Does Herceptin slow hair growth?

[chrisy]

Mine took forever to "get going" after chemo and on herceptin only - for about 6-8 months it grew VERY slowly. I swear I thought it was permanently stuck at about 1-2 inches. Just as I decided I liked the "spiky" look, it took off and now I have unruly hair. So, after a year I can do a funky pony tail and am actually thinking I need to cut it and go back to the spiky look - never satisfied.

So, I don't know if its the Herceptin or not, but your hair WILL grow back and probably better than ever! Hang in there.

Chris

[catlin]

I had my last herceptin/taxol in December and have been on Herceptin only since then. My formerly wavy white hair has grown back very curly and thick but very slowly, still white. The top was the slowest of all. In fact I trimmed the sides a bit as they were sticking out while the hair on top was so thin. Now it is thick all over but I have no bangs to speak of, hair verrry short and has just gotten long enough, 1-2 inches in places, that it looks like a hairstyle. I used to cut my hair every month as it grew like a weed. I am having my last Herceptin dose in August so will see then. Fingernails are still very thin from Taxol and I keep them cut very short and use lots of hand cream and oil on them. Cannot use them to pop a soda can or anything or they will split. I think that is still the Taxol as my feet and toenails are still a wreck.

[lucky4x]

My hair has been really thin since my first chemo sessions back in 2001, but this time, it just got a bit thinner... then the Herceptin... hair is DRY, FLYAWAY, and VERY THIN.

I don't know if its just the amount of stresses we deal with, or what ... but Hercpetin definately affects the nails and skin... so why wouldn't it affect the hair?

Maybe it is more to do with Calcium and/or magnesium? I don't know... but its working... so hair or no hair... nails or no nails.... I am pretty happy with it.

Has anyone ever tried Olive Oil on their scalp? Just wondering if the old-time remedies work.

Lucky