Hi! I'm 20 and I already did chemo. Lol I feel you it ain't that annoying in fact. I'm almost happy that my hair are falling cuz I don't need to stay like 4 years in the shower. Personally i didn't lose my eyelashes but my eyebrows kinda left my face :3 my first month of chemo where my hair started to fall, I immediately shaved them cuz I didn't want little stubbles in my mouth the morning y'know. 

jennie xox

Hi there, my partner had a similar thing with hair loss, shaving, stubble, etc. He found that in a few more weeks the stubble left on its own, so would definitely wait it out if I was you. He has been left with soft baby hair stubble but that feels amazing and is barely noticeable. As for brows and lashes he is having a harsh chemo and was told he would lose it all, but after 4 cycles he still has a lot left. Lashes and brows have thinned out a lot but if he was more careful when washing them or rubbing his eye etc I think he'd have kept a lot more (he doesn't care much). If you do lose them all I think macmillan hold sessions about self image, and can teach you to do your make up to hide these things if bothers you. Hope this helps.xx

Hi Anne72. I read your post and it so like me, I started chemotherapy last October, by November my hair started to fall out. I had decided to grow it for five years prior. 

I went to a hairdresser to get it shaved off. The stubble did fall out too. My eye lashes and brows went shortly afterward. I like you felt cold, I wore a cotton beanie during the night, a great website called Annabandana, had some lovely hats. I also bought some wolly beanie hats if I went out.

My hair started to grow back before my six cycles of FEC-T finished. Lovely to see hair growth again. My hair was blonde, it came back in mainly grey with a lot of black hair. 

I have had two hair cuts recently to give it a bit of a style, I will keep it short as every one says I suit it.

Best wishes to you x

Hi

I know this post is a few years old now but really looking for some reassurance as I'm starting to worry. Im 34 and having 6 rounds of FEC-T for breast cancer. I have just finished my first 3 cycles of FEC and about to start docetaxol for 3. I have lost all my hair and this cycle has thinned my eyebrows and eyelashes. I was googling how long it takes for them to grow back when I came across some people saying they had had perm at hair loss from Docetaxol. Did you ever come across this? Did you hair start to grown back after the FEC, as I was led to believe that it was just the red drug (E) that makes you lose your hair therefor I presumed it would start to grow back now that's done.

can you help? 
laura xxx

Hi Laura,

Please try not to fret, like childbirth people will always tell you about the worst case scenario, but very, very few people find their hair does not come back.  I finished accelerated chemo (every two weeks) in March 2017, my hair did not come back ginger, curly, or even a different texture, but back as strong and thick as it was before - I even have my swishy ponytail again, finally,  It is a long haul, but you will get there, you just need to be patient.   
I used Water-something shampoo, but I don't think it is the shampoo that make the difference, but do moisturise you're scalp and massage - that can help stimulate the hair follicles. 

Can I ask, are you on Facebook? If so, if you are not already a member, can I suggest you ask to join the Younger Breast Cancer Network UK.  This is a closed group for ladies under 45 with breast cancer.  They are a really positive, supportive group.  No negativity or selling of potions or magical cures, just support and practical advice from an amazing group.  I found them invaluable and suspect you might too.

I hope this is of help, good luck,

xx

Thank you both for your replies. I've calmed down abit today as I was so worried last night I even cried (stupid I know) but just got myself so worked up. 
 

im praying everything will grow back quickly but I think that on top of having my first docetaxol on Wednesday is really working me up. 
 

I will look into shampoos. I'm already in a group called Mummy Star as it specialises on cancer during pregnancy and post pregnancy as I have a 10 month old. I will look into the other one you mentioned though Anne72. Someone did mention to me that they just washed their hair with shampoo and apparently that helped. I suppose you just don't know what works and what doesn't.xxxx

Hello 

I also.had fec-t which finished last July. I echo the previous replies you had ..my hair started to come beck at the end of cycle five (the second docetaxol) it has grown slowly due to the herceptin I am taking but it is long enough to seemnlike a normalmpixie cut but gone from mid brown to black with grey 

I took this opportunity to wean myself off shampoo altogether and it is a lovely soft texture just washing it with water 

BTW i found docetaxol much easier than fec 

Best wishes for your treatment 

Thank you for your reply! 
 

im in tomorrow for my first docetaxol and worrying. I've had 3 FEC and it's took me around 10 days to get over it feeling dizzy and sicky and very shaky. 

I actually noticed this morning a few very short hairs coming back which made me feel great. Not sure if they will last but hoping that might be the start. 
 

xx

Good luck, just take it one step at a time.  One thing to bear in mind, there is nothing any shampoo can do to make hair grow faster, it just doesn't work like that.  It is more the action of the gentle massaging we do when applying shampoo, if anything.  I sometimes think these specialty shampoo are playing on our fear of living without hair, and yes I'll admit I fell for it.  I tried the Watermans shampoo and the bar of shampoo by Lush which was also recommended for promoting hair growth (which lasts ages and is a lot less expensive!) but a very gentle baby shampoo would really be just as good and if you can go shampoo free like Littlenoddy, that can't be a bad thing. Just mark sure to keep your scalp in good condition whilst waiting for the regrow, a gentle moisturiser is a good idea, and another opportunity for that gentle massage.  I think most of us have cried about the loss of our hair at one point or another, for me it was mainly in the shower, hiding how much it affected me from my husband and son.  We all have our ways of dealing with these things, but there is no right or wrong way.