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Cal-Gal · 01-06-2010, 01:43 PM

Hi all--

This is really strange but thought I would reach out to all of you to see if anyone else had this happen-and perhaps knows the reason for this happening?????

My hair--all over-- legs, underarms-even on my head-has slowed to almost stopped growing--

Right after chemo, my hair all over my body grew in--it was like working overtime for the first month--had to shave my legs like 2x a week versus normally 1x a week--

Then after the first month my hair growth settled in for the next 4 months of regular pre-chemo growth--

In the last 2 months-I have only shaved my legs 1 time!!!!
there is virtually no hair under my arms and the hair on my head has slowed and grown very little in the last 2 months--prior to that it was really growing fast-which is normal for me--

What is up with all of this?

I am freaking out that this means that the cancer is back??

Thanks so much--

01-06-2010, 01:43 PM	#1
Cal-Gal Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 309	6 months post-chemo and hair on body slowed-stopped? Hi all-- This is really strange but thought I would reach out to all of you to see if anyone else had this happen-and perhaps knows the reason for this happening????? My hair--all over-- legs, underarms-even on my head-has slowed to almost stopped growing-- Right after chemo, my hair all over my body grew in--it was like working overtime for the first month--had to shave my legs like 2x a week versus normally 1x a week-- Then after the first month my hair growth settled in for the next 4 months of regular pre-chemo growth-- In the last 2 months-I have only shaved my legs 1 time!!!! there is virtually no hair under my arms and the hair on my head has slowed and grown very little in the last 2 months--prior to that it was really growing fast-which is normal for me-- What is up with all of this? I am freaking out that this means that the cancer is back?? Thanks so much-- __________________ DX: 11/08 Age: 53 Surgery: 1/09 Bilat Mastectomy, no reconstruction ILC-4 tumors-1.7 cm,1.5 cm (2).8 cm DCIS-11 cm All tumors Grade 3 All tumors ER-0%/PR-0% All tumors HER2+ IHC-all tumors Overexpression/borderline FISH 2 tumors Her2-Negative FISH 2 tumors Her2+ Equivocal Stage I, 0/1 nodes LVI-Indeterminate(treated as positive) SPR Score 8/9 Ki-67 20% BRCA genetic test 1/2=negative Chemo: 6 rounds TAC Feb-June 2009 w/Neulasta Herceptin: 6/12/09-6/4/10 52weeks HNPCC genetic test: negative Port Placement-9/23/09 Port Removal 6/25/10 Echo's every 3 months-All normal 2/09 Staging PET/CT showed 0.2 micronodule upper R lobe-lung-Onc does not think this is mets-- 6/5/09 AND 10/09 CT scan 0.2 micronodule unchanged 1/10-PET/CT-uptake in nasopharynx- 1/10-MRI All normal 6/10-Bone Scan-clear 12/10-PET/CT-All Clear-NED 12/11-PET-All Clear-NED 12/12-PET-All Clear-NED 12/13-CT w/contrast Head, Torso-All Clear 12/14-CT w/contrast Head-All Clear 2/15-Core needle biopsy-R scar line