Hi everyone I'm happy to see that I am getting little black spikes that I hope will grow back as eyelashes after chemo. Did anyone have any success using eye lash serums or I just need to be patient for them to grow naturally. Cheers

Yeah, I'd just let nature take its course with this. I'm thinking the first time you get some coconut oil on your eyeball, you'll agree with me. Watch out for ingrown ones -- yes, it's a 'thing'. Of course it fucking is, the cosmic clowns must keep their end of the deal up..

Hi @Locksley, my daughter in law suggested a serum and I have been using it but to be honest I have no idea if it is working or not. I do have some eye lashed but it all seems to be taking awhile. I intend to keep using the serum and just see how my lashes go.

@Michelle_R congratulations on your last chemo session. Yes I am happy to see the black spikes starting to poke out of my eyelids.

So true @kazb mine grew and are now getting out of sync which is good. Mine did the same - nothing, then long, then short and now different stages of being uneven and getting back to what they were. I even had mine tinted the other day 😀

I really missed my eyelashes. For me they were the last hairs to fall out, late in the Paclitaxel Chemo.But they did seem to grow back quite quickly once they started to grow. I think that by approx 2 months( after Chemo) I had a reasonable length. I would just be patient, they are on their way! It's a nice feeling, having bits of us returning to normal.

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Mummy0297
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hi Locksley - how exciting is it when your eyelashes start growing back . I told everyone I had baby eyelashes when I noticed them 2 weeks ago. I have just left them to grow. My eyebrows seem to be growing back randomly. Congratulations on finishing chemo xx
Mazbeth
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So true @kazb mine grew and are now getting out of sync which is good. Mine did the same - nothing, then long, then short and now different stages of being uneven and getting back to what they were. I even had mine tinted the other day 😀
kazb
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because i kept my hair through using the cold cap, it was weird to see me with no eyelashes or eyebrows, and the emergence of little black caterpillars is exciting, just a heads up, because eyelashes have a three stage cycle of growth dormant then fall out, it will take a couple of cycles for them to really get back to their proper length, as they get out of synch with each other. Mine have gone from nothing to long, then short and hopefully im onto a longer stage now.
Locksley
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@Michelle_R congratulations on your last chemo session. Yes I am happy to see the black spikes starting to poke out of my eyelids.
MicheleR
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Ooh @Locksley that is very exciting for you. Mine fell out in my second to final taxol along with my eyebrows. Good to hear they dont take that long to reemerge.

Ive had my last chemo on Wednesday! Woohoo!
FLClover
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Good idea @Locksley. I’m pretty sure you’ll have fluttery lashes to smear with mascara in no time 😊.
I didn’t do chemo but have always had sparse eyelashes. Even now, I have massive gaps on both eyes. So I might take one for the team, so to speak, and finally try that coconut oil 😆😊😘
Dory65
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Good old caster oil is said to work.
Cath62
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Hi @Locksley, my daughter in law suggested a serum and I have been using it but to be honest I have no idea if it is working or not. I do have some eye lashed but it all seems to be taking awhile. I intend to keep using the serum and just see how my lashes go.
Locksley
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5 years ago
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Thanks @FLClover & @Zoffiel I think I will just wait for them to grow!
FLClover
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Check out this article @Locksley. @Zoffiel is right, it’s probably no fun if it gets in your eye, but it will be mostly uncomfortable, not harmful. So if that happens, just rinse it out or wipe it away and your eye will do the rest on its own. Good luck