Hair Loss ?

[redsurfer]

hi everyone !
what has been your experience with hair loss from interferon.. how much did you loose if any and when did it start falling out?
the last two times i did interferon for 6 months i lost half of my hair and then when it grew back it looked like a pineapple (haha) .. this was the old interferon so i dont know if it makes a diff.. but this time i'm on 24 week triple w incivek @ week 16 and i dont have much of any hair thinning ...i am using nixon shampoo and scalp treatment dont know if that is making the diff.. or if it just takes longer to fall out....or maybe i'm immune to it after all that and chemo for breast cancer once...would love to hear your feedback ..

i have really loved reading all your posts..thank you so much for being so kind, brave and entertaining ! my best to all of you !

[JAY0914]

it was week 16 i noticed....mine got thinner so i cut it short   started sleeping with a shower cap on and that helped slow it down

[working dog]

i'm loosing hair pretty fast now........week 16....billy

[Dee1956]

The first tx took close to 70% of my hair, it grew back it has been 3 years and I am on 8th week of triple.  I think I started losing it by the 4th or 5th week.  Last time I cut it and continued to dye it.  This time I am conditioning, not dying, received a huge wonderful gift of hair products from a great friend.  The products have made all the difference.  My hair ifs still falling out but it is shiny and thin lol
From what I have been told the chemo goes after fast growing cells, it can't tell the difference between good fast growing cells and bad fast growing cells so it goes after everything.  Hair, skin, mouth
This probably doesn't make sense, it is what I was told, that there is nothing we can do.  Good thing is we are all different and we all have our own stories which I enjoy reading.  I do think we can make it better.  Otherwise how can the texture of 12 inch hair change in a matter of weeks
I say anything is possible.  I also am losing my eyelashes which is not fun since they fall into my eyes.  Oops sorry too much info
Thank you all for contributing, I really want to dye this hair it has been 12 weeks and I look like a pineapple
Dee

[redsurfer]

ive lost 50% of y hair twice ..it grew back exactly the same and ive lost 100% of my hair one time too..it grew back too.. started out curly and fine but it is exactly the same as it was before .. so if i do loose alot this time i know it will grow back and... so will y'all
streamline..i think stuff just itches with this med.. mine didnt itch wen it fell out from interferon ...but with chemo it kind of hurt when it was falling out a bit and my scalp was sensitive ...but i guess everyone is different..

does anyone know what the stats are on hair loss with interferon?

[Louie723]

Exactly right, Red. Hair is good and fortunately I've kept most of it, but have always felt a little jealous of the bears.

[dreamcat]

I'm just finishing week 5 of triple tx (w/INC), and my hair is thinning just a bit more than usual.  It's been thin on top for awhile now, so I can't blame it entirely on treatment, but it's definitely drier than usual, too.  

I'm just hoping that it will fill in once I finish tx -- until then, hats will do the trick...