Hair Hair Hair - Another question

i heart this thread. i never buzzed, so i still have some hair - albeit sad and sparse. i can't help but wonder, since i have naturally wavy hair, if mine will come back pin straight. i'd so LOVE that! but of course i will embrace the unruly curls, too.

one good thing about the wig - i don't dread the upcoming humidity. the other day it was drizzling, and i was like, hey, i finally have impermeable hair!

thank you for the beautiful pictures. you all have lifted my semi-bald spirits immensely!

Goldy and Unique,

Cute as buttons!!!!

Spring.

Annie and Lori,

Both of you look great and are an inspiration to those of us following from behind.  Annie I hope you tell me that from month 3 to 4 the growth exploded, cause I am almost 3 months out of treatment, and although I am thrilled to have hair covering my head, I do not think I will have as much as you in another 4 to 5 weeks..............but one can hope.

There are many small steps that are soooooooooooooo exciting post treatment (for me chemo and rads).  Yesterday was the first day I wore a real bra in two months.  I have been wearing sports bras and have been very comfortable although not too shapely...............lol.   Last night as I was getting dressed to go out I realized my skin is pretty healed (it will be 2 weeks tomorrow since finishing rads) so I decided to try a bra.  No problem, so I am feeling good about that milestone.  My girls are still here and rather large, so this bra thing is a good thing.

I see the med onco this Wednesday and have my mile long list of questions.  I hope he is ready for me...........lol.  I will find out which aromatase I will be trying.   Gotta tell you all that I am more scared about this phase than either chemo or rads....................worrying about the horrible side effects.   But I will be a good girl and give it a try and hope for  the best.

My hair is coming back in color as it was , like a gray with incredible white frosting.  I  am hoping it stays that way.  People used to think I had it done that way.  Unfortunately though, I think I will have to wait longer to go without any hat because where it is really white it looks like I have very little hair.  I am waiting for that growth spurt and hope in another month I can go everywhere commando......................It is starting to get real hot here in southwest Florida....................80's already every day, so anything on the head is warm.

Annie and Lori you are my role models, thanks for posting the pics.

Caren

Lori and Annie ! Oh my gosh you both look great!   Lori-Great idea on documenting your hair growth, it's so nice to see!

Ok Annie you give me some hope here... I was getting nervous cause there's a thread about permanent hair loss from Taxotere and I just finished 2 weeks ago. If that's all it takes is 4 months out I CANNOT WAIT TO DITCH THIS WIG!

Yes, props go a long way to making your short hair look like it's on purpose. I use headbands. I usually sweep the hair back just an inch or two and let it curl back over the headband. I changed that around today, as my hiar is a little longer and curlier, so I pulled the front hair out in front from under a very thin gold headband. It has kind of a Greecian look.

First day at work with no wig. Yahoo for me!!!!!

Karen

Yes Nancy, I agree with Lori, I need a pic of that !!!

GO KAREN!!! How did it go? Did anybody say anything or look ???

I went to work "topless" today, too.  My head felt a little chilly (when I wasn't having a hot flash), so I might keep with scarves as well.

diane, what a wonderful story ... and what a thoughtful & loving thing to do for your friends, a thank you party! i am going to keep that in mind.

i'm having a hard time figuring out if i should just stay with one wig, or have fun and buy one or two more. the one i have is gorgeous and identical to my "usual" 'do, and part of me thinks it's more of a seamless transition. there are people at work who have no clue. so if i start wearing another wig, that's a huge red flag. (not that i'm hiding my treatments.) but i sort of want another one, a longer one, maybe a blonder one ... i guess, for the weekends or something. but i'm weirding out about not looking like "me". which is bizarre, because pre-diagnosis, i couldn't wait to wear wigs (for halloween, anyway). i need to find my happy & FUN place about this.

did anyone wear more than one wig to work? 

I say... go topless!!  Pretend you have a 'rockstar' hair style...that's what my dear friend is doing. Her hair is short.. maybe an inch long....and she's colored it a pretty blonde....and it is sooooo cute!!  she is just 3 months out from chemo....and it is just adorable. I am sure you look adorable too!

Stacy 

Spring, definitely go topless!  No one will say a thing at this point except complement you on your daring, youthful cut! And then you will feel so FREE!

Spring  I went for a trim and color @ about 5 months out. I was soooo glad I did.  My hairdresser had several options she showed me on styling my short "do".  Nothing like a trip to the hairdresser to make you feel GREAT!  After that vist I ditched my wig for good!

Springtime - I would definately go for a trim. That way it looks more like a style. Actually my hairdresser has trimmed mine twice since chemo, just to keep it neat.

Stacy - I also colored mine blonde and am much happier. As a matter of fact one of the guys at work told me that I looked like a rock star (oh yea,a short, fat rock star from the 1970's).

Ladies, you are so helpful, I will get a trim!!!

OK, as a warm up, today I am going out to a friends house "topless" - no ball cap. gulp. I will report back.

AND I put on mascara for the first time since I lost my eyelashes!!! IT IS GREAT!!! Wooooo!!!! 

Susan, I had Taxol, and it seemed to start growing a teeny bit during that, and didn't come out. Didn't have Taxotere. ....  

Spring.