Remainder Of My Hair Falling Out

Probably 95% of my hair is gone after this week. I didn't think I'd still be losing it 5 weeks after my last treatment. My eyebrows and eyelashes are mostly gone now too.

Depressing. I was hoping to have some new hair sprouting by now, not still losing it.

Chemo Symptoms Finally Easing

The eye doctor gave me some ointment which has kept my eye feeling good but I can't wear my contacts at all. It's been several days since I needed a nap so I'm over the fatigue. I'm dry from head to toe though, more so now than during the actual treatments. No hair growing in yet but it's only 3 weeks since the last treatment.

The oncologist says I should not expect to feel normal for another month or so. Luckily he says I can wait to start taking Tamoxifen until then.

No period this month, we may have to wait 6 months to see if my ovaries survived the treatments. I'm really hoping they are okay, I need the Estrogen to prevent osteoporosis and heart disease.

Mouth Sores and Eye Pain

They warned me about the mouth sores but I didn't think I'd come this far and get them at the end. I bit my lip and it's healing very slow. Very annoying and painful and I re-bite it almost every day.

But my eye has started hurting now. It seemed like an eyelash stuck in there yesterday but tonight it looks like there might be an ulcer and it's much redder. I'll have to call tomorrow for help.

I just want this over, I didn't expect so many small side effects to plague me at over 2 weeks after my last treatment.

Still Coming Out Of It

Still nausea sometimes and strange effects on my taste buds. Still tired and napping almost every day, almost two weeks out from the last treatment.

No more trips to Mayo for a couple of weeks and that's nice. No more doctors except one reconstruction surgery in a month or two.

I still have maybe 20% of my hair but no new fuzz coming in yet. I'm anxious for that last visible symptom to be gone too.