In 2 days I go to the RMCC for my 2nd Chemo treatment. For most cancer patients, they are bald by their 2nd treatment. However, I have had NO hair loss at all. Well except for the fact that I shaved it all off! LOL I have no bald spots and no thinning anywhere. Actually we think it is growing back!
Hair loss occurs because chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells—healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Hair follicles, the structures in the skin filled with tiny blood vessels that make hair, are some of the fastest-growing cells in the body. If you're not in cancer treatment, your hair follicles divide every 23 to 72 hours. But as the chemo does its work against cancer cells, it also destroys hair cells. Within a few weeks of starting chemo, you may lose some or all of your hairChemotherapy and hair loss: What should you expect?
Hair usually begins falling out one to three weeks after you start treatment. It could fall out very quickly in clumps or gradually. You'll likely notice accumulations of loose hair on your pillow, in your hairbrush or comb, or in your sink or shower drain. Your scalp may feel tender.
Your hair loss will continue throughout your treatment and up to a few weeks afterward. Whether your hair thins or you become completely bald will depend on your treatment.
It may take several weeks after treatment for your hair to recover and begin growing again. When your hair starts to grow back, it will probably be slightly different from the hair you lost. But the difference is usually temporary. Your new hair might have a different texture or color. It might be curlier than it was before, or it could be gray until the cells that control the pigment in your hair begin functioning again
Also, my doctor told me that for sure I'd be losing my hair. Not to say that it won't still happen but it is pretty stinkin' funny that I may be that small percentage that doesn't. LOL I'm such a rule breaker! Oh the humor we create around here! We are SO funny!!!
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