I had carboplatin and didn't lose my hair to that, but I did lose my hair from the radiation. It started falling out at the beginning of the second week. It was on the back of my head from a little below the top of my ears down - it formed a perfect line right across - you couldn't tell because my other hair covered it up. It's all mostly grown back in now - it's just not as long as my other hair is yet.


Stephanie, 23, SCC on the right side of my tongue, surgery on 5-19-08, over half my tongue removed, free flap constructed from my forearm, bilateral neck dissection, one positive node. Radiation (32) and chemo (carboplatin) started on 6-16-08. Recurrence 4/09 in lungs.

**** Stephanie passed away 12.15.09.... RIP our dear friend****