Hair Hair Hair - Another question

I know it's really hard to have patients when you are anxious, but the hair will come back fast and it definitely comes back thicker. After coloring it back to blond I could see by the 'outgrowth' how fast it actually did grow. Give it a good 9 weeks after last tx to come in with a vengeance.

Artsee

I am still on chemo and have "fuzz" on my head, has anyone else had this and is it normal hair?? Hair on legs et al started to grow back too.............Chemo until mid March, been on it since OCT 08'.

Thanks

Oh Artsee,

That's what I'm thinking, If I color it back to blond (as you say) I will be able to see the "outgrowth". 

I agree with Otter too. Mine was slow at first, and then seemed to pick up speed more recently. I think it is at first tentatively growing back in, wondering if it's going to get zapped by chemo again!!!

And Artsee, I would agree. I am about 10-11 weeks post the last treatment, and it's been recently that I've noticed the growth in a different way. I think I may be over the hump.

I also used the Nioxin Hair Folicle stimulator stuff. One bottle, Not sure if that made a difference or not, but the Dr. and Nurses at the treatment center seemed to think I had better growth and coverage than others at the same "time out" from last tx, if that means anything!

Springtime

So why is it that the hair is growing in faster and darker on my chin then on my head?? Also, today I noticed 2 dark hairs in my cheekbone area??? Needless to say, they are no longer there!

OMG my eyebrows did this too and still are.  I am almost 11 months post chemo!  ugh . and funny thing is I never lost them to begin with they just thinned alot as did my eyelashes. 

Ok ... so I have about an inch or less of hair and I did my best to "spike" it up today.  Tonight I am being recognized with my "senior" daughter at the half time of the basketball game.  Just a little nervous....

tbird, I think that's why most women go ahead and shave it all off. In the end, most will fall out simple from the strain of having gone though the chemo and the thrust of new hair coming in below it. Out with the old, in with the new.

Shirley NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wow.  did I finally realize how to post a pic????  You can't see it but Spring I have white fuzz along the sides of my cheeks... kinda like Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat!  Oh... showing off my new "boobs" too:-)

I'm jumping the gun on the hair ... I started chemo up again Jan. 29th, tomorrow I go for my next one.  Should be done in mid-March or April the lastest!   Anyway... my last AC was Oct. 30th, then I had my surgery in December, so I had a good 12 week break from chemo.  This is what has grown back... so far. I so wish it didn't have to go, again!  I went commando over the weekend to the store, and it felt so good not to wear that rug on my head in public!

Hi everyone!  I start today..on tx1.  I am thinking of having my hair cut shorter....to not have to worry about all the hair falling out....but to have a little fun.  I have never had really short hair, so why not now! 

mom_of_2, I think that's why a lot of women leave their hair short after going through this. They've come to realize that they can look great and leave themselves a lot of time that othewise would be spent taking care of it. I know, I've considered it.

However, I think I will grow it back to the pre-bc length just to prove to myself that I can. Then I will decide whether to cut it short. I kind of like the length it is now...about 1-2". It just needs to lose the chemo curls to be stylish.

You know, I think that one of the main reasons I liked  having my hair straightened last weekend was the control aspect.   It's not that I have anything against curls -- but ever since I lost my hair last April, chemo has been in control -- first chemo hair loss, then chemo regrowth.... My hairdresser labored for over half an hour with the flatiron, but when she was done I had a style that I had chosen.  I tried to keep it for as long as possible but it started poofing out like crazy (these curls cannot be kept down for long) so I ended up using decorative combs and clips on Monday to get it to calm down (plus some creme and gel to control the frizzies).  So now I have a new "elective" look when I want it -- and just having the front pulled off my back gives the illusion of longer hair.

I took before and after pics but they seem to have disappeared off my digital camera when the battery ran out of charge.  I didn't think that could happen!  Oh well, next time... I'm going to a wedding at the end of the month and I think I'm going to get it straightened again.  There is no way I could do it myself -- no time, no patience, don't want to spend the $ on a good flatiron, and I'm afraid of burning myself!

I love this thread - thanks everyone for keeping it up!

Lauren

smile 2006  It does make it easier when it starts falling out if you have shorter hair... I did mine in three cuts....shorter, short then shortest...I didn't buzz it completely and I did keep some random hairs on my head during chemo. 

LorenaB  Ouch now don't do that!!!  My hair is also very very very curly...but much shorter than yours...When mine is still wet I blow dry it ...brushing it with a hard brush then I keep blowing it a little longer....then I use a very small about of gel... then use the baby flat iron on the stubborn curls that don't straighten .then use a shine freeze hair spray...Sounds like alot but it just take a few minutes...Will try to post a pic later...My hairdresser showed me how to do it.