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KatieT
10 years agoMember
Permanent Hair Loss?
I'm wondering if others like me have ended up with a degree of permanent hair loss? I've always had thick hair. No longer. I had AC followed by Docetaxel and now 15 months after the end of those ...
KatieT
8 years agoMember
I will keep trying.
It was never recognised at the hospital that this result is a problem. I asked my oncologist what I should do. I was really at a loss. He said consult a hair clinic like it was not even a medical issue. Nobody told me what to try or how to manage this life-changing disaster. I went to a hair clinic. It was thousands and thousands of dollars of treatment which has no research to back up probable results. I can't afford it. So I hunt through internet sources and google scholar in the hope I stumble upon something helpful and that my hair isn't so far gone that I may still see some further improvement.
It was never recognised at the hospital that this result is a problem. I asked my oncologist what I should do. I was really at a loss. He said consult a hair clinic like it was not even a medical issue. Nobody told me what to try or how to manage this life-changing disaster. I went to a hair clinic. It was thousands and thousands of dollars of treatment which has no research to back up probable results. I can't afford it. So I hunt through internet sources and google scholar in the hope I stumble upon something helpful and that my hair isn't so far gone that I may still see some further improvement.