June 13 2007, 11:33 am PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
(female) I am a 45 year old lung cancer survivor. I had chemothrapy and 2 surgeries. The chemo was taxotere and cisplatin this was 3 1/2 years ago.i lost all of my hair including eyebrows and eyelashes as of today my hair on my head has not grown fully back nor the rest of my body. The dermatologist I have visited do not know what to make of it.Thanks
Congratulations on surviving lung cancer! Unfortunately, hair loss from chemotherapy is common. While your hair should return/grow back to its original state, sometimes it takes much longer (over a year) or for reasons unknown hair does not grow back to its original state. If your hair has not come back in over 3 years, there is a good chance it will not return. There are no known medications or treatments to grow back that hair.
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I too am a cancer(breast) survivor still waiting for my hair to come back. It has been 31/2 years and my chemo drugs were taxotere and AC. I was completely bald and I now have very thin and patchy hair. My dermatologist has me taking iron, because my iron stores were depleted. It is very frustrating and I’m wondering what else I can do? I am tired of people asking me about my health, because I still look like I’m having treatments. Any advice? Have you had your hormone levels read? I had zero Estrogen, so went off my hormone blocking medicine - and monitor my levels. I think it’s still coming in, but dreadfully slow!
I had a stage 4 ovarian cancer. I undergone 15 weeks of chemotherapy, bleomyacin,cisplatum, and eptopside,also known as bep, from August 3, 2006 till October 13, 2006 and my hair didn’t fully grow back till around April or May and now it’s still short. It’s grown and I’m waiting for it to fully grow out. I’m wondering how long that’s gonna take. I’m thankful I’m cancer free and have hair.