My crazy hair

jajjaaj

It has been a crazy journey. 15 months ago, I was diagnosed with Stage II with treatment starting by removing the tumor. Right before surgery, the doc noticed swelling under my armpit and changed the plan to inserting a port and sending me for another biopsy, then PET Scan. Everything escalated. My BC was growing and spreading fast, all in a matter of two weeks. I was now diagnosed with Stage IIIc, but the onc told me that due to the time of the PET and him giving me the news, he was confident that my BC had already elevated to Stage IV. He looked concerned and told me there was no time to do more tests; I needed treatment now. It was a good that the surgeon caught the little bit of swelling. From heavy duty chemo, to double mastectomy, to rads, to infections, to hospital stays... it was a roller coaster. I was so busy being sick and getting well, I didn't pay much attention to my hair. Heck, I knew it would eventually grow back, but now that I am nearing the end of my treatment, my hair is growing and, well, very gray.

I didn't want to post pictures of my baldness here; heck, I don't even want to think about being gray! But here it is, growing back and gray. Now that I am feeling better, I notice my hair. Dying my hair would be a step in my new normal. Though, my stylist had other ideas. She recommended that I wait until my scalp had time to heal and improve before dying my hair or it would thin or fall out again. While there will always be a new normal, dying my hair will be my real normal and my first step to getting my life back.

DivineMrsM

ja, how are you feeling these days? Yes, you have been on a roller coaster! Your hair has grown back fast. I think if you are ready for hair dye, go for it! I also wanted to mention a thread on the chemo section of this forum called "Hair, hair, hair!" It has been ongoing since 2008, which gives an indication what hair means to those of us who've experienced the loss of it. You may find some inspiration here:

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topic/...

God bless and best wishes to you as you move forward with life.

Scwilly

I'm right with you. I lost my hair in Dec 2013 during AC chemo. I couldn't wait to dye my hair and get some control back. Everyone but me seemed to love my grey look. I went to blond and now darker. Not yet had much of a cut and I don't seem to be able to style it much it much. I'm looking forward to my hair appointment in March as, hopefully, I'll be able to chop the curly ends off and go back to 'wavy' I'll post a couple of fotos from my phone.

Scwilly

Here's my fotos. I'm the one in the back of the helicopter with my boys (Jon 18, Ben 16) and hubby Allan during a mad trip to Vegas with my brother & his family. We had a flight over the Grand Canyon in August and it was just after I finished rads. I'm actually a bit darker than the last one.

tangandchris

I just colored my hair about a month ago and it made a big difference for me in how I felt. I didn't realize just how grey it was until I sat down in that stylist chair and looked in the mirror...geesh! I also had a lot of compliments on my salt and pepper hair, and while I still don't know if they were just being nice, I am happy I colored it.

My biggest thing right now is how it looks style wise. It's still pretty short and curly and I just can't seem to do much with it. Also, my hair is still very thin at the temples and I'm wondering if it is just going to stay like that

Anyway, the hair thing is a big deal. ((hugs))