Normal hair again!

Mary-Lou

This was taken this past Friday night. Just had to share  

I have close to my normal hair again, feels soooooo good....

twink

Mary, you look fantastic!  Your hair is beautiful too.  How long did it take to get that long? 

Mary-Lou

This was in June 10, of 2006 near the end of Rads.....so it has been 19 months!

from this

To This, WOW! I never thought there was going to be a light at the end of the tunnel then.

Barb1953

Wow, Mary you look great !!

Mary-Lou

Thanks girls! I found this one too....May 25. 2006 .

The peach fuzz stage.

Mary-Lou

Please post some of your before and after hair photos.

Pharmmom

I love your hair!!!!! Looking good!

twink

Here's a 'during-chemo' pic:

...and here's one from Christmas:

Traci-----TripNeg

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! Both y'alls pics made me cry happy tears! ((((twink))))

I'll post one when my hair gets normal again! Oh wait....no pics of me bald.....I'm post a bandana head pic!

You guys both look beeeeeeeauuuuuuuuutiful!!!!

Hugs, Traci

Mary-Lou

Traci- Thanks so much

Twink you look great , love your hair...... You are so beautiful.

twink

(((Mary))) (((Traci))) Thanks for the compliments.  I think we both look pretty good -- hair or not.  I think I prefer hair though.  Traci -- waiting for your pic now.

Mary-Lou

Yes Traci, it takes to long for normal hair. Post one anyway and add a better one later!

Anonymous

Ya know I never took pictures of me when I was bald.  These pictures are so touching.

Mary - you look wonderful.  Im so happy for you.

nnn

Mary-Lou

I took lots of pictures.....now I'm really glad I did.

Mary-Lou

I took lots of pictures.....now I'm really glad I did.

lexi4

MaryL,

You have a beautiful head of hair!! And a very pretty face to go along with it!

Twink,

Your hair looks terrific and you look great w/ short hair. You look like Michelle Phillips to me! Very beautiful!

Lexi

MargaretB

Mary, you look great and so do you Twink.  I never took any pictures of me bald, didn't want any reminders.  The pic in my avatar is me with my wig; I should update it sometime. 

snowyday

Wow, your hair looks healthy shiny and beautiful, it's great to see pictures like this it can sort of give a timeline on what to hope for. I know we are all different but boy that makes me smile with hope. Pearl

janet11

Your hair looks BEAUTIFUL.

Every so often I get pretty down.  My hair has never come back to 'normal'.  It's over a year since I completed chemo and it's about 3" long and you can still see lots of scalp through it, it's so thin.

Every time I see someone on the boards talking about wanting to get chemo to kick out that 2-3% of recurrance chance (when they have so little to begin with), I want to shout "but what about the chances of having permanent side effects!!!!!".  These drugs aren't vitamin pills (*sigh*).  I have mild heart damage from the Herceptin (I did TCH, not AC). And my hair.....   I can comb over the front areas.. a bit...

http://mysite.verizon.net/wb9zph/hair/ 

But then I see pictures like yours and realize that my hair problems are NOT the norm for chemo results.... and that most people DO get their hair back.  And it's SO good to see!!!  And yucky hair is a small price to pay for my life (*grin*).

Gad, sorry for the pity party here.  I try not to post about this because i don't want to be a downer and discourage people from doing what they must.  But your hair looked so cute and I'm envious (*smile*). 

Congrats on the beautiful hair!!!   

  

Janet

Mary-Lou

Janet, I'm so sorry.....I grew my hair very fast. Way faster than any of my sisters here at home. But my hair has always grown fast, and thick.

The curl is getting better, not as tight.

Have you colored your hair? Sometimes if your hair is dark it shows more scalp. Which just makes it look thinner too.

jdash

wow i have to figure out how to scan pics but i never took bald ones

maryl  your hair looks amazing and twink you too are beautiful

my hair is pretty much as long as yours maryl and i can MAKE a pony again  that was my goal !!!!!!!  hang in there girls  it does come back again before u know it-  my best advice  FIND A GREAT GEL FOR GROWING STAGE and just gel it back

twink

and the last bump on the subject of hair

Mary-Lou

Thanks jdash for the comment.

Now if I didn't have to fight the gray so much...LOL

Mary-Lou

Thanks jdash for the comment.

Now if I didn't have to fight the gray so much...LOL

Mary-Lou

Thanks jdash for the comment.

Now if I didn't have to fight the gray so much...LOL

Mary-Lou

Sorry that came out so many times....