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Old 07-31-2004, 09:40 AM   #1
Patty D
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I had wbr last Aug and fcyberknife this year- So far my hair regrowth has been very sparse especially on top in front and crown. the sides and back are better. Is there anything on the market that will speed things up a bit that wont harm my scalp etc?
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Old 07-31-2004, 10:45 AM   #2
judiek
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I have been using "follicle booster" by nioxen. It's expensive...$20.00 for one ounce. Anyways, I started using it and my hair starting coming in. I'm still on chemo. I don't know if it was coincidence, or it would have grown back without it. I continue to use it. I have heard from others that their hair grew back while on taxol. Hope this helps

Warmly,

Judie

History

Discovered lump Sept. 2002 (mammo didn't pick it up after I found it)
Dx Oct 2002-just turned 41
IDC and pagets disease, Stage 2b, grade 3/3, nottingham scale 9/9, very aggressive
3cm, lumpectomy, clean margins
er/pr positive, her2 neg,2/25 nodes with cancer
Nov 2002-March 2003 -FEC (Flourorical, Epirubicin, Cytoxen)
March 2003 started tamoxifen
May 2003 finished rads (33 tx)
June 2003 ct/pet scan-clean
Did 3 month check ups/lab work
Dec 2003 complete hysterectomy
Jan 2004 extensive mets to both lungs and liver/labs normal
Jan 2004Stopped tamoxifen
Feb 2004 CEA-23 (0-3 normal) CA 27.29- 66.1 (0-38 normal)
Feb to Current- clinical trial of avastin and taxol
Apr 2004-CT -significant shrinkage on all tumors/pleural effusion gone
June 2004-CT -all liver lesions decreased in size/ lung mets gone.
July 12th-CEA is 1 (0-3 normal) CA 27.29 is 25.8 (0-38 normal)
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Old 08-02-2004, 01:57 PM   #3
Steph N
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Hi -
I use ALL the Nioxin products including tablets called Recharging Complex. The follicle booster gave my hair a good start. I should have used it on my eyebrows and eyelashes as they have been slowest to return (after being lost twice). Actually don't know if it would be good as close to the eye as lashes ,,,
I think the radiation does something different to the follicle - you can ask about that.
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