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ginnyg898 · 09-22-2010, 04:29 PM

I am starting my first round of Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask about hair loss. Can everyone share when they started to lose their hair on these meds and how long it took for it to be gone?
I have an appt. to have my hair cut pixie short next week, but I want to wait until the lost possible minute to go.
Thanks...

09-22-2010, 04:29 PM	#1
ginnyg898 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 64	Hair Loss I am starting my first round of Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask about hair loss. Can everyone share when they started to lose their hair on these meds and how long it took for it to be gone? I have an appt. to have my hair cut pixie short next week, but I want to wait until the lost possible minute to go. Thanks... __________________ 41 Years Old Dx w/IDC in August '10 No family history ER+/PR-/HER2+ 2.2cm tumor/Stage 2A No node involvement Tested negative for BRCA 1/2 Participated in a UCLA clinical trial testing TCH and/or Lapatinib in stage 1/2/3 bc patients that can be removed by surgery. Underwent neo-adjuvant therapy to shrink tumor prior to surgery. 1st Surgery date: 2/16/11 Pathology report indicated ADH/DCIS in margin. 2nd Surgery: 3/21/11 Clean margins! Started radiation: 4/11/11 Completed radiation: 7/8/11 1st post-surgical mammogram: 8/16/11 - CLEAR! 6 Weeks of Tamoxifen - Failure to Respond Started Lupron/Arimidex: 8/29/11 Herceptin until September '11 Recurrence - August 2018 Same profile - ER+/PR-/HER2+ Undergoing neo-adjuvant therapy prior to surgery; Gemzar, Carboplatin, Herceptin & Perjeta Chemo through the end of 2018...