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Hair or no Hair
Susan,
I had about 16 days after the beginning of treatment and my hair started to fall out in big clumps. I found it gross to have hair on my desk, pillow, clothes, etc. so I had my husband's barber shave my head. I had already purchased a wig, but found it very itchy, and hot! I finally bought several scarves that went with my work wardrobe and just plain ole bandanas at home on the weekends and did just fine. I was bald thru the winter here in St Louis, so I also wore knit caps to keep my head warm.
Experiment with your look and find what you are most comfortable with. I even had some of the girls in my office wearing scarves because they thought they looked cool.
On the up side, it takes 0 time to get ready in the morning still, as I only have "tennis ball fuzz" now. I am 3 months out from Taxotere/Herceptin and just on Herceptin. I will say that after my last dose of Herceptin, I lost some of my fuzz for a few days, and then it stopped coming out. Kinda freaked me out!
Stay strong and log on to this website any time, it really does help.
Best of luck in your treatment,
Emelie
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