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Eyelash
Hi,
I have been searching through the internet for options to not loose eyelashes during chemo. I came up with Latisse. Any experience here? And where to buy it in Australia?
Thanks
I have been searching through the internet for options to not loose eyelashes during chemo. I came up with Latisse. Any experience here? And where to buy it in Australia?
Thanks
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Practice the Death Stare @arhaz
If you can't manage to get it to the stage you can turn people to stone (ultimate goal) you can work on looking sufficiently deranged that most idiots will beat a hasty retreat. The key is perfecting the thousand yard gaze without sticking your tongue out because you are concentrating too hard.
Seriously though, most people mean well. They may be hopelessly inept at expressing support or care, but they are trying. Some people are absolute shits and deserve to be turned into grease spots on the pavement. Marg xx
- Thanks @Joannie. Nice advices :) I was also thinking about this, that I should change my view on this and build up resilience. I am working on it, hopefully I get there soon :)
I live in eastern suburb. Cheers - Thanks everyone. It was annoying for me that I heard them from medical team like hospital nurses, radiologist and oncologist. They’re all very friendly but they tease me by these wordings :| .
- I still have lashes and eyebrows. We are all so very different. I had the same concerns as you. I've had a good experience so far re chemo, not too many can sat that. Remember sometimes things arnt as bad as what our thoughts tell us they r . B kind to you x
- I lost mine completely so nothing to stick them too. Haha
- Hi
I have fake eyelashes applied every 2/3 weeks. I checked with my oncologist about the safety of using this product and his response was “ there is no evidence based research to say you cannot or should not use them”.
My natural black lashes thinned and lost pigment completely. The lash technician was able to attach to what was left - she used volume lashes. They are growing back now.
This could be an option.
x - Depends a lot on what your side effects are! Losing my hair wasn't noticeable to most people - I wore a wig, most people didn't know my hair had gone and as I wear glasses, my eyebrows and eyelashes aren't so visible. They lasted reasonably well and eyeliner and eyebrow pencil worked well for the rest of the time. I didn't have nausea or fatigue - both of which must be really hard to deal with. I looked really well so while I made no secret of treatment, workmates and most people treated me normally because that's what they saw. I was lucky enough to maintain a normal life, so apart from some occasional "fed up with the whole thing" moments, I got through chemo. My major side effects were later, I have an arrhythmia (which is easy to manage), lymphoedema (ditto) and my feet have never really recovered from peripheral neuropathy. Apart from taking some pills, wearing a compression sleeve (which you can learn to hate or learn to get used to), my only long term side effect is giving up heels! For which, having worn them for five decades, mostly the higher the better, my hamstrings and knees are eternally grateful!
