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Cari · 11-30-2014, 07:35 AM

From my knowledge, Taxol and herceptin are given weekly X 12 weeks, then you finish off a full year with Herceptin every 3weeks.
Taxol does cause hair loss. The blood brain barrier is not what affects hair loss, as an aside.

My physician explained that because Her2+ liked to recur in the brain, among other places, lovely, that preventing the chemo from reaching all parts of the body was not a good idea. Like Lucy, I was out at brain cancer. That was a big nope!

I also had hair down to my waist, and shaved it off 4 days prior to chemo. I had a head shaving party, complete with Pink Mohawk to be fun. When else can I have a mohawk?! =)

11-30-2014, 07:35 AM	#3
Cari Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 7	Re: Taxol From my knowledge, Taxol and herceptin are given weekly X 12 weeks, then you finish off a full year with Herceptin every 3weeks. Taxol does cause hair loss. The blood brain barrier is not what affects hair loss, as an aside. My physician explained that because Her2+ liked to recur in the brain, among other places, lovely, that preventing the chemo from reaching all parts of the body was not a good idea. Like Lucy, I was out at brain cancer. That was a big nope! I also had hair down to my waist, and shaved it off 4 days prior to chemo. I had a head shaving party, complete with Pink Mohawk to be fun. When else can I have a mohawk?! =) __________________ High grade IDC 1.7cm; DCIS 10% of total tumor mass. Bilateral Mastectomy August 18 Chemo began Sept 15th; Taxotere, Carboplatin, and Herceptin.