Thread: Hair is going
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Old 01-27-2007, 07:26 AM   #20
VirginiaGirl
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Location: Fredericksburg, VA
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Ditto, ditto. Since I wasn't sure if I would thin or loose it all, I went about 3 weeks dealing with hair loss in my bed, in my shower. I let my 9 year old daughter cut my long hair any way she wanted (I got a Cleopatra look) and then my sister cut it real short. After a week of that, my husband shaved it for me. I work at a high school and was nervous about the reaction of my students seeing me in a scarf. But they were great, and I don't know now why I worried. The hardest part was dealing with my daughter's reaction. For her it was the first time I actually appeared "sick" from cancer, and it was distressing for her for a few days. We're all used to it now. I do get looks from people occasionally, but that's okay. My co-workers say it's considerate of me to give people an easy idea for gifts! And they have all gone through their closets looking for scarves to lend me. My daughter's sitter helped her make me a scarf that I could have people sign, so that's been fun, too! As always, good things come from bad things if you're willing and able to see them!
Peace to all,
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Liz
3/05 Initial dx invasive dc 2 cm lump, age 39
lumpectomy & 3 of 5 nodes +, ER+/PR+, Her2+++
alternative chemo 5/05-7/05, rad 8/05-10/05
7/06 dx mets to vertebrae, pelvis & chest lymph nodes
8/06 - 10/06 tamoxifen, herceptin, oophorectomy & zometa
11/06 PET/CT showed continued bone mets, new spot on liver
12/06 began taxotere/herceptin 1x/3 weeks,
2/07 - 2-08 NED!
3/08 progression, start taxol/herceptin weekly, monthly zometa
8/08 start ai & herceptin
12/08 - progression, start weekly navelbine/herceptin thru 6/09 & monthly zometa
7/09 - PET/CT showed improvement in spine, but 2-3 lymph nodes in chest became active
9/09 - 11/09 - weekly abraxane/herceptin
12/09 - PET/CT - chest lymph nodes resolved, progression in spine & pelvis
2/10 - 6/10 - start tykerb/xeloda, progession in spine & pelvis
7/10 - start taxotere/carboplatin/herceptin

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