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summerlover55
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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: hair regrowth |
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hey.. i am currently in my 2nd cycle of ChIVPP chemo.. from stage3b HL
i have lost my hair..
i was just wondering when hair will start to grow back and what it is like when it grows back?
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brainman
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:15 am Post subject: Re: hair regrowth |
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The short answer is "no one knows for sure." It varies with the individual. Some people never get a full regrowth of their hair. Other, it starts to grow within weeks of the end of their chemotherapy. I hope you are in the last group. Good luck.
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kimlk
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: hair regrowth |
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| In my own experience, my body hair all started growing back first, and that was a few weeks post treatment. It wasn't until about 2 months or maybe a bit more after treatment that I started to notice the hair on my head growing back. I was worried it wouldn't come back at all, but it did! It's come in a little thinner than it was before, but I think I'm the only one who really notices that. I've known a couple other ladies who lost their hair to treatment too, one's came in a little darker, and the other's hair came in a bit curlier. A little different for everyone I guess. |
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rlee
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: hair regrowth |
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Agree with the previous posts. Likely weeks to months and it may be different than the hair you had before.
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kman543210
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: Re: hair regrowth |
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Everyone else that I knew had different experiences with their hair growing back, but I can share my expierience. I had lymphoblastic lymphoma all the way back in 1990. I started chemo and radiation in December, and my hair all fell out by January. I had a total of 18 different chemo drugs during the 18 months, but my hair started growing back in August, about 8 months after it fell out, even when I was still on chemo. It came back the same, just a little darker. Other kids I knew when I was going through this had their hair grow back curly when it was previously straight, some thinner, some just the same like me. I guess everyone's bodies do differently and depending on what treatment course you're on.
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