CANCER TREATMENTS IMPROVE HAIR

 

Mr. FOG made it St. Simons Island for the big Anna and Dan Wedding.  FOG has not seen his Lordship since the August Pig Pickin’ Fun in Greensboro and what a difference 8 weeks makes. 



His Lordship in October 2012

His Lordship had been off the chemotherapy since early July but has been receiving radiation in August and September.  During this time, his Lordship’s hair, nearly all lost during the chemotherapy, has come back, but it also has changed.  The facial hair looks thicker and perhaps darker.   New baby fuzz hair is appearing on the top of his head and it is blond as when he was a little boy.  His Lordship also reports having more body hair where he had little or none before, and mostly the facial hair is finer and silky to the touch.    This was not verified by FOG, but FOG can attest to a much fuller looking beard that what he had before the cancer treatments.

Below are some web links to medical literature.  The gist is that certain medications taken for one purpose, ie. heart or cancer medications, can alter hair growth, either causing it to fall out or grow.  In Mario’s case the cancer medications caused his hair to fall out, however when it returned the hair was different in color, texture, and growing more vigorously or places where there had not been much hair.  Did the hair have "genetic" change??



Nurse Sherry and his Lordship at his June 2012 Birthday

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/drug-induced-hair-loss http://www.hairdoc.com/book/Chapter_09_hair_loss_answers.pdf

Mr. FOG is follicle challenged.  He was told the chemotherapy drugs cause hair to fall out.   He was not told that when the drug was discontinued, vigorous hair growth would result.  Had he know this, he might have tried to get some these drugs while he had the chance.   Perhaps there is a business opportunity here.  Cancer drugs as restorative hair treatments???   The BLOG will continue to monitor the situation and perhaps do its own clinical trials . 

WEDDING NOTES:

Anna and Dan's wedding is too big to cover in three Blogs.  Mr. FOG is on-hand in St Simons and will have a daily wedding date update for the five days or so leading up to the big events.  Read the BLOG for a breaking story later today.  However he needs your help, since he can't be everywhere at once.  So please send stories, pictures, etc.  to artesiano@yahoo.com 

FOG FOR THOUGHT:  "Anna and Dan" or "Dan and Anna"  FOG has struggled in deciding the order of the names in writing the BLOG.  He has switched off, with each of pair alternating the top billing.  Generally the woman should go first, but in this age of sexual equality, this seems an outmoded premise.   The "A" before the "D" sounds about as good as the "D" before the "A".    Likely Anna  would want Dan to go first because she loves him and who goes first is not important.  Likewise   Dan would want Anna to go first if this is something that is important to her.  

FOG has concluded that the order of the names doesn't matter, since the "and", representing the union, is the most important word.  This conclusion is reinforced by other famous teams, such as peanut butter and jelly and mac and cheese.  It is the combination (union) of these other famous foods, not the order, that is important.  Alone they are good, but not famous.  Together they have become American favorites.