New hair growth

Maddy 10 hours ago

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Hiya all!!

I was wondering if I could pick the brains of lovely peoples that are on the otherside of their treatments.

I’m 34 and was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 24, I had a mastectomy of my right breast and a full axillary clearance due to multiple effected lymph node’s in December 24.

I started chemo in feb with 4 rounds of fortnightly EC, my hair fell out in week 2 and was completely gone by the time I got to my second treatment.

I am now coming up to my 3rd of 12 doses of paclitaxel and I have fuzz on my head!! I’m so happy that it looks like my hair is growing back, but is this normal when changing over chemos? Is it temporary as in will it fall out again? Or am I truly getting my hair back! I don’t want to get too excited incase it all falls out again

latchbrook 10 hours ago

Hi Maddy

I lost my hair when having EC but it started to grow back while I was on paclitaxel.

Anne

"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"

Shaka4Lyfe 10 hours ago

Hey Maddy

Well done for getting through EC! I hope you're doing ok.

I had the same chemo regimen as you. I finished in November 2024. I lost all my hair with EC. I think I noticed some fuzz on my head towards the end of my 12 rounds of Paclitaxel. My hair started to grow properly about 2mths after my last chemo round.

I now have very short, full coverage and have stopped wearing a wig. My hair seems to be continuously growing now. I'm working on getting used to the 'new me'.

Wishing you well with the rest of your treatment. S

Pepper79 26 minutes ago

Morning - I sound so similar to you. My hair started growing back during paclitaxcel. It was fluffy and continued to grow throughout the rest of the treatment. I am now 8 weeks post finishing chemo and have a full head of soft baby hair so it doesn’t seem to fall out again. I have been using UKlash serum on my eyelashes and they have grown back amazingly as well.
Would you mind if I ask you a question. I am having a left sided nipple sparing mastectomy with expander and full lymph node clearance on Wednesday. I am feeling a bit nervous as delayed a week during to being sick so having more time to think about it all! The lymph node clearance is the bit that it worrying me most. Can you tell me what the pain is like after and what you recovery has been like. I am 45 and used to being active, I am also left handed so worried how it is going to impact my mobility. Apologies for jumping on your thread! X

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