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I had 4 out of my 6 Chemo treatments. But I haven’t had any more Chemo treatments for 2 months because my blood tests were coming back with low white blood cell counts and with low platelette counts so my doctor put off my last two treatments that I’m supposed to have. Now my blood levels are good so I had a Chemo treatment on last Friday. The thing is that my hair has grown back like a half inch already since my last Chemo 2 months ago. So will all of the new hair that I finaly grew back in fall out again now that I’m back on Chemo for two more treatments?

I was completely bald after my first Chemo, but now have 1 inch hair I’m afraid will fall out again now Chemo started again.

Not all chemos cause hair loss, but if you’re receiving the same chemo as before then I’m afraid you can expect to lose it again. Take heart though, it’s not permanent and yours grows back quickly so just grin and bear it. Some fantastic wigs and scarves available if you want to cover up.
I wish you all the best for a positive outcome with your treatment )

my sister has aplastic anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant…she needs 4 days of chemotherapy will her hair fall out? any one have any advice or experienced this? please help

my aunt had cancer and got chemotherapy. What Chemo is is it is radiation that destroys every cell in your body.(every bad cell) so her brain will be fine. but it also destroys your hair cells. so yes she will lose her eyebrows and her hair most likely. I wanna wish her good luck!

My 4 year old brother is currently undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma. He has no hair at the moment and treatment is still ongoing so it’ll be a wee while, but I just have a few questions about when it grows back. How long generally after chemo will it start to come back? I realise it’s probably different for everyone but on a general level? Will it come back very slowly and thin? I guess like a baby’s hair? And will it come back as his original colour? (He had a kinda strawberry blond hair colour if that makes any difference)

Sorry it’s so many questions and thanks for your help in advance

When my hair started to grow back from chemo, it began just like babys hair, thin on the top of my head and developed a layer of fuzz. Within a few months, it was getting thicker and generally back to the way it was before. It may grow back a different colour, but most people keep their original colour.

When it’s growing back, it feels like it’s taking forever and making no progress. However it does come back eventually.

Wish him all the best

I am 17 years old and shedding like a dog. I eat and sleep regularly, have not had chemotherapy or anything like that, and have even started dying my hair with henna and avoid brushing it too much between washes. NOTHING is helping. I hope you understand what a catastrophe this is to me and won’t try to advertise stuff that doesn’t work because I seriously don’t have money to throw away and if I don’t figure something out right now I’m going to be practically bald by the time I’m 21. help me please!!!

Luckily, hair loss in younger men is also something that can be prevented, and to prevent hair loss, one needs to start taking medication to block Dihydrotestosterone right away. In order to prevent hair loss caused by DHT, you need to begin right away. The sooner you can stop the DHT, the more likely you will be able to keep your hair and the more likely you will be able to prevent hair loss. Some of the natural medications designed to prevent hair loss are safer, but they only deal with one issue. For example, while you may be able to block DHT from forming by using an herbal remedy like Saw Palmetto berries, if any DHT gets through, you still have no way of stopping it, because Saw Palmetto can only do so much on its own. its the very ingredients you have in the product Procerin ( http://www.procerin.com ). A supplements designed to completely prevent all aspects of hair loss without affecting the rest of your body.

I had chemotherapy a week ago and I’ve already lost 1 clump of hair on my head and a few nose hairs. It’s probably not unheard of, but I’m wondering if anyone else either has or knows someone who has had the same kind of quick hair loss from chemo?

I’m sorry you have to go though chemo. My sister went through the same thing and ended up losing her hair. The good news is it will come back when done.

If anyone who has been through chemo, can tell me about their experience, I would love to hear. I am really interested in knowing how long it took for the first treatment. Then, I would also like to know about your hair loss. Was it all at once, the first week, later on?

Mine starts tomorrow and I am very nervous. Thanks for any input.

My first chemotherapy infusion took about 3 hours but it is different with everyone depending on what and how many drugs you are getting. With some drugs they may only administer a small amount the first time to make sure you don’t have any kind of a reaction, for this reason your first infusion may be shorter than the rest. My treatments usually take about 3 and 1/2 hours from start to finish.
The first couple of days after my treatment were uneventful but nothing (except maybe an avalanche or something) could have prepared me for the lovely side effects of chemotherapy.
The worst side effects were mouth sores, muscle pain, vommiting/nauseau and constipation. If you start getting mouth sores use baking soda and water to rinse out your mouth, your doctor can also prescribe a great mouthwash that numbs your mouth if it gets really bad. Make a list of the sympoms you have so you can tell your doctor and they can help fix the problem. Not everything can be fixed but there are a lot of sollutions to help.

To help chemo go by quicker I have a different person come with me to each treatment whether it’s a friend or a relative, they always have something new to talk about and it can sometimes (if possible) make me look forward to chemo because of who is be coming with me.

My hair started falling out 2 days after my second treatment, at your chemo center they will probably have free hats for you to take, people have made and donated these for cancer patients (it really helped me knowing that a complete stranger would make a hat for me so I would recommend taking one.) I had a friend cut my hair short and wore it that way for a few days, I did this because I’ve always had long hair and it will take a while to grow it out again. Then I shaved it off as it started falling out in clumps. Buy a wig now so they can match your style and color. Also buy some hair accessories like hairclips, headbands, and hairbows for your wig. This really helped me feel like I could still fix my hair and be a girl every morning. (Hair accessories are really in right now too!!) The National Cancer Society does really good classes called "Look Good, Feel Better" so look for one in your area, these are very helpful and you can meet other people going through the same thing you are.

