I had my first round of chemo on Tuesday (July 27). How long does it generally take to start losing your hair? I'm not too worried about it, but I do want to buzz my hair so my kids don't see it coming out in clumps.
thanks
P.S. I don't care about the hair on my head, but I do want to mask the loss of the eyebrows. I'm thinking about getting fake glasses to mask that area. I'm really not that vein, but for some reason that is bothering me.
Hey Cowboy- I was all set to buy the red spiked wig, but, my hair didn't fall out. Today, I had my fourth treatment- and tomorrow I go to the Salon for a trim and stuff. I remember the nurses telling...DAY 19. Not everyone is losing hair these days...
Yep-no eyebrows are weird, but again-it may not be an issue.
The glasses thing would work!
How are you feeling..my first treatment I was buzzing from the Prednison,. but subsequents treatments, it was not a problem.
both times for me was about 3 weeks , the good thing is you wont have to shave your face for a while. the first two chemos were for high grade lymphomas the third time they had developed some intermediate lymphoma drugs and my hair didn"t fall out. so it depands on the regime and how it affects your body, if you are doing high grade drugs you may find your nails may get loose and fall off , hope not , I didn"t like that much , and Geri is right about prednisone, can have nasty side affects, mood swings
I had RCHOP chemo therapy every 3 weeks, I lost over 3/4 of my hair at 2 1/2 weeks. My hair was very long and I found hair all over the bed & house so I just then shaved it all off. I did loose my eyebrows & most of my eyelashes. It has been 5 weeks since my last chemo, I have white color fuzz showing as hair, some eyebrow hair starting to be seen, not noticed eyelashes returning yet.
Compared to the alternative -with Stage IV NHL of the bone (thoracic, lumbar & hip (lg B cell) I was told probabaly would not make it into May 2010, I was told last week no more chemo & my disease was in remission-they don't know for how long. It is truly a miracle of God. I believe your attitude & thinking positive is important to healing & the response of the body to treatment.
Keep you in prayer.
Thanks Nurse -
You take care and keep fighting!!!
Geri -
sorry I didn't reply sooner. I am feeling fine actually good. Its been 4 weeks since my diagnosis, so things are just settling in. I really am not too worried about the hair, but the eye brow thing is bothering me a little. Oh well, small price to pay for getting better!!!
Just completed five rounds of Treanda & Rituxin with one more to go......have not lost my hair.....it has thinned out somewhat, but I still have a full head of it! Dr. is really surprised as others on the same treatment have all gone bald. He says I must have a very strong immune system. So, as I found out, not everyone loses.
Take care & good luck!
Hello Cowboy and Outlook 1.
I am a 53 yr old woman and I was diagnosed 8 yrs ago with NHL small b cell, folicular. I had a stem cell transplant a year ago April, and just took my 1st Rituxan maintenance Friday due to a change in my bone marrow.
Yes, eyebrows help, don't they? Being a woman, I've drawn them on and as a man I don't see any reason why you couldn't lightly draw some on, or add color. Get a woman to teach you. A hat helps if you lose your hair and balances your face. Beware of prednisone. I gained 30 lbs and could never get it off. You'll want to become active again and dragging around those extra lbs aren't fun.
During these 8 yrs, I have read books, grown herbs & a small garden, sold a house and built a house, decorated, camped, traveled, studied about God, developed my relationships (especially my son). My relationships with my family and especially husband are very strong. I bought a poodle puppy almost 5 yrs ago and she is one of my best friends. I have concentrated on important things in my life and in the lives of my loved ones. I am truly a happy person. I am now learning to draw and paint and love it.
NHL is not my friend, but I wake to it each day and have learned to embrace it as part of myself. I have lost family members and friends to death, while I survive. You too, will survive.
Draw your sword and get ready for battle! I am here if you'd like to know more. God is with you. Smile.....it is the beginning, not the end.
Heeelllo everyone.
I am just finding so much comfort in reading your posts, and was actually wondering why the decline in good days i have experienced lately. I felt way better at the beginning, and now half-way-four outta eight spa sessions completed, as I call them,I admit to not feeling so great, and getting tired of being cheerful about it. well-hard to say how much of the treatment is causing my malaise(s) as I have had the same exact issues with my stomach aka colon since the ninties and IBS.
So, Cowboy and others-my hair is a tad thinner, but still there, and this shampoo Nioxin has made it look quite nice. The Pred. wasn't bothering me, but now it is. I gain like 3/4 pounds while taking it for five days after treatment, but it comes right off when I stop it. It tis an uncomfortable weight. All numbers that are up are down. All numbers that were down are up. I am heading in the right direction-and whle I know that ole, not such a buddy of mine, called NHL may not ever leave --I still have time and like Kaye-am enjoying everyday-even the yuck ones-I decided to allow myself to curl up and nap with the doggies. We L. people can learn a lot from doggies. Now they know how to enjoy!!