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Mary Anne in TX · 09-13-2009, 11:24 AM

Since we're talking hair here.....After 8 months since my last herceptin, my hair has gone back 13 years in time. About 9 or 10 years before I was diagnosed my hair began to go from extremely straight to sort of wavy to a bit curly. I got the usual curls during the grow backs after chemo, but now more than 8 months after all treatment stopped, I'm back to my old head of hair from years ago. It is so weird. I had the waves for 10 years and then the curls and must say I had grown to like them. It made it so easy to do. Now my straight hair with tons of cow licks is back! I'm taking it as a great sign that my DNA is back to boring!
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09-13-2009, 11:24 AM	#5
Mary Anne in TX Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,357	Re: Chemotherapy Permanent Hair Loss Since we're talking hair here.....After 8 months since my last herceptin, my hair has gone back 13 years in time. About 9 or 10 years before I was diagnosed my hair began to go from extremely straight to sort of wavy to a bit curly. I got the usual curls during the grow backs after chemo, but now more than 8 months after all treatment stopped, I'm back to my old head of hair from years ago. It is so weird. I had the waves for 10 years and then the curls and must say I had grown to like them. It made it so easy to do. Now my straight hair with tons of cow licks is back! I'm taking it as a great sign that my DNA is back to boring! ma __________________ MA in TX. Grateful for each and every day.... Diag. 12/05 at age 60 Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified vascular invasion Ki67 20% borderline Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense) Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense) Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007 Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year. Port removed August, 2012. 8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!