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jtee
5 years agoMember
How do I know when to let it grow?
When diagnosed, I had lovely long hair. Two weeks after my first AC treatment, my scalp hurt so much I got a pixie cut to relieve the weight/sensitivity. A few days later, what was left fell out in la...
MicheleR
5 years agoMember
Hi@jtee,
I lost most but not all my hair in ac. The stray hairs continued to grow through taxol but not much else. Leg hair etc all went into further decline. Eyebrows fell right at the end. Everyone is different.
I finished chemo in january and i have gone from quite bald with fluff at new years to a full head of hair. If you like it better shaved go for it. I left mine and found it quite nice to have some hair. The strays got long in a nice way. Ive had 2 haircuts now.
I lost most but not all my hair in ac. The stray hairs continued to grow through taxol but not much else. Leg hair etc all went into further decline. Eyebrows fell right at the end. Everyone is different.
I finished chemo in january and i have gone from quite bald with fluff at new years to a full head of hair. If you like it better shaved go for it. I left mine and found it quite nice to have some hair. The strays got long in a nice way. Ive had 2 haircuts now.