Hair Loss

And with this strain of Chemo comes the hair loss, we all expected it and honestly I am okay with it, after all, I have no choice.
I knew it was coming, my hair follicles were actually hurting.

Cancer: In a Harvard study , cancer was far and away the most misdiagnosed illness, primarily breast and colorectal.



In terms of new cases, lung cancer is the
third most common form of cancer, behind
breast and prostate cancers. But in terms
of deaths, lung cancer kills the most people
by far – more than breast, colon, pancreas
and prostate cancer combined. And
because Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana have
some of the nation's highest smoking
rates, lung cancer incidence and deaths
in this region remain higher than national
average.

Figures reflect average annual number of
deaths by state, based on 2003 data

Male Female
U.S. 160,440 79.5 40.7
Ohio: 7,130 88.0 44.4
Kentucky: 3,380 114.3 52.3
Indiana: 4,150 93.7 45.6

Figures reflect average annual number of
newly diagnosed cases by state.
Male Female
U.S. 173,770 91.5 53.4
Ohio: 7,720 101.9 56.2
Kentucky: 3,660 138.9 68.7
Indiana: 4,490 102.4 53.7

Lung cancer has the worst survival rates
among the most common types of cancer.
Lung 14.9% 48.7% 2.1%
Breast 86.6% 97.0% 23.3%
Prostate 97.5% 100% 34.0%
Colon 62.3% 90.1% 9.2%

After pain, discomfort and no sleep Debbi and I decided to drop the Motrin and try Tylenol PM at night and Xtra Strengh Tylenol for day time. It seems to have helped some, I still got up 3 times during the night due to pain but I seemed to sleep better inbetween the wake ups.
My hair folicles have been hurting, I know that sounds so wierd but I can actually feel each hair in my head, well I know why now, during the night most of my hair fell out, its very very thin and clumpy, it will most likely all be gone within the next 24 hours.