.  Like Lago, I think I am keeping it short.  It's pretty shiny.  My hair was poker straight before all this stuff hit the fan.  

Juneaubugg-- Thank you soo much.

Butterfly14; yes, I take it. 5000mcg daily. Hair is coming in fast and furious. My MO said its fine and I've had no side effects.

Butterfly, I, too, take 5000 mcg of Biotin a day and have been doing so since final chemo treatment. There are no side effects that I know of. I take a slew of other meds, including Arimidex and Metformin (or the placebo). My hair is coming in pretty thick, and I'm giving Biotin part of the credit.

Like I said I was taking Biotin years before chemo so I never stopped. I had some hair loss (receding hair line) before. I was also doing Minoxidil but stopped on chemo. Resumed 3 weeks PFC.

I am five weeks PFC and am anxiously waiting to see hair growing again.  I never lost ALL of my hair.  I have some hair on my head and I swear what is up there has been growing this entire time.  Should I cut this down or shave it so it all starts at the same point or should I just leave it the way it is?  And when should I expect to see some stubble on my head?  Anyone have a rough estimate?

Butterfly, I take 5000 mcg Biotin a day also. I started it a few weeks after chemo ended in February and am still taking it. I do notice hair on my legs etc growing faster too - not a good thing! But the hair on my head is nice and thick and shiny, so maybe the Biotin has something to do with that. Hard to tell though because I've been using so many things that are supposed to help - B Complex, B12, high protein diet, nioxin system 3 and serum booster for awhile (stopped that awhile ago), olive oil scalp massages. Maybe it's a combination of all of it, or maybe it would have grown back the same anyway. I posted a pic a few pages back if you want to see (it's grown noticeably even since the picture was taken almost a month ago). Lago  & Carrol2 also have great timeline links of their hair that were very encouraging to me when I first finished chemo.

Hello all! It's been a few months since I've posted.  I've been reading a lot of posts about everyone's hair growing back after chemo.  It's been 10 weeks since I finished.  I start Tamoxifen next month after radiation.

My hair is slowly growing back...or should I say my peach fuzz.  One side has more hair then the other, the top isn't growing as quickly as the rest of my head at all.  I'm starting to get concerned.  I started taking 2500 mcg of Biotin a few weeks ago but read some of the other postings that the ladies are taking 5000 mcg so I think I will start taking 2 of them to reach the 5000 mcg.  I also take a multivitamin, fish oil and calcium that have I been taking for a few years.  Any suggestions would be helpful.

Shore-One of your post said you were using extra virgin oil.  What does that do to help with hair growth?  My scalp has been very itchy and dry too.  Did anyone have that and what did they do to help it?

Hi ladies



I am new to this thread. I am about 6 weeks PFC and my hair is about 1 in long. My eyebrows and eyelashes are coming back too. But my question is my hair is coming back white and fuzzy!! I am 36 and had beautiful thick black hair with some gray but nowhere near what is coming in now! I am horrified that this is what my hair will look like! I have heard that at first for some it comes in fuzzy and white but does change? Is this true?? I am really worried. I know at least it's coming back but it makes me look so much older than I am :-(. Just another crappy SE!



Thanks for listening!

Melissa