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LisaG
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13 years ago

Tingles

This must be what the tingles feel like..... here I am on day 14 of my first round of Taxotere. I have had the full ride so far - festy mouth, sore throat, indigestion, aching legs, exhaustion, headaches.... you know - the usual. I have counted myself as very lucky because there has been no nausea and I still have a full head of hair. I dyed it bright red so that it would go out with a bang but so far, so good. Days 8 and 9 were my best but I crashed and burned on day 10. My white cell count (well, the Nuetrophylls part) dropped to zero and I needed a stint in hospital to bring it back. When my bf collected me, I asked her to drive me straight to the beach for lunch and a coffee with a view. It was heaven. We had a whole conversation about how my hair is still so thick and the regrowth is starting to show... I joked that perhaps I will have to go to my hairdresser and ask her to fix it! I spoke to soon, I think. Tonight my scalp is tingling and if I run my hand through it, I am getting handfuls of hair... this must be it! I guess it will be a saving in hairdresser costs for the next couple of months :-)

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  • TonyaM's avatar
    TonyaM
    Member
    13 years ago

    You are not fussing - losing your hair is underestimated.It's really hard to cope with.I would look in the mirror and not recognize myself -felt I had lost my identity at times.I bought an expensive real hair wig and I really didn't wear it that much cos it itched like hell.Also you have to wash and maintain the style with real hair. It's good to have for special occasions but you would only wear it for a few hours. I bought most of my head stuff from www.headcovers.org ,  cheap and delivered to your door.I wore caps out cos they didn't scream chemo patient! Even when chemo is over, it takes many months for hair to start growing back.I reckon I have a degree in head management!

                                           Tonya xx