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Hello. My name is Jenny and I live on the NSW/Vic Border. I have gone to post in here a couple of times but backed out. Denial maybe? On Wednesday I was officially given the diagnosis of BC. I hav...
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@TabooGal and @Eastmum
That's a shame they tell you things like cold caps work. Fair enough, some places don't have them and that's a pity everyone doesn't have the option to try it.. Sure, there are varying results. Taxotere seems to struggle a bit as does FEC. It's just the same as every other thing in this shit fight. Some people suffer terribly with chemo, some do not. Same with radiation. Same as Neulasta and hormone therapy.
When my first oncologist told me they don't work, give you migraines, add so much time to your treatment and (in a very condescending way) made me feel like my hair should be the last thing on my mind. I got another oncologist!
Sorry for the rant but it really shits me. The photo below is my hair after the usual 4 x 3 weekly AC and 12 weeks paclitaxel. Nah, didn't work at all.
That's a shame they tell you things like cold caps work. Fair enough, some places don't have them and that's a pity everyone doesn't have the option to try it.. Sure, there are varying results. Taxotere seems to struggle a bit as does FEC. It's just the same as every other thing in this shit fight. Some people suffer terribly with chemo, some do not. Same with radiation. Same as Neulasta and hormone therapy.
When my first oncologist told me they don't work, give you migraines, add so much time to your treatment and (in a very condescending way) made me feel like my hair should be the last thing on my mind. I got another oncologist!
Sorry for the rant but it really shits me. The photo below is my hair after the usual 4 x 3 weekly AC and 12 weeks paclitaxel. Nah, didn't work at all.