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Rachelbc - also, I just went to the site and saw his address, he's very close to my sister's apt., she's on 14th, between B & C, so it's just a few blocks from there.  Cool!

Lisa1964 - aren't you glad you only spent $5 each on that shampoo and conditioner from the hair show?  I agree - taking gentle care of your hair, using good shampoos and conditioners, are going to be the only thing to do until it is grown in.  I did use Nioxin follicle booster, and I think it did help get my hair started somewhat, and really did help with my brows.  The rest?  Time.  Patience . . . which I still do not have!!

That's interesting, Patti.  I'll check my multivitamin to make sure it has iron in it.  Hope the folliculitis is better - did they give you anything for it?  I was three weeks before it started clearing up.

Definitely going to be on the curly train - the back is starting to get very wavy and I swear the top of my head looks like Kramer from Seinfeld.

CristlC, are you seeing a huge difference with the relaxer? Do you recomend it? I would love to see some before and after pictures. Besides having these tight tight curls, they are rather frizzy too. Were yours? Looks like I got a tight perm and in the process it fried my hair.

Chelev, are you going to post pictures after your make over? We would love to see.

Lori

The peach fuzz does seem to come in colorless but it will change.  My hair was a dark brown before, but I think it is even a little darker brown now and the grays I had before are either gone or less noticeable.  I just wish I had more hair.  I am 7 months PFC and I have about 2 inches of straight hair.

I am soooooo getting extensions!!!  My hair is too short right now to get the extensions to blend with the "Kramer Head" (loved that Chelev!), but in about 2 weeks and am buying some dang bangs!

At least I don't have much to damage!!  I thought  they glued them to your head?

I use Women's Rogiane ( Walgreen version).  it takes a while but it helps.

Chelev - you look great!

Judy xoxox

I don't post very often but absolutely enjoy reading these posts!!!  Chelev and the other gals... thank you for posting your pics!!!  They are inspiring!!!  I have one more tax to go and I have about a 1/4" of hair.  It's gone past the peach fuzz and I guess I'll be entering the "ostrich" phase soon.  I'll try to post some pics when we get back from up north...  

Anyway, the reason I'm posting is I saw my doc today and he told me to take zinc and magnesium.  He said it's a "fertilizer" for hair...  Has anyone else heard this?  I went and bought some and started today...we'll see.

Have a blessed holiday weekend...

Chelev, I had to go back and look at all my pictures.

Yep, looks like my head! You have really filled in since your last post of a picture. You look great and your color is wonderful too.

I couldn't agree with you more about it never seeming like it's growing until you look at previous pictures, which is why I did mine monthly. There is a link on my profile of my hair progress. Yours looks like my Jan/Feb pictures.

Hang in there....it's coming....and it looks like the beginning of the CURLS!

Lori

Chelev, thanks for posting your pics .... I love your hair. It's adorable and I'm sure the "kramer look" will settle down once it grows more. I'm 11 weeks PFC and all I have is the start of a little peach fuzz on some parts of my head. I will too will check my mult-vitamin for iron. Am I the only one who's hair is coming in soooo slowly?

Chelev...  !!!

cabmom...  I'm sure we all felt the same way as you do.  Losing our hair is a legitimate fear.  Once you move past that fear... and you will... you'll realize that it will grow back.  I, personally, cut my hair to about 1" a week and a half after my first chemo.  Then, I totally buzzed it at two weeks when it started falling out. My wig is very close to my natural hair... even people that know I've been thru chemo have no idea it's a wig.  You'll be okay... we're here for you!

Sweet cabmom! I can say that I felt awful too. losing our hair is a big thing at first. I had to keep my eye on the prize! That prize was to have many more years on this beautiful earth with the people that I love. I too cut my hair short and then buzzed it. It seemed to be the only way.

Time passes and you will soon be right where I am now again filled with energy uber short (very blond and edgy) hair and reclaiming happiness and laughter. My wigs were fabulous (I had many) each one had a name and a back story. I looked great in them. I wore hats at home when there was someone around. I admit that it was difficult to see my reflection at first and I cried often. I am so grateful that I made it and you will be too. We are soooooo much stronger than we realize. You can and will do this. I had a goal of trying to do it with GRACE. We really have no choice so we might as well resolve to get through it and be with the people we love and not burden ourselves with the things that we can not change. You have a good prognosis!!!!! You just have to walk through this take care of yourself for a change. Put yourself first. Get the help you need. Please try to see that it is only temporary. It sucks but it can be done!!!!

Be nice to you.

Rita

Chevel, I am 7 months PFC and your hair is longer than mine!  Mine is curlier too.

How damaging the extensions are depends on which type.  Some are woven into natural hair, some are glue to the scalp and some are clipped on the natural hair.  The price can vary greatly.

I can't believe that for the first time ever on this page, I have longer hair than some of my sweet, wonderful sisters!!!!  Maybe it's making up for the time lost to the folliculitis??

Cabmom - the day I cut my long, beautiful hair was the worst day i cried during this entire dx.  I didn't cry the day I was dx'd.  I cried my head off all day when we decided to do chemo and go and get my hair cut.  It was traumatic.  It was theraputic.  I was like Rita, I had several beautiful wigs that I wore - different lengths, slightly different colors, and I wore them depending on the mood I was in that day.  I did not want anyone to see me bald - not even me!  But, as the hair started coming back I realized that I had made it.  I survived chemo and so far, am surviving the beast - and the hair does come back.  I think all of us went through those dark, scary days (and weeks) of looking at our shiny scalps, terrified that the hair wouldn't come back.  When you lose your hair, especially for a woman, it seems, you lose a part of your identity.  But, as you'll see from these boards, every woman here who has gone through it has grown from this experience, not only hair growing, but our spirits growing.  You will do it!!  You can do it!  Frustrating?  Heck yes.  Annoying and self pitying?  Yes.  But, it means you are alive and you will be you no matter what is or isn't on your head.  Go ahead and cry.  Get it out.  It will be tough, but you will get through!