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Re: Chemotherapy Permanent Hair Loss
Talk about cowlicks! Those are all over my head now that my hair is coming back. The texture is completely different. It was straight, fine, and thin. Now it is curly, dry, and much more coarse. I think it is darker also. I always wanted curly hair, so I hope some of the curls stay. Of course, I am just happy to have hair to cover my scalp! I had just not assiciated all those cowlicks with chemo hair, but I have learned something from all of you. I just knew I didn't remember having then before!
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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