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When did hair loss start with Abraxone/Gecitabine chemo?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Apr 30 9:29am | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
@corieg Hi, I have been on Gem+Abraxane since 10/10/26, starting with 3 weeks on/1 week off. Lost my hair after second treatment. Heartbreaking. After 4 months, I was so sick, not one good day. They switched me to every other week, and I feel much better. A little life back in my life. I also see my hair coming back a bit. Is yours still growing? I don’t want to get my hopes up that I’ll get my hair back, but they are rising. No brows or lashes to speak of yet. I had been on FOLFIRINOX in 2019, which got me to SBRT radiation, which got me 7 years. So grateful. But the pancreatic beast is back, metastasized. I must say it would make me very happy to get my hair back. Looking forward to hearing if anyone else might have had hair growth on every other week Gem+Abraxane.
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@cbrl I was on the same chemo every 2 weeks. I do not remember the dose but was dx as Stage 1. so I assume I had a much lower dose than other higher stages. My hair loss started after my 3rd chemo so I got a buzz cut. Never lost lashes or eyebrows. I had 6 chemos then Whipple surgery. Then 6 more chemo after the Whipple. My hair started growing back about a month to 6weeks after my last chemo. I was able to stop wearing my wig and had my first hair cut at 6mos as it was the same length all over and it needed a trim in order to style it. It is a little lighter than it was but the texture took a while to get back to normal I've never used a conditioner prior to chemo but it has been very helpful post chemo. I wish you all the best on this journey. The picture I'm posting is 18mos after my last chemo and only had my bangs trimmed at this point.
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I had 2 weeks on, one week off. By 4th treatment the hair started falling out. Was on gem/brax for 6 months, and hair didn't start back for 3 months after treatment was done. Now, 12 mo. after it fell out, I have Curly hair. Kind of fun.