I had docetaxel as part of my chemo and did lose my hair but not all of it. I initially got it cut short a week before chemo and it started to come out around day 17 (3 days after second cycle) it didn’t come out in clumps although I know that can happen, it was just lots of strands as I’d brush it and it was all over my pillow and I felt more bothered about waiting for it to go than anything else. So a few days later I shaved it, it wasn’t traumatic and I was glad to be free, however in hindsight I wish I’d got a cropped pixie cut and just seen how thin it went, it stopped falling out after 3rd cycle.
I’m 6 weeks post chemo and it’s growing, but silvery and fluffy. I’m having more chemo February/March and I’m not going to shave unless I really have to.
I had docetaxel as part of my chemo and did lose my hair but not all of it. I initially got it cut short a week before chemo and it started to come out around day 17 (3 days after second cycle) it didn’t come out in clumps although I know that can happen, it was just lots of strands as I’d brush it and it was all over my pillow and I felt more bothered about waiting for it to go than anything else. So a few days later I shaved it, it wasn’t traumatic and I was glad to be free, however in hindsight I wish I’d got a cropped pixie cut and just seen how thin it went, it stopped falling out after 3rd cycle.
I’m 6 weeks post chemo and it’s growing, but silvery and fluffy. I’m having more chemo February/March and I’m not going to shave unless I really have to.
Hi. Yes that's the one I'm having. Docetaxel. The hair loss is not a massive issue to me but I dont think I can cope with the feeling of it thinning slowly. Hence why I'm considering shaving. I'm told it could start to go as soon as 2 weeks after 1st treatment. I thought of shaving before i start as I'm worried I might not feel up to it after treatment starts.
