January 27, 2012
I just finished my last cycle of chemotherapy, how long will it take for my hair to start growing back?
Category: Hodgkin's Disease
I have been on chemo for three months for hodgkins disease. I lost most of my hair and I cant wait for it to come back. I am scared that the bald spots wont grow back. Is there anything I can do to make it grow back sooner and when will it start growing again!?
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January 27th, 2012 at 5:00 am
you’ll see a fuzz coming up soon, but if you were not bald before, you should regrow your hair ok, with the chance it will be a little darker or curlier.
January 27th, 2012 at 5:41 am
It will come back, it may even be a different texture, and opposite- like curly or straight depending on what you had. Give it a couple weeks, and Fuzz will appear.. Good luck God Bless.
January 27th, 2012 at 6:07 am
When I completed my last chemo treatment I asked the nursing staff if they noticed any hair growth yet? I shaved my head when it started falling out so that it would all grow back evenly. It came back nice and thick and curly, like when I was a kid but eventually went back to it’s normal fine hair with a little wave. It will probably seem thicker at first because the hair folicles have all had a rest instead of some growing, some resting, some falling out like normal. You just have to be patient. Hair normally only grows 1/2 inch a month.
January 27th, 2012 at 6:55 am
You should be able to detect new growth in about 2 weeks. Just eat normally, that is all you can do. Regrowth after chemo starts slow, but it should not disappoint you!
January 27th, 2012 at 7:32 am
I lost most of my hair during chemo. Probably about 75% of it so it was hard to tell when exactly it starting growing again but I estimate it was less than a month after my last chemo. So far it is thicker than before the chemo.
January 27th, 2012 at 7:49 am
It starts back right away, but it may not be noticeable for a month or two. The bald spots will grow back.