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Do you lose hair with Taxol?

Posted by ccardenas112 @ccardenas112, Dec 14, 2023

One of my nurses said that I would lose my hair with Taxol, another nurse said it may thin a bit but most patients don’t lose their hair with Taxol. I just want to prepare myself, I already have a wig, but I start with weekly Taxol for the next 12 weeks.

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dlmdinia | @dlmdinia | Dec 17, 2023
In reply to @ccardenas112 "I have the Taxol for the first 12 weeks so hopefully it will be gradual. I..." + (show)
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I have the Taxol for the first 12 weeks so hopefully it will be gradual. I have the a/c for the last 12 weeks, 4 total, like you. I’m prepared to lose it then but just wasn’t sure about the first 12 weeks since 2 nurses told me 2 different things. Thank you! At least I won’t need a bikini wax for the summer, lol;) Thank you!

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I was super paranoid about the hair loss. I even covered my mirrors. What kept me sane and unafraid to go out and about was a baseball cap with synthetic hair attached. So much easier and comfortable than a wig. I'd throw on the hat in seconds before leaving the house. It was so realistic that even those who knew me including the nurses were surprised at how it looked like my own hair. I had two wigs, but I lived in that hat. I finished chemo 7/13/2020 and happy to have hair again, but I still have that hat. I think about wearing it again as the hair is dark auburn (what I used to dye it), and I used the hair loss as an opportunity to go fully gray (I'm 69). Somedays the gray just gets old, and I see the hat as a way to ditch the gray for a day.

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ccardenas112 | @ccardenas112 | Dec 17, 2023
In reply to @dlmdinia "I was super paranoid about the hair loss. I even covered my mirrors. What kept me..." + (show)
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I was super paranoid about the hair loss. I even covered my mirrors. What kept me sane and unafraid to go out and about was a baseball cap with synthetic hair attached. So much easier and comfortable than a wig. I'd throw on the hat in seconds before leaving the house. It was so realistic that even those who knew me including the nurses were surprised at how it looked like my own hair. I had two wigs, but I lived in that hat. I finished chemo 7/13/2020 and happy to have hair again, but I still have that hat. I think about wearing it again as the hair is dark auburn (what I used to dye it), and I used the hair loss as an opportunity to go fully gray (I'm 69). Somedays the gray just gets old, and I see the hat as a way to ditch the gray for a day.

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Thank you! I think once I start treatment I’ll feel better and not so anxious. That’s a great idea about the cap. Ill look for one. I’m hoping my hair will come back my color but I will just be happy to have hair no matter what color:)

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dlmdinia | @dlmdinia | Dec 17, 2023

Normally you have chemo hair for about a year. It comes in curly and white. As your follicles recover you should start seeing your normal hair. With the hormone therapy it may not come in quite as thick because of the lower estrogen levels, but everyone is different. Good luck. You've got this. When it was all over, I decided it was not as bad as I feared it would be.

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ccardenas112 | @ccardenas112 | Dec 17, 2023
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@dlmdinia

Normally you have chemo hair for about a year. It comes in curly and white. As your follicles recover you should start seeing your normal hair. With the hormone therapy it may not come in quite as thick because of the lower estrogen levels, but everyone is different. Good luck. You've got this. When it was all over, I decided it was not as bad as I feared it would be.

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Ooh-curly hair will be different;) My hair started getting curlier during menopause this year. It’s always been straight as a board. Thank you, those are just the words I needed to hear tonight🙏🏼❤️

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