Hair Hair Hair - Another question

TifJ: The chemo white just doesn't color well at all.  Also, to cover grey at the minimum it should be left on for 30 minutes or more.  I always look for full grey coverage on the box--many products I have used don't seem to last or cover the grey and chemo hair is the worse.

Thanks Marie and MBJ. I stopped at Sally Beauty supply today and they helped me pick out a permanent (ammonia free) color and suggested a 10 peroxide and gave me a little packet of stuff to mix in with the color that will help it stick to the greys better. She suggested I start out dark and gradually lighten up- since it is growing in very dark around the sides and back  (lots of grey though). I am going to wait until the Natural Instinct color is gone. I will leave on the color refresher longer like you suggested Marie!! Thanks you ladies!!

Lago:  I have been part of the eyelash study for a year now.  After chemo the hair on my head is very thin and my eyebrows and body hair are non-existent.  But the eyelashes kept growing because of the eyelash study.

The company I have been going to (Therapeutics, Inc.) for my eyelashes is doing another study on women with thin hair.  They can't take me until a month after the eyelash study ends, though.  I am not sure yet what the product name is, but if it is made by Allergan, the company that makes Latisse, I'm going for it.

Brenda

Thanks Brenda!  I hope the studies work out for you and you reap the benefits!

I'm only 48 but I looked and felt so much older with the gray hair.  Not to mention that the seniors kept hitting on me because I looked like a young old lady!

The funny thing is that I still get no comments on the hair colour change.  You would think that going from gray hair to dark hair someone would notice but it seems like people must think it looks natural so there is no need to comment?

hdangelbaby your husband isn't crazy. My hair was dark brown with some gray. Now it's black and gray. Even my eyebrows turned black.

Mary:  My last Latisse is at the end of this month.  What will we do after that?  Are we going to lose our eyelashes?  

Marie:  The seniors hitting on you made me chuckle!!!  I bet you didn't know whether to be flattered or dismayed!  It's okay, I can make fun of seniors -- I'm 56.

Speaking of age, a long time ago I read that things happened in 7 year cycles.  This seems to be true for me.  Things started going badly for me at age 49.  First dx at age 50.  Second dx at 54.  I can't wait to be 57.  Maybe things will completely turn around and I can spend the next 7 years in bliss?!

Brenda 

ladym- WOW.  Your hair is so long!  I am 5 months out and mine isn't even half of that.  Did you use anything special to make it grow so quickly?  I love the style too.  Good for you.  I am sure it feels great to be getting back to "normal".  take Care.

Yesterday was the 1st day I went to work with out my wig. It was all good.

My display pic. is of my cat that past away on Sun. We had him since he was a kitten 15 years ago. I miss him badly : (  I went and ordered a memory rock yesterday with his name and a cat head carved on it.

Wow, we are all so different!!  Lady M, I am envious of the length and straightness of your hair.  I'm 7 months PFC, and rockin' what I currently call the Ogilvie Home Permanent Kit.  Ladies, help!!!!  I have never been called ma'am so much in my life, it is dreadful and looks like a poof that is impossible to tame.  I use Giovanni pomade, and all it does is make the curl greasy.

Really hating this stage.

Would a flat iron work on hair that is 1.5 inches?  Thanks!

ladym - omg your hair is super cute - I WISH I could get mine to do that - I have the most obnoxious curls in my bangs, which obviously makes them seem super short.  I use a flat iron, but they don't get smooth enough.  

So yes, you can get a tiny flat iron (my stylist gave me one which is about 1/2 inch wide), and it does work to a point.  With alot of product (straightening cream before blow dryer, and wax/gel after ironing).  I still can't get my bangs to lay flat though, so I kind of push them over to the side.  I have a wicked cowlick which doesn't help either.

I'm officially SICK of this stuped curly hair.  I had very straight hair before, and I feel like I look like a different person.  Yes, it's better than being bald, but right now I'm cranky about it.  I go in Thursday for a trim, color again.  Hoping that lifts my mood. 

ladyM.... wow, I am so jealous.  I am 7 and half months PFC and I don't have half that hair.  Tell us your secret, please.  Mine is getting very wavy and if I blow dry it with a round brush to straighten it, I end up with a real butchy poof on top.  Isn't there some cartoon character with that hair do?  I absolutely have to do something with the color... this dull squirrel hair is driving me nuts!  Too chicken to color it myself, so will have to cave in and go see my former colorist.

Love the photos, but hard to beleive it takes sooooo long just to get a short do.  Mine is coming in very gray and sticking straight up.  Just wish the top would fill in a little and them I would go topless.  Was searching the Puritan Pride website for supplements and came across henna for dark brown hair ,was wondering if this was a safer product verses hair dye for covering the grey?  I would feel more confident going topless if there wasnt so much grey.  Any opinions?

This is my first attempt at posting a picture of my hair.  This was taken a couple of weeks ago at 11 months PFC.

Beautiful, you mentioned color at 12 weeks, could you go topless, please give me hope, I finish chemo at the end of this month.  I am a NC girl and it is getting warm.