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r/lymphoma•
freakuser

Hair regrowth post eBEACOPP

Hello, I am 22M and was done with my treatment last year in July,after 6 cycles of ebeacopp. When i stopped with my treatment my hair slowly started growing back but it was very thin and you could see spots where it was thicker and more full. I thought it will just take some more time for it to fill, but here we are almost 7 months later, it has certainly grown in lenght but it is still very thin and my head is not filled with as much hair"sprouts" as I used to have. Basicly it is in the same condition as it was 3 weeks after treatment just longer. Has anyone experienced or knows of a case like this. I kinda dont wanna be half bold being only 22 while previously having a full set of hair. Any advices/tips are welcome.

Posted Feb 4, 2021, 9:07 PM UTC

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thedancingwirelessRecurrent Stage IV NHL - R-EPOCH•

I'll preface this by saying that if you ask enough people you'll hear about every possible outcome with hair regrowth after chemo. Some people's comes back straight, some wavy, a different color, a different texture, or thinner or thicker.

I went through RCHOP when I was 24M, got out of it when I was 25, and it also was pretty patchy for 4-5 months after. Right after that it kept thinning as I entered my mid-twenties and male pattern baldness took its toll. I don't know how much was the chemo and how much was just baldness that was going to happen anyway (my dad's hairline started receding in his 20s).

If you are concerned, you can always go to a doctor and get blood levels checked or get a consult on treatments to support hair growth.

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schoobydoo42Stage 4B Transformed NLPHL/DLBCL - Remission 12/20•

It's pretty common for hair to grow back in different than it was before. Sometimes it does get better over time. Occasionally it's permanent.

I'm almost four months out from my last cycle of R-EPOCH and I'm taking Biotin and collagen supplements daily. I also use a hair growth oil every other night. This could be total smoke and mirrors and it could be doing nothing except placebo, but it makes me feel like I'm doing something and can't really hurt.

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iix3m•

Hi, 33M here and 5 months after R-CHOP. My hair started growing back pretty fast and almost back to normal except that before it was kind of wavy, now it’s completely straight. Also got a little more body hair, specially legs and face. I had very little face hair, now getting more beard that has lighter hairs here and there. I wonder how normal that is. Kind of happy with it.

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