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Oh, you beautiful women with your fabulous new hair coming in so nicely...   I want some too!!

Had a little trim yesterday as the back had some patches longer than the top and it was growing low onto my neck (never had that before).

take good care, all of you

Teklya

Thanks everyone for the kind words.  

Carrol - I did start getting trims in December, and have had at least 4 since.  My stylist is keeping the lower back part pretty short because it was starting to grow in kind of like a mullet.  We are going for a wedge-y style, which I hope will grow into my old bob style eventually.

Tracie - at first I used Naturtint, which I bought at Whole Foods and took in to my stylist.  But after a while, I wanted it darker.  And no matter what color we used in the Naturtint it just stayed red.  I finally gave in in March and had a salon color put on. 

Nancy I always used the 1" flattening iron on my hair prior to chemo. I prefered the ones with ceramic plates. You'll find it keeps the frizzies away on humid days.

Sara your hair looks great.  I had my hair trimmed and colored again yesterday.  I told my hairdresser that every one thinks it is really thick, but she agreed with me it is not as thick as it was before chemo, it is just the curls making it look thick.  When she started putting on my color she said I had a lot of new hairs still coming in. And when she trimmed it she said that last month she evened everything out in the back and now it is all different lengths, so it is not all growing at the same rate. My hair never looks the same two days in a row, it just depends on how much time and product I use.  We all took the look good feel better to learn how to deal with being bald, they need to have a class to teach us how to handle our curly frizzy new hair.

sara, you are adorable.  I cant wait to have any hair at all that I can even try to brush ar put gel on.

lago did not know that was a wig in your avaqtar, thought that pic was pre cancer.  Love that style on you, very young and hip.  My wig is also very shiny, when people tell me that my wig looks real, I think really? nobody I know has hair this shiny.

saralmom...you look faaaabulous!  I am so jealous.  I am 8 months PFC and you have twice as much hair as me.  I did take a tip from MBJ a few weeks ago and bought some of the John Frieda "Go Blonder" shampoo which gradually lightens your hair.  I was a dark blonde before and it came back an ugly taupe/gray.  Ugggh!  This product has lightened it up just enough to get rid of the gray and add some shine.  I also use some gloss drops to add a little more shine.

I have had a couple trims to take care of the long stuff growing down my neck.  Waiting for the stuff on top to grow like that.  My hair salon is now selling a supplement called GROH from Total Neutraceuticals.  It is mostly derived from wild mushrooms.  It is pricey, but I bought a one month supply and have been using it for a week so it is probably a little early to see any results.  I will let you know what develops.

Haven't posted here in a while, but I love checking in to see the latest pics!  I'll try to post one next week after I get back from the beach in sunny Florida.  I am hoping the sun and warmth will help this hair development.  Its been raining here for days! 

my hair was a darkish brown that was hilighted to a very light blonde. NOw it's almost black with grey when i colored it it's very dark brown the lightest greys are kind of a carmel color in the light.

wow sarah what creams are you using to straighten your hair?

Everything I learned about straightening my hair I learned right here on this thread from MBJ!!  

lago - It started to seem curly at around 5 months PFC - so maybe like 20-22 weeks?  The longer it got the curlier it got.

Carrol - and anyone else interested - I mostly use Marc Anthony straightening cream which I heard about from MBJ.  Here's my routine.

Wash and condition in the shower.

Comb out hair and use about a quarter size dollop of straightening cream - currently using Redken Sheer Striahgt 06 because I ran out of Marc Anthony Style Straight Instant Straightening Cream.  I've also used Redken 16 when my stylist gave me a sample.  All work well. 

Blow dry using the flat attachment and a flat brush just brushing it down struaght and kind of forward.  Then I have a tiny round metal brush from my stylist which I sort of am able to pull down the bangs with the hot dryer and attachment to flatten them some.

I have a tiny flat iron - less than an inch I think - which I do all over but mostly on the bangs and the top.

Then I use wax - currelty using shortsexyhair "Frenzy" which claims to "bulk up texture" but works well to hold everything down.  I use alot on the bangs.  And I use it to tame the top and the neck area.  I sometimes re-apply during the day, but usually it holds all day.

There you have it.  And to those non cancer people who keep telling me how much fun I'll have being curly, and what a great opportunity this is to try something new, I say that's BS.  I used to wash my hair and blow it dry with a round brush and go.  I could go from pajamas to the car in 20 minutes.  My routine now takes at least an hour.  I know I do it to myself and could just let it go, but like lago says - I don't have a curly personality either.  And I prefer to look in the mirror and see my familiar self.  

Okay - time to go finish dealing with my hair so I can go to work!!! 

saralmom:  That pretty much sums it up--an hour for my hair in the morning and it doesn't even reach my shoulders yet.  It is worth it to see my familiar self.

thegoods5 the best way IMO is to post your picture on a website like photobucket. Go to the little tree icon on the menu bar where you post a reply. Take the link to the photo and post it in the proper field. You can re-size there if you like.

I know others copy and paste from photobucket type sites but if you do you can't re-size. It will not work from facebook.

I don't know. I don't use photo bucket. I have my own site and host my photos there