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Hair growth after chemo - how do I look after it and will my 'normal' hair come through?

Cah60
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Hi everyone, finished my chemo at the beginning of May. Lost all hair.

Now starting to grow back but head hair is really fluffy. I had heard that it can come back like this.

My question is to I have to cut it to get rid of whats growing now or will if left alone will it start growing as 'normal' hair?

Thank you x

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    Hi Cah60, I too am interested in what people have to say about hair growth. My hair did start to grow before my last chemo on the 9th of July. Mine too is quite fluffy at the moment and more grey than it was previously. I'd like to know if the colour will return at some point. I hope you don't mind me jumping onto uour thread. Xx

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    9yrs ago after my first lot of chemo my hair grew back straighter (it was curly before. This time after chemo and stem cell transplant it has grown back really curly, currently looks like ive had a perm -hate it . Dont know about colour as had it bleached and dyed

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    Hi jaxmur, I have heard that hair can grow back differently. Mine has now stared growing back, but looks like it could be a bit grey. Too soon to tell if it will be curly  it was previously straight. I hope you are doing well since your treatment. Xx

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