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Hi again all, I know this is another hair growth topic but wanted to ask a few questions of my own...
I finally completed 3 x BEP 2 weeks ago, markers have normalised, scan this week, results week after. I've suffered terribly with side effects, and its only as of the past few days that I can feel myself getting better. The one thing I want to focus on more than anything is my self confidence which has taken a huge hit, and for me, much of it will come back when I finally have hair on my head!
My hair started falling out from just a few strands to clumps within the last few days of the 3rd week of the 1st cycle, so I shaved it all off. Just before shaving I could literally grab most of the hair off my scalp manually! Shortly after, I was losing my body hair too, so had to shave some of that as well to look even. The only hair I didn't lose was on my arms, legs and eyelashes. My eyebrows thinned out to about 50% within the 3rd cycle, however I feel that they may still be thinning which concerns me.
Interestingly, my facial hair started growing back on my 2nd Bleo (2nd week) in the 3rd cycle. However its been coming back very soft and bright blonde, so you can't really see it. Then, within the 3rd and final week, I could see some of my head hair sprouting up, but they're also bright blonde! My hair is normally dark blonde with a gingerish tone, although i was born bright blonde. As of now, I can see many blonde hairs on my head that are about 2mm on average, although theres gaps between each one, and I feel that the growth may have paused. I'm basically still bald which is expected I guess.
After reading through forums and articles, I can understand that there's no average time for hair to return after BEP, although I've noticed many saw it started growing back after around 2 months. Although when people say this, do they mean that it started to sprout after 2 months, or started to look like a full set of hair was growing back after 2 months?
I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice in regards to this, and also any thoughts on the following:
Biotin
Has anyone had any luck or knowledge on using this as a supplement to speed hair growth?
Thuymuskin or other hair growth serums
How about using a hair growth serum such as Thuymuskin?
Oils such as castor oil
Minoxidil (Rogaine)
I understand that this stuff works, although can take a while to work anyway, but more importantly, the hair gained will be lost once you stop using it. However, how would this work if I used it for a few months to boost my hair, then by the time my hair should be naturally growing, surely id still have a chance of keeping the hair? Or is that not how it will work?
Other vitamins or supplements
Of course the reason I'm keen to try everything to get my hair back is to regain my confidence. I split up with my partner at the beginning of chemo which got me down, but now I've started chatting to others on dating apps and I'm keen to meet others, but not really feeling confident enough to meet anyone with no hair as I cannot express how much I despise my current bald look.
I've uploaded a before and after photo of myself before chemo and after chemo. You can see I look pretty ill and some of skin is quite sore too (although im cleaning and moisturising every day).
Be great to hear everyone's thoughts, thanks! Be good to know anyone else's experiences too.
I finally completed 3 x BEP 2 weeks ago, markers have normalised, scan this week, results week after. I've suffered terribly with side effects, and its only as of the past few days that I can feel myself getting better. The one thing I want to focus on more than anything is my self confidence which has taken a huge hit, and for me, much of it will come back when I finally have hair on my head!
My hair started falling out from just a few strands to clumps within the last few days of the 3rd week of the 1st cycle, so I shaved it all off. Just before shaving I could literally grab most of the hair off my scalp manually! Shortly after, I was losing my body hair too, so had to shave some of that as well to look even. The only hair I didn't lose was on my arms, legs and eyelashes. My eyebrows thinned out to about 50% within the 3rd cycle, however I feel that they may still be thinning which concerns me.
Interestingly, my facial hair started growing back on my 2nd Bleo (2nd week) in the 3rd cycle. However its been coming back very soft and bright blonde, so you can't really see it. Then, within the 3rd and final week, I could see some of my head hair sprouting up, but they're also bright blonde! My hair is normally dark blonde with a gingerish tone, although i was born bright blonde. As of now, I can see many blonde hairs on my head that are about 2mm on average, although theres gaps between each one, and I feel that the growth may have paused. I'm basically still bald which is expected I guess.
After reading through forums and articles, I can understand that there's no average time for hair to return after BEP, although I've noticed many saw it started growing back after around 2 months. Although when people say this, do they mean that it started to sprout after 2 months, or started to look like a full set of hair was growing back after 2 months?
I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice in regards to this, and also any thoughts on the following:
Biotin
Has anyone had any luck or knowledge on using this as a supplement to speed hair growth?
Thuymuskin or other hair growth serums
How about using a hair growth serum such as Thuymuskin?
Oils such as castor oil
Minoxidil (Rogaine)
I understand that this stuff works, although can take a while to work anyway, but more importantly, the hair gained will be lost once you stop using it. However, how would this work if I used it for a few months to boost my hair, then by the time my hair should be naturally growing, surely id still have a chance of keeping the hair? Or is that not how it will work?
Other vitamins or supplements
Of course the reason I'm keen to try everything to get my hair back is to regain my confidence. I split up with my partner at the beginning of chemo which got me down, but now I've started chatting to others on dating apps and I'm keen to meet others, but not really feeling confident enough to meet anyone with no hair as I cannot express how much I despise my current bald look.
I've uploaded a before and after photo of myself before chemo and after chemo. You can see I look pretty ill and some of skin is quite sore too (although im cleaning and moisturising every day).
Be great to hear everyone's thoughts, thanks! Be good to know anyone else's experiences too.
But yeah, no products here. I know psychologically it can help to feel normal, but the less you worry about your hair the better. You're ALIVE, yo!
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