facial hair after chemo

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  • DroppedBook_FoundLump
    DroppedBook_FoundLump Member Posts: 1
    edited May 2015

    Thank you for posting this personal info and calming my fears! I was freaking out! I shaved it off with a new clean razor but was scared it would all come back worse and stay forever. It was light blond fuzz, 1/4 long all over my cheeks. I finished chemo 2 months ago, but I'm still on Herceptin (ER+/PR+,HER2+) until October 2015. I'm so glad this is not a long term side effect, I have to many already.

    If I can give one piece of advice, it would be - If your feet or hands are numb and tingling, get off Taxotere as soon as possible. Your oncologist will change the medicine. My feet and hands have permanent damage and it's not going to be easy dealing with this the rest of my life. I'm wearing compression socks to help with circulation and taking lots of meds to help with the pain.

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    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited May 2015

    Dear DroppedBook,

    Welcome to the boards. We are glad that the information that you read here has calmed some of your fears. We notice that this particular thread has not had recent posters. We would encourage you to stay connected and find some additional threads with recent postings or start a new topic. The Mods

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