ok, after 3 years my cancer came back, in lots of places. i am now on abraxine. i got my hair cut short in readiness for baldness but its just got a bit thin after 3 full cycles. its not thin enough to worry about or wear a wig etc...i really nead not have bothered. ... View more

My family told me I had 'peach fuzz" when mine first grew back..it was fluffy ducky sorta...now, almost 12 months later, its still not back to normal but almost. ... View more

I avoid chemicals, i thought if i can stick to the most natural things i will be better off. The soda water and lemon slice, cold fresh fruit and frozen fresh juice suited my purpose. I breezed through 18 weeks of taxotere that way ... View more

Ohh, im not knocking it, i know they are volunteers and its all for free. Some ladies said they loved it. I had filled out the forms carefully but the colours i was given were for someone 3 times my age. We had a local hairdresser showing us wigs and scarves..he is wonderful and did a great job. I just felt that i would feel a whole lot better donating the money and wearing a hat and scarf. It is and always should be an individual thing. I do wish i'd have been given more information about my hair loss, the fact that not all women actually get their hair back, it is usually very different when it does grow back, that it can be thin in places or even all over..etc etc... some may not want to know the possibilities but i felt that knowing what could happen made me feel more empowered to make decisions and prepare myself for the future...i was so disappointed at how slowly it grew back, if i'd known it was slow i wouldnt have worried so much ... View more

I must admit i did that course and found it a huge waste of time, the ladies running it were rude and cold. I have an allergy to the red dye in the stuff they wash their hands in and they decided it was just easier to ignore me. They were all quite old and had some very old fashioned ideas of makeup. I realise that all programs are run by different people, so im hoping that not everyone had the same experience i had. We did get some bonus cosmetics for free, definetly not colours i'd wear (maybe my grandmother would) but free all the same.. ... View more

I love this, thank you so much for posting it. I am a 18month survivor of breast cancer and have handled it well until recently. A friend of mine had her husband diagnosed with terminal (they've given him 12months) cancer of the oesophogus.. She seems to have thrown in the towel on him, they're selling up, settling her into a smaller home, selling off loads of posessions..ive been so upset over it, i feel like she is burying him before he is dead. i realise people are different but this has been stressing me so much. Since reading your post i realise i need to let go of HER problems, and look after my own garden, thank you ... View more

I also lost every hair on my body and head. I had my final radiation treatment in April 08, my hair didnt really come through until November 08 and then it was a little 'military' style 1/2inch. Now in March 09 I have about 1 1/2inches of hair, its been very slow. the texture is bizarre, i have very fine hair, now its like it was singed all over, horrible... I didnt get a wig, i wore all sorts of hats and gave the cost of a wig to the Breast Cancer network...I want a cure more than hair. ... View more

I had 18 weeks of chemo, the only thing i could drink was soda water with a slice of lemon or lime...i 'needed' cold foods and drinks and the soda water seemed much colder than normal water. The lemon and lime slices gave just enough taste to make it palatable...good luck.. ... View more