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Old 09-16-2011, 05:28 AM   #1
jra40
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Dying your hair after chemo

Although I do not have alot of hair yet, it is coming back but with tons of grey! I was going to just let it go but all my friends are convincing me that I am too young to go gray yet. My sister-in-law bought me some Henna coloring and I am contemplating on trying it today. I have heard that if you dye it too soon after chemo the color can turn orange. My last Taxol treatment was in July and I am only on Herceptin now.

Anyone ever have the problem of dying their hair after chemo??
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11/17/10 - Diagnosed with 4.5cm tumor in right breast, IDC, Stage 2, Nuclear grade 2, ER+ PR+ HER2+
12/13/10 - Lymph node biopsy - negative
12/28/10 - Started neo-adjuvant treatment along with clinical trial with 4 rounds of AC chemo every 3 weeks
3/15/11 - Began weekly Taxol/Herceptin infusions along with 750mg of Tykerb taken by mouth daily
6/28/11 - Finished last cycle of Taxol
7/27/11 - Breast MRI shows tumor has dissolved, remarkable reaction to chemo
8/31/11 - Lumpectomy, Sentinel Node biopsy. Node negative, clear margins, 7mm of cancer left over from chemo.
10/05/11 - Started radiation, 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
11/8/11 - Finished radiation
3/21/12 - Last Herceptin!
3/26/12 - Port removed!
Tamoxifen for 5 years
8/4/15 - Hysterectomy & bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Due to large fibroids. No cancer!
8/8/15 - Started Arimidex
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