Starting Chemo October 2009

Jaclyn, it was great to see your post, although I'm sorry you're having difficulties.  Let's cross our fingers that your last chemo won't have to be put off.  I'm glad you're almost to this finish line!  Are you having to do rads once you are done?

Dee, hooray for you, no rads!  I'm sure you were glad to hear that.

Isabelle, on to the next phase, the 6 weeks will go by faster than you ever thought.  I just finished my 4th week and am amazed that i'm 2/3 finished!

Peace to all,

Shelby 

Hi ladies. It has been awhile since I last checked in. I finished rads on Wed and am really happy about that.  I had some major burns, under my arm and breast.  The burn under my arm has completely healed, but I still have burns under my breast, which is starting to heal.  I have very mild LE so my arm is wrapped in compression bandages which is really annoying.  But saw  my PT today and she said everything looks really good.  She thinks the swelling was due to rads and that it is so mild I will not have a lot of probs with LE.

I am starting to regain my life back.  My hair is now covering my head but is only 1/2 inch long.

Michele- I am having the flakes as well.  Not attractive.

Isabelle - I also can not believe how fast rads went and my txt was 7 weeks long.

Anita

HI LADIES

PHILLIPA

FINALLY yah for you finished  what a relief hope yourS/Es arnt to bad my last one seemed to be the worst for me

JAQUIE

Glad things are going well for you and only one to go

ANITA

Its good to start life back up again isnt it my hair is about 1 " long now SALT and pepper in color which i love and its lying flat ive put my wig and scarfs away now not that i wore them much and  it was like closing a chapter in my life, i walk around showing of my beautiful hair Ive had lots of great comments from people saying how much it suits me and i should keep it really short i was just thinking how before we were talking about our hair falling out and whether we should clipper it all of or not and whether to go topless or not and now look we are starting to see it coming back how fast time goes ah

good to see everyone is starting to move on with life now ,take care all

PRINCESS JOJO

Speaking of hair...when can I color it...it is gray and that has got to change SOON.  it is also sparse, so I don't want to waste to much money on only half my hair.

Hi All - 

 Michele - I colored my hair already!  Just use a 10 volume, which is less damaging on the hair.  I could not stand the gray!!

Had my exchange surgery on Thursday.  I think they look weird.  I hope it gets better as the swelling goes down.  Feel like I've been hit by a truck, but that is because of the lipo not the foobs.  The foobs do not hurt at all!!

Feeling a little depressed because I know I have a few more surgeries before I'm done with all of this.  I just want it to be done.  Depressed about tamoxifen as well because I don't want to gain more weight.

Hope you all are having a good weekend!  I want to go outside but I am in compression garments and am hunched over like a 90 year old woman!!

Love -

Laura 

Hey girls, glad to read about everyone's progress on this road to recovery.   I have 9 rad treatments left (total of 33).  I am peeling like crazy in arm pit and on nipple.  It's itchy but not painful so far.   My hair is growing too. It's still only 1/2 inch and oh so grey.  I am not brave enough yet to go in a public place like this.  I like to ride in car with no wig and window open!! 

  take care and best wishes, Jean

HI ALL

JEAN

Im with Michele go for it Ive been topless for most of the time and really no body takes much notice except for the ones who have had personal dealings them selves with cancer .

As for the coloring I'm a hairdresser and i think its fine to colour your hair but remember if your naturally dark and wanting  to go a much  lighter colour you will more than likely go a very gold tone, yeh yuckie ,so if you just want to cover greys or go one shade lighter or barker or in the reds  i think it would be ok ,i would do it at this stage, but i really love my salt and pepper look while im this short maybe latter ill put colour in it ,       and for that consultation it will be $50 thanks lol

Im feeling your pain Laura and anyone else who is undergoing surgery take care and remember time goes fast so don't rush into things

BY ALL

PRINCESS JOJO

Hi, Sort of breezed through all the posts since the 2nd. Congrats to all who have finished chemo or rads, also surgeries for that matter! {{{BIG HUGS}}} we are getting there step by step!

I used a light ash brown (natural instints) semi permanent color on my salt & pepper hair just so you could see it right before I left for mexico, I also had semi- permanent lash extentions done.. WOW now those were worth every penny. I have lost a few but they still look fine and dh says they make a world of difference. They really took away the chemo look... my lashes were coming in but still very fine and short. I did a crash and burn my 2nd day in Mexico on the wet tiles, so they had to shave the area that needed stitches. Lol I would have complained if I was consious.

Oh fyi, I didnt have a problem being in the sun for a week.. I covered any radiated areas with a good 80 spf and the rest of my body with a nice 30. It really evened the color out and I rarely wore a wig, just a sunhat to cover the stitches lol. Figure I'll ask the surgeon to remove them on wed as the doc in mexico was going to charge another $400. (he already got $400 to put them in)

Sooooo 2 more days and I go in for my surgery... Im  nervous of being boobless for a year or two and also how Ill feel after the surgery. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do, and the docs say no way for immediate recon  so I'll tough it out. The girls are leaving on Wed whether I like it or not.

Time to get some housework done as Im running out of time, Lots of love and Hugs Suz

Great advice Michele.. thanks and Hugs, Love Suz

Laura ~ thanks for the eyelash extension tip !  I am going tomorrow to have them done......  we have a Grand Opening of a new business venture tomorrow night.  Being I still have not much hair I just want to LOOK better.  We are also going on a cruise in May.  I figure I will keep them on till then, hopefully my lashes will be longer by that time.  I have a lot of lashes they are just about 1/2 their normal length.  I hope I am not making a mistake....... 

Thanks Michele !  Wish I was a doll that you could pull the hair and make it grow as well as flip the head from blonde to brown.  I had one of those when I was little.  I think it was a Barbie Makeup head ~ LOL

Suz - I am thinking of you today as you go for your surgery.   I agree with Michelle; get rid of those things they are trying to kill you!   In fact, when you get the replacements there is a t-shirt that says "Of course they're fake - my real ones tried to kill me!"  

Thinking of you Suz.....

((((((SUZ-big and gentle hugs))))).

Lash report...yes indeed I have some coming back, but mostly on the bottom.  Not so much on the top.  Nose hairs are back as well and my bush baby is growing like a BAD weed...gotta do some bushwacking soon.

I am wearing a bra again...couldn't last week...felt strange to go to work commando...oh well.