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Laurel · 03-04-2014, 05:20 PM

HaHa! Kudos for you! That's the spirit! As for the wig irritation, I seem to recall that my hair follicles were a bit tender with the first 2 infusions and then seemed to settle down nicely. There are caps that are made of nylon (I think) that can be worn beneath the wig. I believe their purpose it to conceal existing hair, but should also serve to protect your tender scalp. Others may have thoughts/experiences regarding scalp soreness. It will soon be 6 years and I find I am forgetting details of treatment, sorry.

03-04-2014, 05:20 PM	#21
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: How long do you think I have?? HaHa! Kudos for you! That's the spirit! As for the wig irritation, I seem to recall that my hair follicles were a bit tender with the first 2 infusions and then seemed to settle down nicely. There are caps that are made of nylon (I think) that can be worn beneath the wig. I believe their purpose it to conceal existing hair, but should also serve to protect your tender scalp. Others may have thoughts/experiences regarding scalp soreness. It will soon be 6 years and I find I am forgetting details of treatment, sorry. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....