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Hair loss
I would be interested to hear if other women have suffered from hair loss that has not corrected itself. It is over a year since I finished chemo and radiotherapy and I have male patterned baldness. T...
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Hi prudencerose
I can imagine how dispiriting the loss of your hair is. I didn't worry too much about losing mine as I was told repeatedly it was a temporary thing. At least your oncologist acknowledged the problem. A "very few" may be reassuring unless it's you! I started losing more hair than normal a year after my hair grew back. It sent me on a flurry of consultations. Mercifully it seems that my post chemo hair has " adjusted" to a new shedding pattern. 3 years on from then it's fine, but I can remember clearly how I felt. I realise that no-one wants to scare people about something that may not happen. Ditto vaginal dryness! My partner and I are old enough and wise enough to go with the flow (or the lack thereof as the case may be!) but this is a hell of a blow otherwise. Messy lubricants, pessaries with stroke warnings, give me a break. Now my oncologist says ten years of Femara may be better than five! Luckily he combines keeping up with research with a healthy scepticism unless results can be replicated. Will worry about that one next year. I wore a synthetic wig when bald, found it easy, light. If it happened to me, that's what I would do again. I went to Head Complements in Ringwood (sorry not sure where you are). It also taught me to appreciate what women with alopecia go through. Best wishes
I can imagine how dispiriting the loss of your hair is. I didn't worry too much about losing mine as I was told repeatedly it was a temporary thing. At least your oncologist acknowledged the problem. A "very few" may be reassuring unless it's you! I started losing more hair than normal a year after my hair grew back. It sent me on a flurry of consultations. Mercifully it seems that my post chemo hair has " adjusted" to a new shedding pattern. 3 years on from then it's fine, but I can remember clearly how I felt. I realise that no-one wants to scare people about something that may not happen. Ditto vaginal dryness! My partner and I are old enough and wise enough to go with the flow (or the lack thereof as the case may be!) but this is a hell of a blow otherwise. Messy lubricants, pessaries with stroke warnings, give me a break. Now my oncologist says ten years of Femara may be better than five! Luckily he combines keeping up with research with a healthy scepticism unless results can be replicated. Will worry about that one next year. I wore a synthetic wig when bald, found it easy, light. If it happened to me, that's what I would do again. I went to Head Complements in Ringwood (sorry not sure where you are). It also taught me to appreciate what women with alopecia go through. Best wishes