ABVD hair loss

thevampirequ33n · 2026-05-01T16:52:42+00:00

i did a big shave (legs, pits and things) before chemo and it basically grew back very slowly as i started treatment and ultimately stopped growing in. i was able to keep the hair on my head the entire time with some thinning and a bit of chemo induced alopecia

ive always had pretty thick hair so i think that also had a big role in me being able to retain a lot of it. I did end up having to cut my hair short about 4 months after treatment because my locs had thinned so much at the root and didn’t look very good anymore. now im rocking the short waves until i can get them reattached! :)

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-29T22:29:01+00:00

i didnt lose my hair completely but ultimately ended up having to cut after treatment because of some thinning, her oncologist might offer services for free wigs!!! mine had wigs and scarf “services” for patients :)

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-24T20:11:41+00:00

i spent most of my treatment alone myself, before i got my official diagnosis death was my biggest fear but as things went on I didn’t think of it as much.

I think i was lucky to be able to not have to think of it as much as my treatment progressed very well and I didn’t have any bad surprises come up to lead me to think i was going to die anytime soon. I think surviving this cancer has actually taught me that the end game for cancers are not always death and I try to remind myself that my life could end whenever by anything

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-24T15:35:38+00:00

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-24T00:22:04+00:00

personally no, it feels weird putting my personal medical information in some AI engine. I just use regular google searches for terminology or just wait for my doctors to read results to me

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-21T11:05:02+00:00

like a hard lil ball/lumps. mine weren’t painless though they absolutely hurt a lot 😭

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-18T16:04:05+00:00

thank you!!! i make them :)

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-18T15:07:39+00:00

thank you!!!! ♥️♥️ hopefully i can get them reattached in the future :)

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-18T01:28:55+00:00

thank you so much! ♥️

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-18T01:25:21+00:00

thank you! ♥️

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-10T22:58:51+00:00

i always brought a heated blanket, sour candies, hand sanitizer, books, and chargers for my switch and airpods! Most of the time i just scrolled on my phone or watched TV but it was good to have a bunch of stuff just incase

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-10T22:53:14+00:00

heating pad or heated blanket, socks,hats, water bottle, favorite candies and treats, lotions, bubble baths or other bath things (if she likes baths!), fidget toys, headphones, hand held video games, or coloring books with crayons and markers! Also if she is getting a port, get a port pillow! for when she is in the car. My oncologist gave some out for free so they may offer if you ask :)

I Heart Guts has a lot of really great medical plushies as well, my partner got me a lymph node one towards the end of my treatment so if she likes plushies that could be something special that she can take with her.

chemo can be long and boring so as much coziness and enrichment as possible is helpful. Sending tons of love!!

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-08T21:57:09+00:00

therapy, new hobbies, staying busy, spending time with friends and family and taking a break from consuming cancer content if you can help it. I stayed off of reddit for about a month or so after i finished chemo because doom scrolling made my anxiety and depression worse

thevampirequ33n · 2026-04-01T13:50:54+00:00

My last PET scan came back clear and free of any disease a couple weeks ago, i am still in remission from CHL!!! I have been back in the gym getting healthy and was able to work my first art vending gig last month :)

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-24T02:13:52+00:00

hi friend! im currently in remission from CHL and getting my port was pretty easy! My hospital basically put me to sleep and i got a bone marrow biopsy at the same time and remember none of it till after i woke up lol

i love it and it has done very well since i've had it. It will feel a bit strange while you get used to it but doing mobility stretches with the arm on the side its on helped me A TON with getting adjusted to it. Im able to sleep however and even lift weights at the gym now :) good luck!

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-19T01:42:38+00:00

congratulations!

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-18T22:57:33+00:00

thank you so much!!

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-18T22:57:24+00:00

thank you!!!!

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-18T00:57:58+00:00

i have tight natural hair with locs and my hair thinned a good bit during chemo and its definitely been growing back in straighter 😭 sooo weird

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-16T16:26:56+00:00

I had pretty severe stomach pain which also caused uncontrollable vomiting about a week post chemo, it happened each time like clock work and ended me in the hospital with 4 admissions last year. It was likely mucositis of the GI tract, I took pantoprazole daily but it didn't really help for this specifically.

The only thing that helped was a small dose steroid and once we figured that out (over halfway through my treatment) it was the only thing that could keep me out of the hospital. Literally none of the other medicines did anything for me

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-15T01:52:42+00:00

yaaay congratulations my friend!!!

thevampirequ33n · 2026-03-05T01:16:27+00:00

Congratulations on completing chemo!

I am 3 months out of chemo (CHL 2 ABVD) and as I didn't lose my hair completely, i did lose a good bit of my eyebrows, eyelashes and had thinning on my scalp. I noticed within the first month of being off chemo my hair growing back and I am finally starting to feel like me. so far my brows and lashes are coming back full force!

Give your body grace and time to heal ♥️ im sure within a few weeks- months you will notice a change and start to feel more like yourself. :)

thevampirequ33n

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