Chemotherapy is HARD!! But there are bright sides, it’s really hard t see them at first so I listed out a few below.

1. You can blame anything on chemo, I got a parking ticket and when I informed my parents they blamed the chemotherapy. (This was before I even started chemo, so you can see the possibilities.)
2. You get to meet some amazing people like your nurses, and fellow patients going through chemo.
3. What are the chances you would ever get to see what a great shaped head you have without chemo?

Good Luck with everything, and please feel free to email me if you ever need to talk to someone about this whole ordeal.

I don’t mean the stuff like hair loss or sickness , I mean side effects that can last for months or even years, maybe for ever?
After effects.
Wow. All interesting answers so far. Not asking for myself, a relative starts chemotherapy soon. Thanks everyone.
btw I haven’t given anyone a thumbs down, I don’t know why someone would give any of these answers a thumbs down as all are helpful especially personal experiences.

Yes, it is possible to have long term side effects . . but the side effects are in exchange for your life. Side effects can be treated. Death is final.

Speaking as a parent who has lost a child . . I would give a thousand percent in order to have my son alive and living with side effects no matter what they are. I can not emphasize this enough . . life is worth fighting for, because when it is gone . . there are no ’second chances’.

My dad has a type ofskin cancer, and he has to take a chemotherapy. Its in cream form. Will he lose his hair?
Sorry….the drug is called Efudex.

He might lose portions of his hair for a short time. This type hair loss will not be comparable to the mass hair loss experienced after IV chemo. Side effects from Efudex can be dialed back by simply skipping a day or two of applications if your skin gets too painful. Efudex makes your skin bright red, a little tender and some scaling as treatments progress. Efudex is highly effective for actinic keratosis, small basal and squamous cells. Make sure and wear sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat while his face is inflamed and afterward because second skin cancers become more likely after the first ones are cured.

http://www.chemocare.com/bio/efudex.asp

My mother has a breast cancer. She went through the lumptectomy surgery twice to remove cancer. The infilterating cancer was very small 0.7cm (but DCS was 2cm). The report indicated negative for the lymph nodes and margin. But HER-2NIU test was positive. Then the doctor recommended Oncotype Assay test which revealed her score of 52, considered high for aggressiveness that means 34% chance of recurrence within next 10 years.

She has to decide between radiation therapy and chemotherapy. She is very scared of drugs and its side affects including hair loss etc.
Doctor says chemotherapy should help her in this case.
She is 65 years old. Is this a good treatment for her? Is there any other alternative treatment that is equally good that we can consider?

Please help us with your knowledge.

Hi A-Man

There is always another way, but what are people willing to do is another question. Cancer is just another disease with the body in a toxic state level higher than other diseases. You can cure it, but one has to have an open mind and look for answers outside the medical field. Modern medicine only suppress’ the symptoms to other locations in the body, it never truly heals it.

Cleansing the body is a method Ive seen done many times with success and it doesn’t matter how old you are. Must remove the toxins in the blood. One strategy is detoxifying with herbs, water, and juice fasting. One must educate himself on the subjects Ive mentioned and there are plenty of good cleansing techniques out there. Here are a few websites and their programs I recommend.

“Benjamin Franklin – "The best of all medicines are rest and fasting

herbdoc.com
naturalcures.com

Best of health to both of you

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I know that not everyone on Chemo has hair loss. I am just wondering if the length of time receiving Chemo increases a persons chances of suffering from hair loss. I’m sure that it does, but I’m curious as to how long it may normally take after starting Chemotherapy. I will be starting radiation in four days and starting Chemo in six days so I have alot of questions about others experiences. I know that hair loss can be a very sensitive subject for some people so I hate even asking. I just feel like I need to know all that I can and I would prefer to hear from others who have actually experienced Radiation and or Chemo. Thank you.
The Chemotherapy I will be given weekly is called, Cisplatin and hair loss is a possible side effect.

We noticed hair loss about the second week, just a little bit. The third week a little more, at that time I made an appointment to get a wig for my wife. By the end of the fourth week it was coming out pretty good. The place we got the wig specialized in cancer patients and said we should just shave off the rest of her hair.

We were on Adriamycin and Cytoxin.

The insurance covered 100% of the wig, and it was expensive. It was 100% Virgin Russian Human Hair. Cost was about $2,300.

Hair started to grow back after about a month at last chemotherapy treatment. At first it was just a shinny fuzz barely visible. After 3 months from last chemotherapy treatment her hair is about two inches in length, but has grown back in nice curls. Before she had straight hair. And it is a little gray.

Side note:

A combination of chemotherapy and radiation is very hard on your body both physically and emotionally. Prepare yourself and treat yourself kindly during this difficult time you will soon be going through.

Pamper yourself, and have others help you. Take my advice…If anyone asks if they could help, take them up on it. All chores will seem like a lot during this time.

If they offer to do housework let them. If they want to do yard work, show them where the garage is. If they want to grocery shop for you and cook meals…take them up on it.

Whatever help you can get, take advantage of it. You are now carrying the Cancer card….use it for all it’s worth!

Good luck and we will be wishing you the best! You have friends here!!

Dave