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madubois63 · 03-11-2006, 01:30 PM

Sherri - Yes. I cut my hair short and donated the hair (made me happy), started treatment and then my hair thinned. Not all of it fell out. As my body got use to the treatments, my hair grew back. I had two lengths of hair - the old/long and the new/ short. After a few months, I was able to cut my hair to the same length...

03-11-2006, 01:30 PM	#18
madubois63 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 660	Sherri - Yes. I cut my hair short and donated the hair (made me happy), started treatment and then my hair thinned. Not all of it fell out. As my body got use to the treatments, my hair grew back. I had two lengths of hair - the old/long and the new/ short. After a few months, I was able to cut my hair to the same length... __________________ Maryann Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00 Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+ Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs Radiation - 32 x Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04 thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo Femera/Lupron BC NED 4/05 chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06 Induction/consolidation chemo bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06 Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver BC mets to lung 11/07 Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda GVHD/Iron overload to liver Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10 metastatic brain tumor steriotactic radiosurgery