Everyone knows the “common” chemo side effects: Fatigue. Nausea. Hair loss. But let’s talk about the side effects they don’t tell you about — the ones you don’t learn until you’re the one sitting in that chemo chair. Yes, you lose the hair on your head… but no one prepares you for losing ALL your hair. Your lashes, brows, arm hair, leg hair — everything. No one talks about: • Dry eyes • Dry nose • Nosebleeds • Your skin peeling • Your hands turning dark • Your nails lifting or falling off • Mout

Dealing with Chemo Hair Loss | Jenny Appleford

Chemo Hair loss - Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Alimta, Avastin. Kyle Apple & Jenny Appleford. DIAGNOSIS: March 19th, 2021 Stage IIIA Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (Non-Smoking) February 2022 Stage IV Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (spreading to Brain, and other parts of lung and lymph nodes) Gene Mutation EGFR with Exon 20 Insertion TREATMENTS: Received or currently Receiving 2021: 8 Rounds of Chemotherapy (Carboplatin and Paclitaxel) with 30 concurrent radiation treatments to chest and lung Failed Immunot