Hi, I'm wondering what to expect with hair loss and feel I might be reaching the stage where I need to bite the bullet and shave it off or if I should carry on hanging in there. I have incredibly thick hair, and lots of it which is why I wear it short anyway. I'm on week 5 of weekly Taxol in low dose and Herceptin, so 2nd week of cycle 2 and my hair is coming out in handfuls and has been for a week. It did start shedding in week 2 but nowhere near this, I've probably lost a good third but evenly distributed. But if you didn't know me you wouldn't notice as I still have a good head of hair (although it now moves in the wind which I've never experienced in my life, quite a nice feeling!) My dilemma is I can't leave it alone and want the loose out and I only need to look at it and it seems to fall out, it's constantly falling on my neck and clothes so irritating. And at times my scalp is quite sore. I know there's no right answer as we all react differently but I would really appreciate hearing about other people's experience on weekly Taxol. I've not needed any other chemo so really don't know what to expect. I'm wondering if I should let it go so Im not wondering about it all the time or if I should just get a grip and see...
