Hair Hair Hair - Another question

Has anyone had their medical professional say that Herceptin (only) does interfere with hair regrowth? I've read some on that, seems hard to say but the most specific things I could find suggest that it really shouldn't have an effect because what Herceptin is targeting doesn't pertain to hair-related cells.

I'm just frustrated lol as my hair is taking a very long time to do much, or it feels that way to me. I'm not close to Diana's growth for example, three months out from last TCHP treatment and now doing Herceptin only plus Arimidex. At the rate it's going, could see myself getting to that point maybe in a month or so. Impatient!

I hope others will post pictures it is encouraging. We don't judge. We are all on the bald boat to

Almost 11 months pfc. Went outside without a hat for the very first time this weekend. I am starting to see a (very) little bit of the old me when I look in the mirror.

dianarose- beautiful! Sorry you have to lose it again😘😢

I have not heard of a good scalp wash. Hopefully someone will know.

My hair is falling out finished third round Taxol and herceptin weekly. I cut shorter but hate it ... too puffy! Should I just shave to 2" and let it fall out ? I heard it might not all fall out but I feel you have to shave to have it grow evenly. What do you all think?

Thank you

Daniella

Akioli- your hair looks great! Looks very thick and healthy

Well, you've all convinced me. I'm trying to be brave by posting these. Here are some photos of my awful looking hair starting at 1 week PFC. Its so hard for me because I feel absolutely great, but I still look like a cancer patient. We want to go on vacation in the worst way this summer but I absolutely will not deal with a wig on a sunny beach and won't be caught dead without it. All this grey and bare scalp are killing me! The light isn't real great in some of these and what looks brown is actually mostly all grey. I hope these photos don't cause anyone to have nightmares!

1 week PFC

2 weeks PFC

3 weeks PFC

4 weeks PFC

5 weeks PFC

6 weeks PFC

7 weeks PFC

Cathytoo- You look amazing! I can't believe you are 77!!! Beautiful!

Seq24- I understand that not wanting to look like the cancer patient. I know it's hard but focus on the fact you are in the other side of it and you are moving forward! Your pictures are not scary at all. I looked at them as an inspiration to me waiting to get to your place for me! It looks great like it is coming in nicely!😘

Myleftboob- The Canadian Cancer Society does offer a free wig program. I got one last fall when my hair fell out. It's synthetic but they did have some made of real hair.

Gail

seq24, looks like you are making considerable progress over time although I'm sure it feels slow. I've had the same concern on vacation. I was keen for a while to take a trip to warm weather but abandoned the idea after thinking more about whether I would really enjoy it. The hair was one issue, and how debilitated I was after four months of chemo (weak, short of break, continued neuropathy in my feet).

I'm afraid 12 weeks out from major chemo, I've only progressed to where you were hair-wise in your week 1 or 2 pics! Which for me, is actually progress. So we're all on different paths, it seems.

I had mine shaved back in September but there were some random pieces that kept growing and now are weird and white and an inch or so sticking up randomly. The rest runs from very very short to maybe a 1/3" at best. And very thin - slowly slowly slowly improving in that respect so far.

What I have of my hair is actually mostly a white/grey fuzz ball. It doesn't look like it in the photos, but the top and sides for sure. the back is darker but at this point I'm not too hopeful that the rest will change to that color. I have an appointment next week to have it colored. That will take care of the grey. I don't know if anything will take care of making it thicker. I use Nioxin products and take a hair, skin and nail supplement with biotin. Not sure what else I can do. I'm so sorry there are so many of us in the same boat here. We go through all of this to get rid of the cancer and the best reward would be if we got to keep our hair.

Hopefulyogi--I just wonder if we'll ever get our color back. My hair is about an inch long on the crown of my head (it sticks straight up and is starting to look like a troll) as well as the right side and the lower back. The rest varies from still bald to a half inch or so. Very depressing.

Akioli - Thanks for posting your pic! I was thinking of buzzing the back, but I really do want to grow my hair out. I think a haircut like yours will be better.

Dara - The back of my hair grows so much faster than the rest of my hair. Had no idea before.

If anyone is interested, my really bald pics are on page 804 of this thread. Around 4 wks PFC I buzzed (#1) what little hair I had after chemo. I felt better not having straggly hairs here and there.

Serenity, I also want (need) my hair long as soon as possible. Now 11 months pfc and only went to the hairdresser twice. I have quite some hair tucked behind my ears but it just looks weird now if I let it loose. But I hope in a couple of months when the top hair catches up, I'll be able to use those hiars too )

Akioli - You're getting there! I have to tuck my hair behind my ears, too. The bottom hairs are barely long enough to cover my ears.

Diana -

My lashes came back very quickly but eyebrows are still only about 50%. My hair is doing a bit better with filling inane getting a bit darker. I"m finding the ends have way more gray than the roots, weird.

I'm now 5 month PFC so here is my update. Still won't even go out in the yard yet without a wig. One of my problems is that the hair sticks straight up and in all directions. I hope when it grows longer it will behave a bit better!