Hair Hair Hair - Another question

Norma My sister and I haven't spoken since the week after my BMX. She did call and wish me a happy birthday but I wasn't home. It was my 50th. She sent me a generous gift card from norstrom. I called for a month but no one answered. I finally sent her an email stating I wanted to thank her over the phone… when would be a good time to call. She said she would call me that weekend. That was sometime in March. I think she's pretty much written me off. I can't waste anymore time on this.

Granted I didn't call her on her birthday but that was my first chemo tx.

Lago is right - powder is much better for the brows than pencil.  I had been using Brow Zings from Sephora for a couple of years so continued using that until I went to the Feel Good...Look Better meeting and they gave me something for my brows I like even better.  It's called BeautiControl but I have no idea where you can get it.  There are 3 brownish shades, I guess so you can mix them or use alone.  Anyway, they work for me.  The beginning of my brows are brown and the rest is coming in grey so I really need the powder. 

 Hair on head:  is there anyone else out there besides me who runs to the mirror a minimum of once and usually do it two or even three times to look to see if there is any new hair growth on my head? 

Fitz,

Beauty Control is similar to Mary Kay. It's a direct buy product sold at home shows or through a consultant.

Fitz33, I rub my hand all over my head a couple times a day to feel if there is any thickening or lengthening  of the hair coming in.  I also check for signs of growth by looking in the mirror in different lighting (bedroom mirror versus bathroom mirror, ect.).  

I have a question for you ladies, I've actually just started chemo and shaved my head this weekend so I have a very long wait before I can really start to post on this thread but a friend of mine came for a visit this weekend and gave me the nioxin system, is this something I should or should not use during chemo?  Would it just be a waste of money to use now?  Should I just save it until after its over?  Thanks for any input.  You all look wonderful in your pics and I can't wait to be a part of it.

Lago, Thank you, I won't use it during chemo then, did you use anything special?

I did see your link and I love it!  I bought a wig, had long hair, cut it to a shorter bob in the style of my wig then had a friend buzz it this weekend, it was driving my crazy, couldn't brush it without filling the brush in one swipe so it was time.  Surprisingly, its comfortable and not nearly as traumatic as I thought it was going to be.  I have a buff I plan of wearing around the house and the wig is for work and public

I had A/C followed by taxotere. Both treatments were 4 times every 3 weeks. I lost my hair two weeks after the first A/C treatment and it was growing back by the final treatment. It was about 1 and 1/2 inches long. I was thrilled. After the second taxotere treatment, my hair fell out again. I thought I would never have hair again. I was wrong and it is now growiing back. I am 10 and 1/2 weeks since the last taxotere treatment and my head is completely covered with hair. Strange, white, curly hair, but it is HAIR!!!!. I live in Puerto Rico so it is hot. I think in another couple of weeks I will try to venture out without the wig. I just wanted to let others know that when the hair starts to grow, it grows fast.

islandmom so glad to hear my chart was helpful. I really need to find a way to get my progress charts and those of women like me out there for people to see who are embarking on these journeys. I made a chart with my reconstruction progress and my PS wants to use it to show other patients. I hope when all of this is over for me I can volounteer and help other women some how and I was thinking these charts might be helpful.

I use the Nioxin 3 step products. I did not start until 3 weeks PFC. It's about 7 months now. I stopped using it for a month and although my hair did grow it seemed to grow slower that month which was the last month if you look at my chart. I guess it will be more noticeable when I add the next pics in two more weeks.

sclst -- looking good!  Not only does your hair look like it is really coming in evenly, I can see from your first post that you have a nice-shaped head, which  I predict means you will look better, sooner.

sclst - nice hair!  it's coming in so evenly - that's great!  my hair is coming in very unevenly, which is a total pain.  I was rocking the male pattern baldness look for a few weeks - ack!  but now it is filling in and I may color it in two weeks.  I think park of the reason that my hair looked like it was thinning is that so much of it was white/gray and blended with my scalp.  but it is filling in now, so yay!

My onc/np said anytime. I did it at 3 months.

mcrimmon324- ABSOLUTLEY use the Nioxin, I have used Nioxin for years and so when I went through Chemo I continued to use it everyday on my bald head, I SWEAR by it and I am 11 months post chemo now and you should SEE the head of hair I have.

I'm a big Nioxin fan....good luck with chemo

I'm a big fan of Nioxin as well.  I started it just a few weeks before chemo and used it almost all the way through.  I ran out for about 3 weeks and figured it didn't really matter.  In those 3 weeks, my hair shed a LOT more. 

I'm 2 weeks PFC and I have more hair than most on thread during that time frame.  Now, I don't have a full head or anything...I should figure out how to post a picture....

Congratulations, Carberry!!!!!