February 23 2006, 8:36 am PT | Posted in: Diseases + Hair Loss Causes
I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in July 2005 and began chemo and lung radiation shortly after that. I lost my hair after the first month of treatment. After my chemo, my hair started to grow back, only for the doctor to tell me that I needed to do a 3-week round of brain radiation as a percautionary measure since the lung tumor was gone and there seemed to be no other organs affected. I finished these treatments about two weeks before Christmas 2005. I totally lost all of the hair that I had grown back, yet again. Well…here it is February 19, 2006 and still no sign of any hair growth at all. My question is this: How long before I should consider this a permanent condition? I’ve basically already given up hope and kissed my long blonde hair goodbye. I would just like to know how long I should wait before I consider the fact that I might not be growing back any hair ever. Thank you.
I am sorry to hear that you have small cell lung cancer. After cancer treatments, hair can go into a dormant phase for many months. You may have to wait up to 6-8 months for hair to regrow. Some people will have all of their luxurious hair grow back once the effects of chemotherapy have gone. Let’s hope that this is in your future along with a healthy body.
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2-6-06, I had a lumpectomy on the 10th and another surgery on the 23rd to have 10 lymph nodes removed from under my arm. I started getting chemo on 3-17-06 and my hair began to fall out about two weeks following the treatment. My last treatment of chemo was 6-23-06 and my radiation began in July, which I am still taking now. My hair is now starting to come back on my head, but now my eyelashes and my eyebrows are just now falling out. My question is, is this normal? Its been over a month since my chemo has stopped.
Thank You.
i m a female aged 22..two years back i was treated with chemotherapy to get myself cured from tumor.. mmediately after chemotherapy i was given radiation on my head…i lost all my hair.scenario right now is i recovered hairs onlly at that areas of my head where i was not given radiation..another problem which i m suffering frm is periods problem..according to doctors follicles are not getting created..so my query is till how long i should wait…is there any treatment to get my hairs back andd get free from my menstrual problem…please do reply to my question??i m very tensed..
Hello, I just wanted to share my experience. At 28 i was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through everything. partial masectamy as well as chemo and radiation. 2 years later I still only have about 2 inches of hair and it is still not full. I’ve seen a dermatolagist and they had me use Menoxadil 5% but it didn’t do to much. pretty much there is nothing else they can do.A lot of the chemo treatments are pretty harsh and the dermatolagist told me that this is caused from what they call the Red Devil. Just to let you know that you are not alone….Julie…