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Becky · 02-05-2009, 08:10 PM

I lost my lashes 3X. During Taxol and the other times while on Herceptin only.

Also, even now, when I lose my eyelashes (and we all lose one or two), I tend to lose them in clumps, (like this clump and then that clump) rather than just here or there. These tend to be in the middle more than the ends and the top and not the bottom.

I know that I will lose them soon because they grow long and then fall out. Before the fall out, they look great cuz they're long. Its not as bad as it sounds but something different happens to the lashes versus the hair that is on the head. Even my other body hair did not come back the same but my head hair did.

02-05-2009, 08:10 PM	#25
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I lost my lashes 3X. During Taxol and the other times while on Herceptin only. Also, even now, when I lose my eyelashes (and we all lose one or two), I tend to lose them in clumps, (like this clump and then that clump) rather than just here or there. These tend to be in the middle more than the ends and the top and not the bottom. I know that I will lose them soon because they grow long and then fall out. Before the fall out, they look great cuz they're long. Its not as bad as it sounds but something different happens to the lashes versus the hair that is on the head. Even my other body hair did not come back the same but my head hair did. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"