Hey Pat, Sounds like she is being over cautious...maybe because her shop is in her home. I know from running my business out of my home that you are always cautious about playing "you bet my house"! But if that is what she needs to be comfortable and what you need to be comfortable is to not go into a salon...getting a note from the doc is probably a small price to pay. You might want to refrain in those situation from referring to your treatment as "chemo". While I use that term also when speaking in general about my treatment (it helps people understand) it is in actual fact not chemo. The TKI's are small molecule therapies. It may be that there are some actual chemo's that perming would be bad with, or in general because of the larger risk of hair loss with traditional chemo, that makes the stylist uncomfortable. The other thing you could check on is if there is someone who works at a salon that might come to you....my mom had that in CA and it was helpful to her. It might take some calls to local salons and just ask. As far as the difference in perm reactions...I know on sprycel my hair feels alot dryer and more brittle than it did not Gleevec...something for the stylist to consider in regard to chemicals.
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