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Mary Anne in TX · 04-25-2007, 08:25 AM

Hi Susan!

I had Adriamycin and Taxotere together and my hair seemed to jump off my head. I was kinda glad to just get it done! My husband and I made an event of cutting it all off and getting on with scarf life for about a year! It seemed to me not to be as bad as I thought it would be. There were times that I didn't like not being able to fluff my hair and make it pretty, but I just kept telling myself the whys and the benefits and that this was "just temporary"! I washed my head everyday as if I had hair and kept my silly routine - not sure why! I wore my wigs about 7 or 8 times is all. I liked the scarfs and how simple it was!
I got lots of fun scarfs and hats and pampered myself with fun changes. As my hair came back it was thin and goofy white grey! But it's changed about 4 times since then and that part has been fun too! Best wishes for the completion of this most important step in your treatment. I tried to look at it sort of like a badge of honor for doing what needing doing! ma

04-25-2007, 08:25 AM	#6
Mary Anne in TX Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,357	Hi Susan! I had Adriamycin and Taxotere together and my hair seemed to jump off my head. I was kinda glad to just get it done! My husband and I made an event of cutting it all off and getting on with scarf life for about a year! It seemed to me not to be as bad as I thought it would be. There were times that I didn't like not being able to fluff my hair and make it pretty, but I just kept telling myself the whys and the benefits and that this was "just temporary"! I washed my head everyday as if I had hair and kept my silly routine - not sure why! I wore my wigs about 7 or 8 times is all. I liked the scarfs and how simple it was! I got lots of fun scarfs and hats and pampered myself with fun changes. As my hair came back it was thin and goofy white grey! But it's changed about 4 times since then and that part has been fun too! Best wishes for the completion of this most important step in your treatment. I tried to look at it sort of like a badge of honor for doing what needing doing! ma __________________ MA in TX. Grateful for each and every day.... Diag. 12/05 at age 60 Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified vascular invasion Ki67 20% borderline Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense) Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense) Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007 Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year. Port removed August, 2012. 8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!