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Hi Jean,
Yep, me too! I was so thinking I was not going to lose them as I finished chemo, then it got to where I could count them down...5...4..3..2..1..0 eyelashes! It was a bummer. It seemed like it took forever and was distressing to me because it was not as easy to "cover up" as hair. During this time I had my normal eye exam and asked the eye doctor if he could see any eyelashes, and he (with his big magnifier) said "yes, you have 4! It was a start!
They did grow back, although I think that neither my lashes or eyebrows are as think as before. As they seem more fine, like baby hair.
My head-hair also took a while to get going, several months of just barely peach fuzz, then started out very curly and, again, baby soft. Now I just love my hair - or maybe I just appreciate it more! Except I did finally give in and start shaving my legs again after swearing I would never do it again if God would just let me get hair!
Hang in there you'll be back to your full glory. In the meantime, you might have some fun with your "new" hair - I did mine all spiky when it got about an inch long and people just thought I was hip!
Take care
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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