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Vi Schorpp · 07-15-2008, 12:22 PM

When I said the bad news is that you're Her2, it's just plain bad news that cancer has touched you. At one time people thought Her2 was a more dire prognosis, but that is not true today. There are many good things at present and in the pipeline for Her2 diagnosis.

As far as the hair, yes, you will lose it, but you'll find that your hair does not define you. It's different not having hair, but manageable. I had a wig that was perfect, and wore others things I was comfortable with. The part about the hair loss that I wasn't prepared for was the eyebrows and eyelashes. Not a big deal eventually because you'll learn to pencil in lightly your eyebrows. I just wasn't prepared for it!

07-15-2008, 12:22 PM	#8
Vi Schorpp Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: OH Posts: 385	Christie When I said the bad news is that you're Her2, it's just plain bad news that cancer has touched you. At one time people thought Her2 was a more dire prognosis, but that is not true today. There are many good things at present and in the pipeline for Her2 diagnosis. As far as the hair, yes, you will lose it, but you'll find that your hair does not define you. It's different not having hair, but manageable. I had a wig that was perfect, and wore others things I was comfortable with. The part about the hair loss that I wasn't prepared for was the eyebrows and eyelashes. Not a big deal eventually because you'll learn to pencil in lightly your eyebrows. I just wasn't prepared for it! __________________ Diagnosed 4/03/03, age 50 3.5 cm, 0/19 positive nodes Stage IIA Her2++, ER & PR++ RB Mastectomy, 4 AC,