regrowth of hair

jjccaagg
jjccaagg Member Posts: 1
edited June 2014 in Caring for Someone with Breast cancer

I received my last chemotherapy treatment on July 13 2006 and it has only grown back about an inch or slightly less as of November 17. Before receiving chemotherapy my hair grew about 1/2 inch a month. Is this unusual to be so slow in growing back??

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  • blulrich
    blulrich Member Posts: 66
    edited December 2006
    My mom finished chemo late June (don't exactly remember when as I am in another state). She has come for a visit and her hair has only grown about 1.5 inches without any haircuts. I think everyone is different, but slow regrowth doesn't seem unusual.

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  • CARRIE82
    CARRIE82 Member Posts: 2
    edited December 2006

    YOUD BE SUPRISED AT HOW SLOW REGROWTH IS. MY SISTERS HAIR SEEMED TO GROW VERY SLOW. BUT NORMALY HAIR DOSEN'T GROW THAT FAST ANYWAY. YOU ARE JUST MORE AWARE OF IT NOW BECAUSE YOUR HAIR IS SO SHORT. ALSO DON'T BE SURPRISED IF ITS NOT THE SAME COLOR AND TEXTURE AS YOUR OTHER HAIR WAS. MY SISTER ALWAYS HAD STRAIGHT BLOND HAIR AND IT GREW BACK CURLY AND BLACK. NO BODY TOLD HER THAT COULD HAPPEN SO IT WAS KIND OF A SHOCK.

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  • Shemp
    Shemp Member Posts: 89
    edited December 2006

    Considering your last chemo was still killing hair growth for a few weeks past July 13th, I don't think you're much, if at all, behind.

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  • Odalys
    Odalys Member Posts: 2,103
    edited December 2006

    Yes, hair takes a while to grow back out. I finished chemo in March. My hair started to grow back out on the back and sides first and I had what looked like a male balding pattern for a while. My hair dresser keeps trimming it once a month. Now, 9 months later, I'm finally growing bangs. Yeah!!! The good news is that overall is much fuller than before bc.

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  • slanderson
    slanderson Member Posts: 152
    edited December 2006
    I had my last chemo Dec 8th of last year. Now, a little over one year later, it is about 4 inches long. About 3 inches of that has grown since July. I think it takes a while to fill and before it starts growing at a normal rate. That's how it was for me anyway.

    Shannon
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