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Old 02-28-2014, 08:03 PM   #15
Jean
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Re: How long do you think I have??

1rarebird....(love the name) lol.
It will be almost 9years and like you I had a head full of extremely thick hair. It grew back thin and I have taken
biotin and eat plenty of protein....still thin. I am also on femera (I think the AI contribute to the thin hair) as my dr. had said the loss of estrogen. Oh well I am not upset over it as "what's a bad hair anyway"....at least we have hair thin or not.

CRB - for some women the hair loss can be a major emotional event. As you have read some cover with wigs, some scarfs or wraps, some even go natural.
Whichever you choose I believe all women (and men)
who are in treatment look beautiful. The other day I was food shopping and there was a lady with her head wrapped in a silk scarf I walked over to her and just wished her well and we hugged. There is a great book called "no hair day" about the hair loss and the journey during treatment.
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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