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Re: Hair question
Hi,
Sorry to say - initial hair growth is slow indeed (at least it was for me!). I finished chemo March 16, 2013 and didn't go without my wig until September, 2013. And that was my choice...
My hair (BC - before chemo) was very thick and curly and grew like a weed. It took about 6 months for it to begin growing so I could see the progress (through my grey roots, lol). It's still thick and curly, but finer.
My leg hair is still sparse, my eyebrows are still sparse but filling in very slowly. Never lost my eyelashes. About the only thing that came in quickly was my facial hair - go figure ;-)
Be patient, your hair will come back. Your body takes a while to recover from the chemo poison and you will get stronger every week - promise! The worst is over
Best
Janis
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March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a
June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010)
Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70%
BRCA 1 and 2 negative
October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement
Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB
Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks.
March 14, 2013: Finished chemo
April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x
May 22, 2013: Finished rads
June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs.
July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life
October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery
October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin
December 5, 2013: Port removed
Glad this year is over!
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