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marjie  My Dh wanted to drop me off at the front door of the restaurant cause it was raining buckets and I told him he didnt have to cause my hair wasnt going anywhere ande could get wet without any problems.  These are the small perks!

Joan you have bangs! I'm jealous. You great… just in time for surgery. Hope your PS appreciates it It mus be so nice to have less forehead. I can't wait.

everyone looks amazing!  going for my first trim tomorrow!

Love the pink John Deere!!!  You look great in the pic! 

You all look fabulous!!!  I love the hair pics.  I tried to change my profile pic, but Facebook won't let me download my own pic on the computer!  Ugh!  I'll figure it out. 

I've had my hair trimmed 3 times.  Last week I had my back cut and stacked to look like an A-line frame.  I also had it colored a dark brown with red tones.  I look sort of dorky with it blown straight and in my face, so I leave my bangs and pull the rest back in a head band.  Or I flip it on the side, when I leave it down.  I put part of it in 2 ponytails (about 2 inches long) for a joke last week!  

pejkug I too didn't take photos of my bald head till 5.5 weeks PFC. I did have photos of my wig and scarf head though. I recommend you start though. You don't have to post them but at least you will have them. If you decide later you don't want them you can always toss them out. I know I wish I took pictures after my BMX and expander process. I can never go back and take those.

Oh, that is a great tip njbhwgirl!

Now that my hair is growing in (about an inch long all over, longer on top), the back is starting to curl. As much as I despise short hair on me, I REALLY want to shave the back & sides super-short to get the curls off. I keep seeing women with much shorter hair than me going topless, but I will stick w/a wig until my short hair isn't so hideous.

I agree, I didn't take a picture until 17 weeks PFC and wish I had taken some earlier.  Well, I did take 1 right after the buzz cut when chemo started, but none PFC to track progression.

How come I can't see the pink tractor??  Maybe my silly work fire wall is blocking it?

I've been going topless a little bit and its nice.  I'm not quite ready to do it full time yet and its been cooler here lately, so that is okay.  Tomorrow have onc follow up and Herceptin, will go topless all day, but Thursday 5th grade trip to Phili, I will wear wig.

I am not done with chemo yet, but love reading this thread to see what I have to look forward too.  I was hoping the hair would grow a little faster.  I always wanted short hair, but was too chicken to do it, now I am gonna get to find out lol!  Love the pic of the tractor and you look great Iowa Sue

Iowasue44, you look great. Are you 44? You look younger.

Joan888, love your haircut. You have some bangs. I am a month behind you and my hair is only going up, up.

My hair is very curly now 8 1/2 months post chemo. I think short and curly hair makes me look chubby on pictures.

Ok I am 4 months out from my last chemo I am in the white that is my mother who came from PA to take care of me. Just had TE put in on June 2nd and had an ooph and port removal.

Love the pink tractor

Posting a new pic (first is 4.5 wk PFC and second is 6.5 wk PFC--today)
Hopefully I won't screw this up

Can you see the difference? It's hard for me to tell sometimes...but I feel like there's more on top than there is on sides and back...wonder if this is b/c i cover it all day with scarf / hat?

Anyone else start to get their hair back on weekly Taxol ? ...have had 3 of 12 doses and noticed the "fuzz" for the first time today

Love the Pink Tractor.  I use "Alra" products reasonably priced and I can purchase online.  Found them through another BC sister and masectomy bra store carries it.  It makes hair grow and thick.  Natural products, they also have a natural deoderant.  I use the shampoo and then the lotion to keep scalp from drying out.  I do not need to wash my hair very often.  My hair was not growing until I started using the products last month.

njbhwgirl I was thinking about the keratin treatment too. I know when I lived on Long Island they had it in my salon and I wanted to get it but they said it wold make my thin hair very flat. Now my hair seems a bit thicker and soooooo curly. I wonder if it would make me look to flat though. How long does your hair need to be?

I have posted my hair progress on here before and I agree it does help to see the growth if you take pictures and compare how far you have come. I started at 4 weeks PFC when I figured the chemo was done and the hair should start even if I could not really see it. Otherwise I was staring at my head in the mirror non stop hoping to see it sprout. I also took pics when I got my TEs. Never took a pic after my bmx of my unreconstructed mess I guess I couldn't but I know my PS did take a pic in the hospital right before surgery and I was thinking of asking him for it. I am going to print out the booby progress chart and bring it to show him. Might be helpful.

and 6.5 wks (yesterday) getting darker...but still not so much on the sides and back