eyebrows/eyelashes

I had lost about 1/2 of my brows/lashes('private hair' too) on neoadjuvant A/C. On weekly adjuvant Taxol, the rest of all hair 'left'. So on rads - I had no hair left to loose.

The only hair that radiation has an effect on is the hair in the skin that is radiated. For instance, if you have targeted radiation on a part of your head you will most likely have hair loss on that spot. After surgery & chemo I had radiation - and one of the target areas was my axilla area. So I have only a tiny patch of armpit that still grows hair under that arm.

I also did not lose eyebrows or eyelashes on AC chemo but started losing them both on weekly Taxol - 3 weeks in. Then they started growing back about 2 weeks later. During my Taxol treatments my hair on my head resumed growth also. I did have another eyelash loss (partial) about 3 weeks after my 12 weekly Taxols ended but they came right back in.

For some people it takes different hair cycles until their lash or brow hair starts cycling like before.

One more thing - stress can cause hair loss. And the results of the stress and subsequent hair loss can occur 6 months after the major stress event. I experienced this once (age 36) after several life events that tipped the scale. It was kind of like after I gave birth to my children - lots more daily hairs in my brush & shower. I started counting them. LOL Then it stopped. It was a search on the internet that gave me the first answer.

Hang in there.

Diana

I lost my eyelashes and eyebrows after chemo was over. They started growing back after my rads were completed (25 session) and some eyelashes kept falling after my hair started growing back. 

The eyelashes length and eyebrow fullness is not near close to before chemo but I am hoping it will change with time.