Henry1929 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 My wife is considering a trial with Gemzar and flavopiridol. Her hair has been slowly but steadily returning after her whole brain radiation and initial chemo. We know that hair loss is listed as a "rare" side effect from Gemzar, hair thinning more common. She so doesn't want to lose what has come back, what has been everyone's experience with Gemzar? And any one had any experience with flavopiridol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I took Gemzar and Carboplatin from Nov. 03 until Aug. 04 and did have a thinning of the hair. In August of 04, started up with iressa and still have a thinning of hair. But as I said it is a thinning and my head is still covered nicely with hair. The bang area is the thinnest. But it seems to be growing back at the same time. I have had no experience with the other product. Marion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnmynatt Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Charlie did not loose his hair on the gemzar. I'm not familiar with the other drug. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 No experience with the other drug, but on gemzar/carbo my mom just thinned--never needed a wig or hair covering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBennett Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I was on Carbo/Gemzar for 6 months, I think I had a little thinning of my hair. Even if it was thinning it kept growing. From my experience 100% have not lost hair, though I’m sure some out there have. Bo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiams Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I had four rounds of Gemzar and Cistplatin. My hair started to thin a bit after the second round. However, it thinned evenly so most people did not know. It took about three months after completion for my hair to get back to its previous fullness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shineladysue Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Mike had thinning hair on Gemzar also. He didn't lose it all and now that he's moved on to Alimta he has a new crop of fuzz. Looks like it's coming in darker and thicker this time. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry1929 Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 Thank you all for your responses. Very helpful. Many of you had gemzar with carboplatin for which, I think, hair loss is a common side effect, so maybe Gemzar won't be too hard on my wife's very precious hair. Alimta is also a possible choice, if the trial doesn,t work out, so shineladysue your husbands experience is very encouraging. Thanks. And good luck to all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloesmom Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I had gemzar/cisplatin and did not lose my hair. It did thin out but nobody except me noticed. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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