Hair Hair Hair - Another question

shirleyl

PSA, not to be confused with the prostate thing!, stands for 'persistant significant alopecia' that Taxotere can cause

By the way the Moroccan oil (Argan) is a wonderful oil to have for the skin too. The locals buy gallons of it!

Anonymous

For some reason, I decided to shave my head 3 weeks pfc.  I liked being bald.  My 10 year old was mortified, my 5 year old thought it was cool and could I show all his friends and my 3 year old was oblivious.  I hated my wig and wore it for only 20 min.  I wore hats.  At 8 weeks post shave, i was going topless.  i never really lost all my eyebrows or lashes, but they did get shorter and sparser.  I used to have long thick lashes and now they are just average.  My hair came back greyer, softer and curlier.  I get frequent compliments on it.  Now at 4 months post shave, I am getting close to needing a trim just to give it more style. 

Here I am at shave day, 3 weeks post shave, 4 weeks shave, and 3 months post shave

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Lilah

You look fantastic ThisisMe!  At all stages

Cheers,

Lilah

TexasRose

thisisme- Wow! Your hair grew really fast and even! You look great!!

Mine is growing much slower and more sporatic. I had a massage last week at my hospital in the physical therapy dept. The massage therapist said I should mix rosemary oil and olive oil and massage it on my scalp. I told her that I would want to eat that instead! At least it would smell great!! 

LittleRed

thisisme:

You look great - and your hair did grow fast!  Style up!!

Be good to you -

Anonymous

That's great growth, thisisme!

I am getting much  longer hair on top in the front and back portions of the crown and the back is very weirdly wavy in the middle and kinky-curly at the bottom.  I am thinking of maybe getting it relaxed to help relieve some of the kink and at least give me something I can attempt to style.  Plus I am hoping it will help it lay down some - it seems to want to grow vertically and only stands up now.  My DH has started calling me "Punky Rooster."

Anonymous

Thanks all!  My hair is still getting curlier each day.  How long do these chemo curls last?

revricki

Thisisme- Thanks for posting pics. Great hair growth, so thick and even! Very encouraging to see. I'm 12 days PFC and can't wait for growth. Thanks again!!

LRM216

My hair is definitely growing in but it appears my sides and back are filling in heavier than the crown and top of my head.  There is definitely hair growing there, but it is all white and appears to be sparser than the sides and back.  My last chemo was on 9/10/09, so I am about 2 months out.  Will the top catch up to the sides and back, or does it mean my top will remain thinner than the rest of my hair.  I never had this problem prior to losing my hair, so I just assumed I would grow back just fine.  I realize it's still early, but was just wondering from some of you that have already gone through this.  Thanks,

Linda

JudyNaomi

Thisisme! You look amazing - I am around 3.5 months pfc and hope to take the scarf off next week!

Hi everyone, sorry have not been posting, have been really busy at home.

Hugs to all, Judy xxx

LittleRed

LRM216: 

I finished chemo just before you and I lost all my hair.  My pic is from last Friday - 10 weeks PFC.  I didn't see much of anything until weeks 4-5.  The top and sides came in after the back.  I can still see my scalp, but it is filling in pretty evenly.  Grow - grow - grow!

Be good to you -

JudyNaomi

LRM216 - I am 3.5 months pfc and I have very short hair all over my head, but it does take time.

I will send the patience fairy your way : )

Have a good evening, hugs, Judy xxx

LRM216

Little Red:  Thank you, and you're hair is a bit more thicker looking than mine at this point.

JudyNaomi - I am standing at my open door awaiting the patience fairy! 

Thanks to you both,

Linda

hrf

LRM216, I am 5 months PCH and still need to wear a wig. I also have the same as you -- thicker on the sides and thinner on top. My scalp still shows through. This is my second time going through this ... the first time it grew back evenly and quickly. By 4 months I needed a haircut/trim. This time, I don't know.

marie111

Thisisme:  You look great. I am 6 weeks PFC and not much is happening.  I have a few stands sticking right up that never fell off during chemo but not much else seems to be growing.  I was wondering if you had these funny litle hairs on your head before you shaved it off. I have been considering shaving in the hopes it will grow back evenly and stong as it did with you.

