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Hair Loss is not always temporary
I have been scouring the internet looking for suggestions or therapies to improve my sad head of hair. All the websites say the same thing as the BCNA fact sheet or similar, "Remember that hair los...
While I see your point, I think it's wrong to keep information from patients that might affect their treatment choices.
It's 16 months since I finished chemo and I'm still wearing wigs. I have some very fine hair on back and sides but so thin on top you can see my scalp. I have nothing on my high forehead but a few thin wispy bits in the middle that look silly. I cannot grow a fringe. I'm just all bare forehead and temples with fine fuzz and a few fine hairs on top. I feel old and ruined. I would desperately like to know if there is anything out there at all that can help. Do hair clinics offer anything? They are very expensive and I have no idea what to try although I am trying Rogaine and it's been two months. I will keep on with it but I have no idea whether there's value in it.
It's 16 months since I finished chemo and I'm still wearing wigs. I have some very fine hair on back and sides but so thin on top you can see my scalp. I have nothing on my high forehead but a few thin wispy bits in the middle that look silly. I cannot grow a fringe. I'm just all bare forehead and temples with fine fuzz and a few fine hairs on top. I feel old and ruined. I would desperately like to know if there is anything out there at all that can help. Do hair clinics offer anything? They are very expensive and I have no idea what to try although I am trying Rogaine and it's been two months. I will keep on with it but I have no idea whether there's value in it.