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Eyelashes anyone......
When all my hair fell out (last Sept. 25th)following A/C and Taxol, of course I also lost my eyebrows and eyelashes. While I continued on with Herceptin and Tykerb and began radiation in March my hair began to come in. It is great to have some after all this time even though it is completely different; course not fine, wavy or curly not straight. However, it is growing very slowly. My onc says that when I complete the Herceptin and Tykerb in Nov, it will grow faster.
My eyebrows and eyelashes have come in somewhat. My eyebrows have now filled in in the center and I pencil in the rest. My eyelashes were very sparse and short until now. About six weeks ago when visiting my plastic surgeon, I noticed a little sign concerning Latisse. I asked about it and he wrote me a prescription. It has worked! They are now much longer, thicker, and darker.
I just wanted to let you all know about this. Of course, this is not a serious deal, but it does make me feel better.
By the way, the one month bottle seems to be enough for over two months.
I have been using Nioxin for my hair, but I am not sure that is helping. Has anyone discovered the answer to getting hair to grow faster?
Sandra
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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