hi everyone.i hope you all have had a great weekend. So I completed 4 x AC at the end of September and I am halfway through my carbo/taxol treatment. I have 6 taxol and 2 carbo to go.My question is: has anyone experienced hair growth on this regime or even just taxol (I don't know if carbo is supposed to cause hair loss or not). My hair seems to be growing back and I have the taxol fuzz. Enough that I can see my hairline and whilst not super thick, seems to cover my head as well as being about 1cm in length.i do understand this may change and I am being prepared for that as I had significant hair loss on AC (lost all my pubic hair, arm pits, nose and thinned eyebrows and lashes).In saying that, my pubic hair has grown back, along with armpits and eyebrows and lashes have regrown too. I never lost my leg or arm hair.my onc said that as I am young (30 yrs), my body is trying to regenerate itself very quickly. Just looking for people's experiences with this? Or if anyone has experienced a similar thing. Thanks in advance x

Hey! @ccasper I had 4 FEC and 8 Taxol ending in December, and I lost every hair on my body LOL! though Im much older at 48yo. My hair only became peach fuzz once I finished treatment and then eyelashes and eyebrows came back slowly as well. Im 11 months post and have a full head of hair curly/wavy. It starts out as fuzz but then grows into your normal hair. I know some ladies have had hair grow through treatment but I was as bald as a badger LOL. Its a wait and see worst luck! Hugs Melinda xo

My hair grew back on taxol, started as a fuzz then got stronger. I was surprised as I assumed hair would not regrow until some time after I stopped chemo. My eyelashes had all gone (but one!) and I was sad to see the last one on my cheek until I realised that a tiny line of new lashes had pushed the last one out!! Hooray! Hair went through all sorts of changes, for a long time, but it was there. My lashes did not grow back long and lush, just rather short as they had always been. No harm in hoping

Thanks @melclarity @Afraser i know everyone is so different, was just trying to gauge that I may not be the only one that had experienced it. Hopefully it all stays there but I know it may be wishful thinking x

@ccasper I think you'll be OK! I think the fuzz will stay from there it should grown in.. :) xo

I was on ACT-H and my hair started regrowing on taxol...much to my shock. My eyelashes though dissappeared 2 weeks after completion altogether then they all reemerged 2 weeks later dark and thick. My first pubic hairs were white. My hair...now 3 months on is steel grey but slowly more colour in. I regrew hair with a poor hairline initially . ..male pattern baldness, but that has now regrown.

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melclarity
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9 years ago
@ccasper I think you'll be OK! I think the fuzz will stay from there it should grown in.. :) xo
ccasper
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9 years ago
Thanks @melclarity @Afraser

i know everyone is so different, was just trying to gauge that I may not be the only one that had experienced it. Hopefully it all stays there but I know it may be wishful thinking x
Afraser
Member
9 years ago
My hair grew back on taxol, started as a fuzz then got stronger. I was surprised as I assumed hair would not regrow until some time after I stopped chemo. My eyelashes had all gone (but one!) and I was sad to see the last one on my cheek until I realised that a tiny line of new lashes had pushed the last one out!! Hooray! Hair went through all sorts of changes, for a long time, but it was there. My lashes did not grow back long and lush, just rather short as they had always been. No harm in hoping
melclarity
Member
9 years ago
Hey! @ccasper

I had 4 FEC and 8 Taxol ending in December, and I lost every hair on my body LOL! though Im much older at 48yo. My hair only became peach fuzz once I finished treatment and then eyelashes and eyebrows came back slowly as well. Im 11 months post and have a full head of hair curly/wavy. It starts out as fuzz but then grows into your normal hair. I know some ladies have had hair grow through treatment but I was as bald as a badger LOL. Its a wait and see worst luck! Hugs Melinda xo

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