I've had hair loss almost from day 1. I expected it, but it's still a shock for all of us. Now I know how my oldest son felt when he started losing his hair in his early 20's. He just shaves it now and looks very handsome without any hair. Hummmm...if it gets too bad, maybe I'll just have him shave my head too. What the hell, bald is beautiful right?

I am on week 12 of tx and thought I was losing some of my hair and when I went to the hair salon my hair dresser said I was getting thin but thankfully I always had thick hair. She also noted that the ends of my hair was curling slightly a shock to someone who had had poker straight hair for 54 years!

I, too, experienced hair loss. I love a good hair toss, but I had to resort to cutting most of it off. It's not horrible as I'm a guy, but for a woman, I can imagine must be pretty hard to deal with. Just make friends with a drag queen and he'll show you all the best places to get some good lace front wigs!

I am taking two Biotin pills a day which is supposed to help with your hair and nails. My nails have gotten long pretty quick, but haven't noticed much with my hair yet... maybe because I'm too tired to even style it.

I hope you stay strong and remember that it's hair and it will grow back. That is what I had to tell myself. :)

i understand totaly, it was like all the body was breaking down and i couldn't accept what was hppening fasr enough. if i would have to do it all over again i would have got a short haircut sooner instead of torturing myself till i couldn't stand it. i wear it short now post Tx anyways, its so pratical.
re color stay away from amonia everything get detoxed by the liver and u don't need undue stress at this time. there r plenty of good color on the market thats ammonia free.
keep it in the day sister, believe me evrything passes even this.
hugs

As you can read, it's a pretty common side of this tx.

I could not color my hair, as my scalp was very sensitive. I did use some hair products for thinning hair, sparingly. My favorite is a silkening oil. It coats the hair and takes care of the frizz and giving it a shiny appearance.

My advice is to enjoy hats and scarves.
Do not tie your hair back.
Use a satin or very smooth pillow case.
Shampoo hair less.
Brush out your hair before bathing. (that helps with not clogging the drain as much)

Like many have suggested, a good hair cut can help. If you are up for color than let your stylist know that you are on meds that is causing alopecia, so they can use a gentle and natural product.

Many of us have been in your shoes and understand how you feel.

HUGS!!