Hair Hair Hair - Another question

Good morning ladies,

My hair seems to be at a standstill.  It is about an inch, but still thin.  Can't stand seeing my scalp.  I am still using shampoo, conditioner, and drops for thinning hair/regrowth.  I take 10,000 mcg Bioting daily.  I started rads and am taking Arimidex....not sure if that is slowing things down or not??  I can go with just a ball cap around the house now, but not in public.  I don't wear anything in the bedroom ( at least on my head!!!)

Patience is a virtue....wonder if chemo effects that ability at all...maybe another SE!!

Chris

To anyone who has lost brows/lashes more than once:  I think I am seeing some thinning in my lashes (it could be some paranoia though).  Do they fall out completely the second time?  Or just lose some of them?  I don't know if I can take losing them again!  I thought I was doing well, but this is giving me a complete melt down!

 CristlC - My hair was always curly, and I hated it!!  Once I realised not to fight the curl, but to work with it, it helps lots.  Maybe if you encourage the curl with the right products, you can get it to look more like a style. 

Good morning girls,

In about 10 days, I will be 11 months PFC. I thought I would post a pic of my curlz (which I hate).

The curly picture, my hair is still a little wet, so it doesn't show how frizzy it gets. CristlC, I can not manuver a flat iron, so what I use is a large barrel curling brush. I have had it cut twice. I don't much care for the style, but its the only thing I can do with it. When I go out, I think (in my mind) people are looking at me and thinking (about my hair style) "What was she thinking? Does she actually think that looks good!") When it was shorter, I used the smaller barrel curling brush. Gel before that, because I would burn my head trying to get the hair around the curling brush. Maybe you could go out somewhere quick and convenient. Like maybe just to get gas or something. Something where you don't have to be out in the "Public Eye" for long. You will see, that most people don't pay any mind to us and our hair, and that its all in OUR heads.

The headbands do provide a different look when its curly. I used them. I bought some soft cloth, stretchy ones. They had kind of a lacey pattern to them.

Hugs

Lori

Lori,

Thanks for the picture,

My hair looks just like your hair, before chemo my hair style look something like the way you had your hair. I have been using different products on it ..

 Do you know why our hair went curly ? Do you think our hair will ever be the same ?

Nan

Lori - You look wonderful!  I love it!  I can't wait until I get to your length.

Nan -  From others I have learned that after about a year you will eventually cut off all of the curls.  They do not last forever.  Unless you are like me, had curly hair before chemo.

Believe me, I know what you mean about not knowing what to do with it.  Mine is still too short to try to straighten.  I just gel and go for now.  It is much cooler than wearing a cap.

I am about 10 weeks PFC and no curls for me yet.  So hoping i don't get them.

I found a problem with taking Biotin - the hair on my legs grow three times as fast as they used to!  I just so wish I could transfer those hairs to my head.  By now I have shaven at least 1" or more of leg hair over the past 3 weeks.

Great CristlC!  Baby Steps!!

Lori just came to this site--finished chemo 7/27/09 so I know I have a long way before any hair starts coming in but have to tell you I think your hair is so cute!! and thank you so much for posting all your pics--it helps to make us more patient and know what to exptect--hope you are feeling well and staying strong--I have radiation coming up in a couple of weeks --so hope this all passes quickly--Thanks again Laura

I had my last treatment the middle of June and I have a full head of hair now, it is just barely starting to creep over the top of my ears. I wore a baseball cap all the time and just this past weekend I went all weekend without it. I have already colored it as well and it is very short but I just couldn't take the grey anymore. It did just fine and now I have my dark hair back. I haven't noticed any curls yet but have been told it is not quite long enough to tell. I didn't completely go bald but had bald spots so I shaved it down several times through treatment. I was worried about the top coming back in at first but it has done great. I will be glad when it gets long enough to look like a trendy haircut, I still get those strange looks and double takes. It has only been 2 months since treatment though and I do have a full head of dark hair now so I think that is very good! It will grow, I just think chemo effects everyone differently. Hang in there!

I also had my last tx the middle of June and so far nothing much is happening with hair. I'm starting to see a couple of baby sprouts come up but I'm very discouraged. I just started Arimidex in the past week so I can't blame it for the slow  hair growth. This is my second chemo - had the first 3 1/2 years ago. I'm worried that doing this twice is the problem. I think it grew back faster the first time.

susan13 -- your hair looks great, thanks for sharing the picture!!

I'm ~9 weeks PFC and no longer can see my scalp, but still too short for me to go without a wig. I just started walking around my house wigless because my 11 yr old son was a bit freaked out by the baldness. At least it isn't too hot here in northern New England (well, it is today -- 96!--but usually it isn't).

Looking good Judy!  I think you need to wait a little longer for the color to stay in a while. I did mine at 12 weeks PFC and it didn't really hold the color much. I am jealous of your eyelashes and brows!   I still really don't have much in the way of either..... well not like I used to anyway.

Chelev:  your hair looks great!  It's really growing in now.  I like the color....hmm...I think I'll need to try coloring mine again!

Thanks, ladies!  I am SO excited - I just received a call from the American Cancer Society - their Look Good Feel Better program coordinator - I am one of 5 winners who entered their "Women of Hope Is Beautiful" contest earlier this summer!  They are flying me to NYC in late September for a professional makeover (YES!!!!) and publicity and we will attend their ball at the Waldorf Astoria.  Plus, my sister lives in NY and I haven't seen her since before dx, so I was able to get them to extend my flight by a few days so I can stay with her and have some fun in the city.  The hair should be in a more style-able length then, and it is just so cool.  I didn't think my entry was anything super special, and there were hundreds of winners, but yay!!  A makeover.  I really really wanted one!!

Chelev:  How cool!!  Professional makeover would be awesome!  Be sure to take before and after pictures.  I'm loving your hair.  Are you wigless and hatless?  I'm at 10 weeks pfc and have begun taking the hat off.  We live in a marina neighborhood in Tampa and went "without" to a small gathering on the boats Saturday.  Still haven't been able to venture outside the community hatless, but it's coming.

I was in the doc's office today and read an article that Sept. 8 is National Real Hair Day...never knew there was such a thing, but I think that's my cue to loss the hat forever.  3 weeks more growth should be just enough.  I'm circling 9/8 on my calendar!

Susan, your hair is awesome.  That's the style I would like to get to and then keep it there!

-Maggie