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What, no beard?

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I know it is a small thing compared to all of the other indecentlies we have to deal with but every year for over 40 years I grew a winter beard. Since I have been on Lupron it is coming in like the first breard of a teenager. Oh well, I just wished it ment that I will have the stamina of an 17 year old.

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I hear you Dr. Who, As a commercial fisherman by trade I always had a beard,but after adt it was so scruffy, I tried again last year, and gave up when someone said shave that off, no shave November is long over.

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Wayne-P

Started taxotere about a year and a half ago. Prior to that I had to shave this 60 year old face twice a day. Had a full beard when I started chemo. It all fell out in one day after the second round. Now forget trying to grow a beard since I now shave once a week. I've had one haircut in the past year after it fell out. Lol

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scarlino

Amen!!

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bb66hotflash

Been taking Lupron for 4 1/2 years. Almost no underarm hair, little pubic hair, beard is sparse. Full head of hair on top of my head. LOL

I grew up with beard envy. The best I could ever do, was a sorta ok goatee. Haven't had any chemo yet, only Lupro and Zytiga. I lost almost all of my torso hair. Arm and legs ok, but fuzz on chest and back. And, I hate to admit, I have cute titties for a 57 year old.

I've always been body-hair challenged. Still plenty on the top of my head. Never had much of a beard even when I was young. Ixnay on the macho 3 day beard look so popular these days. My chest is hairless. My forearms are too, which means that I could never have aspired to be a dentist. All of this makes it hard to sense any difference from ADT. Stay out of that cold north wind and take care.

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