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...
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I read that some hospitals are no longer giving Docetaxol because of this possibility and are using Taxol which is said to give the same treatment effect without the possibility of permanent hair loss. I don't know if that's true or if that's just what people are saying who are involved in the Docetaxol lawsuits. It's hard to verify anything because nobody seems to have any information for me. My oncologist had nothing to offer. When I asked him what I should do now, he just shrugged and said "What about a hair clinic?" like it was nothing to do with him or the hospital.
It's a strange thing having to deal with the prospect of life as a different person. I've recently returned to work and I feel terrible every day when I can't be the professional looking person that I once was. It impacts my ability to be confident and capable. I really just don't want to leave home any more. I've been brave and endured the last two years of being the 'cancer patient' but I always thought it would be finished one day and I could be me again.
It's a strange thing having to deal with the prospect of life as a different person. I've recently returned to work and I feel terrible every day when I can't be the professional looking person that I once was. It impacts my ability to be confident and capable. I really just don't want to leave home any more. I've been brave and endured the last two years of being the 'cancer patient' but I always thought it would be finished one day and I could be me again.