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  • LtotheK
    LtotheK Member Posts: 2,095
    edited October 2011

    Pinker4life, if this is you in the profile, I suggest you rock it.  You are a stun gun.  I know that's cold comfort, but it would be another story entirely if it were me in that shot with no hair, believe me.

    That said, I think the doctors really soft-peddle the hair issue.  For starters, a larger number of folks on Taxotere don't get their hair back than they say in their offices.  The studies have the numbers, it's not huge, but it's not no one.  The docs all like to say "I've never seen it."  I have also read and have seen first hand with my friends who have done two rounds of chemo the hair is indeed damaged.  In one case, it is a whole lot thinner than before, with a lot of male pattern baldness.  So I think this is not unheard of.

    I will say that in my case, TCx4, my hair is absolutely not the same.  It is thin on the very top where it grew in slowest, and I have receding hairline.  On my good days, I get producted-up and forget about it.  But it shocks me out of the shower.  My eyebrows and lashes stink, no two ways about it.  My theory is that even in one cycle of chemo, the "soft" hairs are damaged.

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  • missy_111
    missy_111 Member Posts: 141
    edited October 2011
    kymn-  his loss!!  You look awesome!
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  • Racy
    Racy Member Posts: 2,651
    edited October 2011

    ksmatthews, your hair looks great for 4 months. I will be 6 months pfc tomorrow and my length is very similar to yours.



    Kymn, wow!

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited October 2011

    ksmatthews - that's a great picture and your eyebrows are rocking! 

    In the past couple of days, I have noticed white hair under the arms and on the legs.  I guess it's time to start shaving again.

    And I swear the week in Florida made my hair grow like crazy.  It's hard to see because it is so white and grey, but it seemed to be visibly growing every day...like grass in the springtime.  I even have sideburns!!!

    I will spray it pink on Sunday for the Race for the Cure...I'm not walking because I'm having surgery on Wednesday.  Instead my daughter rented a motorized scooter so I can be there - we have a team of about 20.  Afterwards, I think I am going to try a little brunette wash-in hair color.

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  • YaYa5
    YaYa5 Member Posts: 667
    edited October 2011

    kym, you look ADORABLE with the short, blond hair.  i say keep it that way!  

    ksmatthews, your hair is adorable, too, and especially since you are only 4 months out.  YAY!

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited October 2011

    3.5 weeks PFC

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited October 2011

    3.5 weeks PFC

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  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Member Posts: 2,903
    edited October 2011
    Kym you look amazing! Love the short blonde hair. Are you a natural blonde or did you dye it?
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  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Member Posts: 2,903
    edited October 2011

    Marjie yes tomorrow is my exchange almost done . . 

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  • KiwiMum
    KiwiMum Member Posts: 704
    edited October 2011

    LuvRVing - wow 3.5 weeks.  Looking good.  I am 3 weeks today and don't have that much hair. I definitely do have stubble everywhere. The top is the thinnest.

    I will inspect mine with a magnifying mirror tonight. lol

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  • KiwiMum
    KiwiMum Member Posts: 704
    edited October 2011

    ksmathews - your hair looks amazing!

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  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Member Posts: 812
    edited October 2011

    Thanks everyone!  I actually went to walmart topless today! Now if I can just get a little more and ditch the wig at work!

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  • YamahaMama
    YamahaMama Member Posts: 221
    edited October 2011

    Kymn - super cute!  You actually have a style going on, girl! 

    ksmatthews - Also super cute!  You and I must be pretty close for PFC...I'll be 16 weeks PFC tomorrow, and my hair is about the same length as yours.  I can't do anything with it at this point, though...if I try to comb it, it makes its own little fauxhawk.  I plan on going in for a "trim" this week, probably...just will have the sideburns "femmed up" a little! 

    LuvRVing - looking good! 

    Marjie - Very sweet...  There are some absolute ANGELS for caregivers out there...not all, which makes those like her even MORE special...  To be called a BABY had to be the bomb, too! 

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  • EmmaC
    EmmaC Member Posts: 141
    edited October 2011

    kymn and ksmatthews, you both look wonderful!!!!! Ditch the wig! I know, harder than it seems!

    I am doing better at this short hair thing than I ever thought. I was always afraid of short hair. I am not one for regrets, but I wish I had more self confidence about my looks in the past, pre-cancer.

    Deniseday, Good luck Friday!!!!!

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited October 2011
    pinker 4 life: good that you found this thread..stick around!! i was doing fine, then, all of a sudden, i was feeling awful, and most of my hair thinned out (kind of like a receding mans) anyway; its my thyroid.. and im waiting to see if it will come back after tx.. have you been to a real place for hair replacements, for an accessment? there's something they test for  ds soemething, where your hair keeps cycling.. Lago knows about it.. check with her.. you look great in your avatar.......3jays
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  • tracie23
    tracie23 Member Posts: 598
    edited October 2011

    YES Marj.... Lyle Lovett... I could not think of who I look like LOL

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  • Racy
    Racy Member Posts: 2,651
    edited October 2011

    Pinker4life, I am very sorry to hear about your hair situation. Which chemo did you have? Was it taxotere?

