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Unclear on whether to use GemCap or GemCis only for chemo
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Aug 21, 2023 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
@ncteacher ,
You made me smile about hair! Maybe we just have more to lose😊
Fulfurinox definitely took my hair but it did begin growing back and in 6 months I had enough curls to wear a headband! Alas, that was brief as I began Gem Abraxane and my hair fell out the first week. Oh well, I’ve figured out my best wig color and now know where to buy them at great prices!
I continue to work full time and am quite active except day 2 and 3 of my treatment
Have to get over the hair concern. There are hats for every season and most sports!
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I'm sure you both started out with a lot more hair than I did! I did lose fair amounts of hair on my scalp with Folirinox whenever I ran a comb through it. A lot turned gray, but after 6 months there was still just enough shade to prevent a sunburn, and it did return during my brief 1.5 years off chemo.
By comparison, on the GemAbraxCis, it ALL fell out within 6 weeks: scalp, eyebrows, upper & lower eyelashes, mustache, beard, etc! When I drink Gatorade out of a bottle, the bottle constantly gets stuck to my face because there's such a perfect vacuum seal on my upper lip.
On the bright side, I'm saving time & money on shampoo and razor blades. My oncology PA said it was a good sign the treatment was killing fast-growing cells of the bad kind as well as the good kind. As much as I'd rather have neuropathy than cancer, I'd also rather be bald than have cancer. C'est la vie indeed!
My sincere best wishes and hugs to all who are going through this.