Hi. Just thinking ahead to eyelash loss. Does this happen pretty quickly? Did anyone use lash growth serum to try to prevent this? Is it best not to wear mascara so you are not rubbing them and causing them to fall out? Do they all fall out at once?
Myself and everyone I have connected with lost their eyebrows and eyelashes with EC - you could look at tattoo eyebrows - some people do it for free if having chemo?
Everyone is different so hard to answer your questions. You kinda just have to ‘wait and see’ which isn’t helpful.
My eyes were itchy when I started to loose my eyelashes - plus they got slightly sore cos there was no lashes to keep things out. They do say conjunctivitis is a possible side effect.
Mine have grown back quite quickly - you’ve just got to go through the motions unfortunately x
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