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angg66
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9 years ago

Hair loss whilst not having treatment

Hi ladies,

Has anyone experienced hair loss even though they are not having treatment? I am currently not on chemo or doing any treatment for my mets, yet in the last few weeks my hair is falling out. I haven't done any  chemo since July this year when I took Xeloda for two weeks and ended up in hospital. Anyway my oncologist told me I wouldn't lose my hair on Xeloda. Not sure why I'm losing my hair so much. Everytime I wash my hair, I have a handful of hair coming out and my pillow is full when I wake up in the morning. Any suggestions? Any solutions? This is really upsetting me. 

Thanks Ange
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  • PaulaN's avatar
    PaulaN
    Member
    9 years ago
    Ange I forgot to mention that I got a few of synthetic wigs from ebay.  One looked like Ozzie Osborne & the others were great. One was so good that I wore it at my wedding. I tried to post a pic to show you but it didnt work, if you want to see them PM me & I'll do it there
    Paula 
  • Ellie_BCNA's avatar
    Ellie_BCNA
    Member
    9 years ago

    Hi Ange

    Thanks for posting your question. I am sorry to hear you are experiencing hair loss. As Primek says, it might be a good idea to talk to your GP about why this is happening for you at the moment.

    BCNA has prepared a fact sheet for people experiencing hair loss related to chemotherapy. It is available here, and has some suggestions for how to manage hair loss.

    Ellie

  • PaulaN's avatar
    PaulaN
    Member
    9 years ago
    Hi Ange I lost my hair while on Anastrozle & its taken ages to grow back (about 1cm in 8 months) even though I stopped taking it. Weird thing ~ I was always blondish and its growing back really dark.
    Paula 
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
    Member
    9 years ago
    I started losing a bit of hair 2 years ago, well and truly over chemo. Not a lot but like you, far more on my brush particularly after washing than I normally had. I had a lot of tests as I was concerned about it (once I was prepared for but not another round with no clear reason) but there was absolutely no clear reason apart from a bit of dandruff! I just took a lot of trouble not to damage my hair further, treated my hair very carefully and the problem has settled. I still lose more hair than I used to but well within the normal daily shedding. It might be stress although there was certainly no particular trigger, might be age