Hair Loss, Eybrows and Lashes

• Hiya

I'm a little further along than you. I found I lost my eyebrows around Christmas time after my first Docetaxel. They hadn't started to go sparse but I was able to fill them in with a pencil, however they were literally there one day gone the next!!!! I could feel hair but couldn't see it and that continued through January. I think it was also a loss of pigment and my skin colour wasn't great around this time. I also got repeated infections in my eye not sure if this was lashes coming out, nurse told me they can grow inwards to protect themselves but it was quite irritating. 

Had final chemo 31st Jan and was hoping to see improvement end of Feb........I didn't!! I cold capped and have done really well with my hair all though it's still coming out, but again this week I had no brows on Monday but Wednesday I noticed they were returning!!! I used a kind of eyebrow gel that stains the skin and at first thought that's what the colour was but sure enough the colour is starting to return!!! Little things like eyebrows and lashes are a big thing as they make us look like our normal selves and I felt I looked poorly without them. 

Can't wait to colour my hair and get it cut and start looking and feeling a bit more like my old self 

Love and good health to all xxx 

Hi

There is a fab charity called look good, Feel better. I did one of their zoom makeup classes. The class is lead by a make up artist who shows you tricks of the trade, including eyebrows. They do other workshops too. 

R

Thanks for that, it’s useful to know that it can all happen so quickly. I was toying with the idea of being armed with a pair of sick on (quite realistic) brows, but they cost about £75 so  didn’t want to invest too soon. I think I’ll get them anyway. Be prepared and all that . Glad to hear your hair is making a comeback; onwards and upwards! Best of luck! xxx

Oooh that’s good to know, I’m always up for a few tips. Thanks a lot! Also it’s something a little more enjoyable to concentrate on through all the rubbish bits! Sending hugs! x

Well we are all different! I personally found that my eyebrows and lashes thinned more on EC than the docetaxel and my hair on my head actually started to grow a tiny bit on docetaxel, I got a fuzz all over. My eyebrows thinned hugely, I only had a few strands but they didn’t totally disappear x

Hmmm, just goes to show, we certainly are all different! I’ve not had any thinning with the EC, so who knows, I may be lucky! Think I’ll hang on to my cash for now and see what happens . Thanks a lot, best wishes to you xx

I had cold caps i lost quite a bit of hair on EC but my hair started to grow back on docetaxel,  lost my eyelashes though, they have started to grow back now (a few weeks after last treatment)..

Xx

Thanks for that, I’m always relieved when I hear that folks are getting their hair back. I can deal with this when I remember it’s temporary. Because there have been a few stories (concerning Docetaxil) where people don’t seem to be getting it back, or at least not very quickly. All the best to you xx

Mine is definitely on its way back! It’s not very uniform in length but I have between 1-2cm all over my head now, I finished treatment in Nov, I am in phesgo though and I’ve been led to believe that could slow my hair growth x

Hi, I've had three cylces of EC and my first Docetaxel 10 days ago.  I have managed to hang on to a few eyelashes but my brows have almost disappeared.  LIke Angua1 I was also pointed in the direction of the Look Good Feel Better charity and have done their make-up and skin care online workshop.  The workshops are on Zoom and there are only 12 - 15 people so you can really get involved and ask questions about things that are relevant to you, you get a free goody bag sent afterwards too.  I am doing a hand and nail version next week and a hair one later on.  I would defintely reccommend giving them a try, iI found it a real booster when I felt like ****.