Any advice from any of you ladies is greatly appreciated !!

Marie

JudyNaomi

Hi Marie111 - good to hear from you.

I would not do anything at 6 weeks pfc - it is still very early. I would give it a few more weeks and see if anything starts to come through.

LRM216 - how are you doing today?

Hugs to all, Judy x

Jaimieh

Alright I dyed my hair 2 weeks ago on Saturday and I didn't leave it on for long enough so it is a little orangish even after using the purple shampoo.  Can I dye it again now ??  I am going to be addicted to hair dye and in the past I would only tint my blonde hair once a year   Now I have a brown color that does not look good on me at all so I am trying to change the color.  My hairdresser told me to by clairol #9 and it only helped a little bit. 

So anyhow would it be safe to dye it again so soon ??

JudyNaomi

Hi all, can anyone recommend a natural hair color product? I am going to color it on Monday but don't want to use a chemical one yet.

Thanks and have a good night, hugs, Judy xx

ChrisC433

Finally got a picture of me without the wig!  This is 4 months post TX.  Getting thick and still very curly...  Not much I can do with it yet.  I had it trimmed last week (around neck and ears).  Need to add a little dye to cover the grays!

LittleRed

ChrisC433:  you look great!  Thanks for sharing!  Only 4 months...?

Anonymous

Marie,

I never lost ALL my hair, I did buzz it down to about.25 inch when it began to fall out but left the wisps around my hairline so I would have some hair under my hat.  Those never completely fell out, although they did get very sparse.  Anyway, don't forget that you lost your hair around 3 weeks after first chemo, so don't expect your hair to grow back during the first 3 weeks pfc.  Then consider that it takes a bit for it grow long enough to push through your scalp.  So don't even expect to see anything to at least 6-7weeks pfc.  my pix are post shave which was 3 weeks pfc.Which means that the second pix is actually 7-8 weeks pfc. 

ChrisC433

My last Taxol was 6/15/09.  Soooo. 4 months and 3 days!!!  I am happy with the regrowth, but the curls are hard to get used to!

JudyNaomi

Hi ChrisC433 - Mine is coming through, but I cannot tell if it is straight or curly yet. I used to be curly and used to straighten it, so my guess is it will come through curly.

What products do you use for the curl?

At least it is coming through, so I shouldn't complain.

Hugs to all for a good evening, Judy xxx

JudyNaomi

Ok, so I bought "naturtint" from wholefoods. Has anyone used that product?

Should I be worried that my hair is going to fall out again from it?

Hugs, Judy x

ChrisC433

Judy:  I dyed mine with natual instincts the first time and then just nice and easy.  My hair did not fall out!  It is still very soft.  The grays seem to be sprouting everywhere...

I use Paul Mitchell's Curl Definer.  My stylist told me to stop fighting the curls and just work with them.  I was using gel to try to flatten them, but NOOOO they sprang back up by midday!

Take care...

JudyNaomi

Thanks ChrisC433 - I will let you know how it goes : )

goldie0827

Thisisme, I don't know about anyone else, but I am 1 year and 2 months PFC.....and no sign of the curls/frizz going anywhere!

I too used the Nat. Instincts at an early stage and Spring used something called Henna (I think)

I have come up with a new style, will post when I get the picture loaded. Then new SD card I got is HD (hight def) and my lap top is too old to read it, and my new computer doesn't have a card reader on it, and my card reader device to plug into the computer is too old and won't read it! So beware if you buy a HD SD card!

Lori

JudyNaomi

Lori, are nat instincts and naturtint similar products?

Thanks, Judy x

stephanie1

I was coming here to read your posts for months before I finished chemo and thought I would share my hair growth. I am now 13 weeks PFC. This was taken last week. My hair was much lighter before chemo but I guess I dont look too bad with the darker color. Thank you ladies for posting all of your pics. It really does encourage others who are starting the process. It did me  

Jaimieh

Alright can someone (maybe a hairdresser) help me please.  So I dyed my hair last night light blond and it's back to being a light brown.  I am trying to get blond hair not brown   Don't get me wrong I am grateful for the hair I have but I really do not look so good in brown hair.