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Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | Most of my hair has grown back.
Back of head (exit radiation) both bald spots are now gone.
My facial beard is all back but it is patchy below the chin.
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Hey Diane,
I know of a foolproof way to get rid of those chinny chin chin hairs and get off unwanted weight at the same time and the Tx will only last a mere 7 weeks.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 51 | I only lost my hair at the exit point, and did not lose much from the chemotherapy. Where I lost it - it is still pretty thin. Something really weird did happen with my hair though, I promised my husband I would let my hair grow long whether I lost it or not, so I am letting it grow, but, one day I forget when exactly, I woke up in the morning and my hair was curly, I dont mean wavy I mean ringlets, and my hair has always been dead straight, remember I did not lose my hair or very much of it, LOL. anyway that is only a minor thing.
SCC Base of tongue stage 4. 10 hour operation Radical neck dissection and hemiglossectomy 23/10/06 35 Rad treatments and 3 high dose Cistplatin Dec 06 - Feb 07. Ex casual smoker 6 to 8 a day - casual drinker. Very fit and diet conscious.
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