CancerCompass message board discussion started by Katrina21 on 10/14/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,7259,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ im going to have a second round of chemo. i was in remission for 6 months from ewings sarcoma and the cancer is back again. can anyone tell me is chemo just as bad the second time? the first time i had the strongest dose (once a month for a full week) for 7 months. im not sure if i have to have the same if i do is it that bad or would my body handle it better as it knows what the treatment is like? my hair has just grown back and i know theres a high chance of it fulling out again but is it possible it could stay? thanks katrina Katrina21 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT I had chemo in 2001 and relapsed in 2005. I had one kind of chemo (CHOP) in 2001 and a different type (RICE) in 2005 followed by a stem cell transplant. If you have the same type of chemo, I expect your body will react the same way. The chemo drugs are hard on the body because their job is to KILL the bad cells and along with that it kills good cells. It depends on what drugs they use wheather your hair will fall out again. If you have the same drugs, your hair will fall out again. If they use different drugs, maybe they are easier on the hair follicles. My guess is that your hair will probably fall out again. My hair fell out both times. Hair cells are fast growing cells and that is what the chemo hits and that is why you loose your hair. If they feel they have a chance to save your life with more chemo, it is definetly worth loosing your hair. The hair will return as you know. It may take a while, but it will return. My 11 month old granddaughter calls me "Da Da" now. I tell her, no, Grandma. She says, "Da Da" and reaches for me. I was in a restaurant one time and a little girl said to her Mom, "Mommy, is she a girl". I said, "yes". It is no big deal. The kids say what they think and I think they are cute. Do what you need to do to save your life, don't worry about the hair. Beasely Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT