I had 12 weeks Paclitaxel, surgery and radiotherapy. I lost my hair during chemo, head and body! It’s all growing back now, having to shave my pits again! But I seem to have a furry face, round my jawline and lower cheeks, and whiskers on my chin, yuk! Is this normal? Will it change or am I going to be fuzzy forever? Eek!
It was rough but tolerable! I found the side effects cumulative so by the end I was really tired. The worst for me was the diarrhoea . Be sure to take the medication for it, I was worried about taking too many pills but once I got it under control it got much easier! I lost my hair but it’s coming back now. I caught a cold in the last week and it laid me up in bed for 3 days, so avoid any bugs if you can.
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