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jaykay · 09-19-2013, 06:43 PM

Hi Susan ,

I definitely feel your angst! I finished chemo on March 14th and my hair is definitely coming in slower than I expected. My eyebrows had started thinning towards the end of chemo, they came back, then started thinning about 6 weeks ago. They did start to grow back again. From reading some older posts, many others have experienced the same thing.

I started taking biotin and am not really sure if that's helping or not. My hair was also very thick and wavy/curly. It's still curly (was kind of hoping it would come in straight - ha ha), is thick, but is very fine in texture - not like my hair at all. The back of my head also came in quicker than my sides. Your husband is right, it is like baby hair. I feel vain, too-

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I am hoping that herceptin is contributing to the slow growth. I only have 3 more to go! At least we're finished with chemo; the hard part is over.

09-19-2013, 06:43 PM	#7
jaykay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 645	Re: Hair regrowth beginning...patchy...anyone?? Hi Susan , I definitely feel your angst! I finished chemo on March 14th and my hair is definitely coming in slower than I expected. My eyebrows had started thinning towards the end of chemo, they came back, then started thinning about 6 weeks ago. They did start to grow back again. From reading some older posts, many others have experienced the same thing. I started taking biotin and am not really sure if that's helping or not. My hair was also very thick and wavy/curly. It's still curly (was kind of hoping it would come in straight - ha ha), is thick, but is very fine in texture - not like my hair at all. The back of my head also came in quicker than my sides. Your husband is right, it is like baby hair. I feel vain, too-. I am hoping that herceptin is contributing to the slow growth. I only have 3 more to go! At least we're finished with chemo; the hard part is over. __________________ 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!