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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited October 2011

    KSMatthews - we have the exact same hair!  My last chemo was July 7th. I think we are pretty close ... haven't ditched the wig for work yet either!

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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited October 2011

    Can someone tell me how we post pics on here?

    Thanks

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  • deniseday
    deniseday Member Posts: 96
    edited October 2011

    Kymn, did you use any special products to help make your hair grow faster.  I have purchased the Nioxin products, but just curious if there are other options.

    Denise

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  • sweetcorn
    sweetcorn Member Posts: 188
    edited October 2011

    ksmatthews--I went ahead and ditched the wig at work today.  I'm only working a half day, and then vacation for a week.  I am 15 wks. PFC, and went topless all weekend, for shopping and eating out.  So I took baby steps, and then decided what the heck.  My hair length is similar to yours, just a little spikier.  And yes, I could use some bangs.

    Love everyone's pictures!  

    Jane

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited October 2011

    ksmatthews definitely do the dinner without the wig...you look fabulous.

    Kym  love the short blonde hair, your bangs are rocking.  the bangs on me are the slowest, but partially because they curl up and I cant get them to stay straight.  You will see a lot of models rocking that hairstyle on purpose!

    BTW  I am 9 months from chemo and losing my eyelshes...AGAIN!

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  • juli0212
    juli0212 Member Posts: 1,415
    edited October 2011

    I am 5 years out from chemo, of course, lost my hair at that time, was totally bald (LOVED it!  Can you say:  NO SHAVING?????   :)))))    My hair grew in very very curly as most do, then it got real thin on tamoxifen...got a curly perm...went on Aromasin, hair is falling out and was getting thin and straight, NOW it's growing in CURLY just around the crown and bangs are whacked out curly and standing UP....this is weird S&*T!  (sorry)   LOL....so I just adapt to whatever's going on and certainly DO get the hair colored (it came in totally gray).   I am a brunette......naturally......   ;)  

    I don't use anything specific, just shampoo/conditioner for colored hair, and use a leave-in condition and DO NOT WIDE COMB my hair at all, just scrunch...as it'll fall out.  BEST to all~~~juli

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited October 2011

    Mccrimmon - using IE (won't work on Firefox or Chrome) I simply use the "copy" and "paste" function - click inside the picture, right click mouse, then select copy.  Click in the text box here, right click mouse, then select paste.  It will ask you if you want to allow the action, just accept it (twice, I think).  The picture must be hosted on the internet somewhere.  It won't work if your picture is on your computer's hard drive. 

    You can also try clicking on the little tree icon above the text box, then entering the URL of the picture.  Again, it must be someplace like Picasa or Shutterfly or one of the other many internet picture-hosting sites.  I find I have my best luck with the copy and paste function I mentioned above.

    Michelle

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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited October 2011
     Just testing if I can post this pic, this is just me playing with my new phone - it's me in my wig.  Thank LuvRVing, now I just need the guts to post a bald pic of me up. 
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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited October 2011

    Might be just my computer, but I can't see your pic

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  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Member Posts: 1,076
    edited October 2011

    I can't see it either and I thought it was my PC, I'll have to try again. 

    Thanks.

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  • dragonfly1
    dragonfly1 Member Posts: 766
    edited October 2011
    Ok, so here's my update at almost 5 months PFC. My hair is getting longer in the back and is becoming really wavy. Meanwhile, the top is not growing very fast but shows signs of also getting the same waves in it. The texture is weird-very coarse and wiry. I still call it something between a brillo pad and carpet:) Other than trimming around my ears myself I still haven't had enough to justify paying for a haircut. I'm not sure where it's going and I may keep it cut short because I don't know if I can handle the texture/waves (I had completely straight hair before). Anybody else getting the waves and swirls at this point? DH is finding it very amusing:) 
     
    5 months PFC 
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  • Elizabeth1889
    Elizabeth1889 Member Posts: 1,036
    edited October 2011

    Hi dragonfly, I am almost 5 months PFC and my hair looks just like yours.  I am getting the waves and swirls, too.  Still trying to get the nerve to go topless everywhere.

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  • Kymn
    Kymn Member Posts: 999
    edited October 2011

    Morning ladies, thank you all for the loveley compliments. Yes I have some waves in my hair but I use a paste to keep them down, yes I did use nioxin in the beginning to help,I dont use it anymore.I do miss bangs but am thankfull for hair :). I keep the back short and keep trimming around the ears until the top starts to grow out more so I imagine I will be wearing it this short for sometime until the top catches up some. I also shave the neck area to keep it trimmed up nicely and try and make it look like I meant to do this lol. I did dye it blond too figured the only way to make it look like it was intentional was to make a bold statment am going in for another colour soon as my dark roots are getting a bit long although I dont mind having some dark roots it looks kinda cool .

    Hope you all have a wonderful day

    Hugs Kymn

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