How long after my final chemo will my hair come back?

Question

I'm anxious to know how long i must wait for my hair to start to come back . i took carboplatin, taxol and taxotere,

Answer 1

I took taxotere,adriamycin and cytoxan, my last treatment was Nov 27, 2006. my hair didn't really start growing until the first of Feb. 2007. Of course I had a little fuzz before that. I'm in the transition phase where just cant do anything with it much yet. Its around 1 1/2 inches long now. Are you on tamoxifen? it seems to be making my hair thin.

Answer 2

Some chemotherapy drugs cause hair loss, but it is almost always temporary. Hair re-growth may not begin until several weeks have passed since the final treatment. This is the most common impact that chemotherapy has on the outer surfaces of the body.

If you had chemotherapy, here's a typical timetable:

* Two to three weeks after chemotherapy ends: soft fuzz
* One month after: real hair starts to grow at its normal rate
* Two months after: an inch of hair

How long it takes to grow back a full head of hair (and pubic hair, lashes, and brows if you lost them too) varies from person to person.

Generally, the hair most likely to fall out is the hair that tends to grow back the fastest. The hair on the top of your head grows faster than your eyebrows or eyelashes.

Your new hair may be just like your old hair, or it may be thicker and curlier, or straighter, than your original hair. And your hair might grow back a different color. Women who dyed and processed their hair might not remember what their hair was like originally and may be surprised by the new natural color and texture. Eventually, your hair usually goes back to the way it used to be after the effect of chemotherapy on the hair follicle wears off.

Very, very rarely, permanent baldness occurs after many years of strong chemotherapy: Hair follicles get “burned out” and shut down, so there is no new growth. Remember, this situation is extremely rare. If you are one of the very, very few women who remain bald, you may mourn your hair for quite a while. But you can become an expert on what to do to make yourself feel attractive, and help other women deal with their new loss.

So you need not worry for the hair. Let the disease be cured and in due course you will get more hair then what you had. Best of Luck-

Answer 3

It starts to come back right after the last treatment but will take several months for it to reach an acceptable length.