Hair loss

pamelashawn
pamelashawn Member Posts: 2
edited September 2014 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

Had Chemo 1, tomorow I will have chemo #2. last Thursday I started losing my hair in clumps so Sunday my husband shaved my head. I cried but got over it a step closer to recovery. I cant stand my head i have bald spots in my new hair buzz but look like a mangy dog. How long does it take before it all falls out?  

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  • Quasi
    Quasi Member Posts: 44
    edited September 2014

    That will happen gradually, you will lose more hair with each treatment even if it is stubble, if it bothers you you can shave it very smooth using a razor, I did not personally opt for that option and just let my hair be, I just cut it really short about 10 days after my first treatment, it continued to fall with each treatment and when I was done I was left with a few hairs that just stayed during treatment, these hairs started to fall out when my hair started to come in again, very gradually. My chemo was during the winter so I wore a fleece cap most of the time at home, I am not going to lie, looking at my reflection in the mirror was very VERY hard but the treatments will come to an end, that's a given, things will start to change slowly thereafter.

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