Hi All,I am on my last paclitaxel chemo next week and staring to look beyond the chemo bad ass.I am just completing 8 courses of dose dense chemo - 4 xAC, 4x Paclitaxel and am wondering how long it took for others to grow their hair back. I know this is assuming it has grown back sufficiently, as some women are unlucky with hair regrowth.Just hoping you can share you experiences of when your hair grew back enough to actually feel like you had enough to do something with and any changes in your hair regrowth from before chemo.Many thanks,Jo

My hair was growing back on taxol but not at the front. By 7 weeks I had enough to be al la natural at work. I needed a neck trim just before as had long white hairs on my neck. Mine started as white and over 18 montjs has darkned. So far my light brown hasn't returned only my dark base colour. But it keeps changing. I've recently had blonde added and my curls cut off as it was very aging. I had regular trims throughout for even growth.1st pic at 7 weeks.This was at 8 monthsat 16 months3rd as now.

Hi there,Mine fell out during Ac but started growing as soon as that stopped. It grew through Paclitaxel. It has grown much thicker at the back. Once the taxol finished it’s started to thicken up on top but my eyebrows and lashes fell out about 2 weeks ago (4 weeks since finishing).Interestingly I have no grey.Hair on my legs has grown back blond. The eyebrows were tatooed 4 days ago.the eyelashes were the most difficult to lose. X

The current state of play after a hair cut on the weekend so I’d look half respectable going back to work today. In the fun position of having hair still falling out while the new hair is starting to grow in! Oh and I have salt and pepper grey at the back with full grey on top mixed with my last dye job in June. Going to be a great look for a few months yet

All the money I will have saved on colouring and styling my hair ($180 every 6 weeks - let's say for 8-10 months in total) about $1000, has already disappeared as I have gone nuts on heaps of headscarves and a gorgeous wig. OOPS!!

Think I could pick up right now at our local Perth dyke hangouts like Connections Nightclub and The Court, you know, if someone there wasn't too fussy! How's your hair @kmakm ? You might do OK too if you head down to Sircuit this weekend.

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kmakm
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8 years ago
@JJ70 Eww! The very thought!! :s
JJ70
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8 years ago
@kmakm...me too!! Was just looking at it all, backlit in the bathroom....mmmm...not good! Monkey face! hat you describe is exactly me too. I am going to investigate threading.

Next week is 'Go Pink for Breast Cancer Week' the little bit of hair I have will be pink next Wednesday! Not my facial hair though - LOL!
Patti_J
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8 years ago
@kmakm. Have you tried threading? It is painless, inexpensive and quick. Your face will be smooth again!
kmakm
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8 years ago
@JJ70 I have got a frightful face fuzz situation going on... Especially in a long stretch beneath my sideburns. All white and sticking out. Ghastly! How's the face fur going in the west?!
AllyJay
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8 years ago
Whoopsie...thought I'd commented on this thread, but I seem to have put it under the wigs thread. Never mind, I'll put it here too. First photo before the Lopping of the Locke..second photo, my son giving me a #2 Military Buzz..third one me in the middle of chemo..forth one about a year later feeding the pigeons with my beloved grandson.
kmakm
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8 years ago
@JJ70 Thanks. They're coming back quite well, thank goodness.
JJ70
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8 years ago
@kmakm Mine is looking a lot like yours Kate, with the mohawky top, just 50 Shades More of Grey! :D :#
Hey, nice brows too!
kmakm
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8 years ago
@JJ70 I've got a bit of mohawk action starting! Otherwise it seems to be coming along quite steadily. No sign of curls yet but there are a number growing straight up so they may yet start to bend rather than flop.

3 Months After Last TC Infusion
JJ70
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8 years ago
Think I could pick up right now at our local Perth dyke hangouts like Connections Nightclub and The Court, you know, if someone there wasn't too fussy! How's your hair @kmakm ? You might do OK too if you head down to Sircuit this weekend.
kmakm
Member
8 years ago
@Spillsy Ffs!! I probably would have said something like honey if I was a lesbian I'd be a lipstick lesbian, and blown them a kiss as I breezed past...