when did your hair start to grow back

Mel, my hair started growing as soon as I was finished with the taxotere, and it continued to grow during radiation. I finished chemo in June and my hair is about 2 inches long, all the way around.

Jeri

Hi, Mel, I had a total of 8 infusions 4 A/C and 4 Taxol. I had the last one on July 2, 2007, and my hair is now almost 2" long all over my head. It took until the middle of September before I noticed "real" hair about ½ inch long and that the white "chemo fuzz" wasn't as noticable. It is still straight as a stick, but the color didn't change much from before.

Some of the ladies I know from the boards here that have had herceptin report slower growth. It may take it a while but the hair will come back. 

Hi, I would like to know, if I was STUPID to pull my hair OUT!?! I just thought, if hair fall out, just to get rid of it all the way.  Now I am scared they wiil never grow back, because they do not have roots.  at least thats what nurse suggested. Tx

Hi!  I had my last tx of Taxol on Dec. 21st and have started a little hair growth.  Nothing to much, as well as my eyelashes have started to come back in but still no signs of eyebrows. 

Everyone is different with the re-growth.  Not to mention some have even said that they have lost the eyelashes on 3 different occasions. 

I finished with 4 DD AC and otoward the end of my 4 DD Taxotere, I had a 5 o'clock shadow; 3 months later I ditched the wig and (shortly after starting Carboplatin) and 8 months later (now) my hair is about 3 inches long and really curly.  Getting ready for my first serious haircut (feels like blasphemy). 

Hey Barb!  All recovered from the rads experience now?  Yeah, it's a weird situation to be in... feeling guilty about cutting my hair after having been so long without any hair.  I colored mine as soon as I could (around the 2 month mark).  I couldn't stand the dull, gray color.  When I stopped wearing my wigs my hair was very very short too.  I can't tell you how many times I was stopped so that somebody could tell me the REEEEELLY liked my haircut.  I'd just smile and thank them for the compliment usually, sometimes I say it wasn't by choice if I was having a bad day... My point is that short hair is cool and it may feel too short to you but once you ditch that wig you'll never want to go back... honest.

Hugs

Harley!  So you took the plunge and have gone topless finally!! 

I get compliments on my hair all the time as well.  Now I kinda look like I have a very "hip" cut.  It's still very short, but thick and curly.  A little gel and spiking and I'm looking like this was actually a choice.

Talked to my hairdresser yesterday about covering the grey.  We're going to go a gentle rinse she called a "glazing" or something of the sort to make the grey look more like highlights.   She says sometimes it'll color the grey, sometimes not.  We're giving it a shot on Wednesday... we'll see how it goes.

I did the 12 weekly Taxols as well ( no Herceptin) and by the end of chemo I was ready to ditch the scarves (never did a wig) and go commando.  It was very short, but I was tired of the scarf/sick cancer patient look.

Abbi

I have sort of a white crew cut now.  I'm amazed at the number of people who tell me how "sharp" I look.  My last treatment with Taxol was on Nov 8.  Even though I like some of the wigs, I'm not going back to them unless (God forbid) I need some more chemo in the future.

You all are great!!!! I bet you all look great too... My hair is growing in funky...hard to explain but it doesn't stick up like a crew cut due to the longer hair that never fell out!!!! Anybody wanting to send me your pic I would love to see it....! I probably need someone to try to shape it up somehow!



Twink, I feel really tired 2 weeks after rads! The MD said that it is common to have fatigue 6 weeks post treatment....



Harley, when is that cruise you are taking????!!!! I bet you can't wait! Barb

Hey Abbi,

I got tired of the wig, and my hair was showing thru the short wig, so I decided to just go out without the wig and see what happened.  I know that everyone who knows me knew I was wearing a wig, and they knew about the bc.  But so many other people who didn't know me have stopped me to say, "Hey, I really love your hair!" 

You'll have to let me know how your hair color goes.  I am looking around for a new hair salon, since I had only just moved here before the bc dx, and the salon I used to go to before just doesn't feel right to me anymore.  I saw a "friend", someone who hasn't contacted me since she heard about the bc. 

Keep me posted on the new hair color.  I'll be thinking about you Wednesday!  I may not be on the board after Thursday, because I'm leaving for that Caribbean cruise on Friday, and I gotta pack!

Good luck!

Harley

Mel,

I had TAC x 6.  Hair started about 6 weeks after.  Most threads state that you'll have total hair on your head around 4 months post chemo.  That was true, but I made the mistake of thinking I could go out without a hat or scarf around that time........NOT!  It's been 7 months since my last chemo treatment and I just got to go out with a hat or scarf for the first time a week ago.  Hair is still thin in the front.

Take into consideration too that after chemo there are still hormone treatments etc. that will keep the hair from coming back faster or thicker.  I suggest some of the hair supplements like Biotine.

Barb,

Nope the pic isn't a current one.  In fact it was way back before I grew the hair out long.  It was just to the middle of my back when the hair loss started and off it came.......lol   Drat the luck!!

It's been almost 8 months post chemo and the slowest process I've ever seen waiting for it to come back enough to style.  It's like the old saying "A watched pot never boils".......hehe 

My hair started growing as soon as chemo finished. It grew quickly and I'd heard that if you have straight hair that it would usually come back in curly and I was wanting the curls. I got them, but just in the back and it's straight everywhere else. It's been 2 yrs and I'm fixing to get my first hair cut and I sure hate to lose my curls.

Hello Ladies,

I am a new to this craziness. I started chemo Taxotere & Cytoxan on Jan 3, 2008 and am just getting the nerve to join.... My last chemo will be March 6 at which time I start radiation and Herceptin.. How is the weight gain, I put on 15lbs since the diagnosis in Oct 07. I shaved my head and am fine with no hair because everyone tells me I have a perfectly round head. I started losing my hair 10 days after my first chemo treatment, i've read it is not suppose to grow back until chemo treatment is done, however my hair has started to grow back already (i just had my 3rd treatment last week thursday) go figure, My head is hot for at least 10 days after my treatment, I am fine with people at work seeing me without my scarve, however some people are uncomfortable.

Cyndi-

My onc says it is ok to color my hair (it came in TOTALLY gray!), but I am still unsure.  I am thinking of trying a salon that will use NATURAL hair color (maybe henna based...).   I read that we should wait six months before coloring our hair, but I may go ahead and do it early... it has been 4 months.  I am so conflicted, by the time I make up my mind about coloring, it will probably be six months... 

Good Luck!

Harley