Hair Hair Hair - Another question

The medicine might be making it go slow. Once done with all it will go faster, lets hope

Bela 

Bela - don't worry!  It will come back, and once it starts you'll be surprised how fast it fills in.  A trick I learned from Carrol2 was to stop staring in the mirror at it everyday because you will never notice the difference.  Take a picture once a week - it really works!

I lost every possible bit of hair EVERYWHERE.  Honestly the worst was the brows and lashes and they're not really back fully if they will ever be. Armpit hair seems to have pretty much given up - but I'm back to having to remember to shave my legs, wax my upper lip, and keep track of that bikini area. UGH!

Marj my eyebrows actually looked better on chemo then they do now. They did fill in nicely at one point but then thinned again. In my case it might be the estrogen sucking drug. I too am dealing with the hair everywhere else although the arm pits only have 2-5 hairs each now. I wish my upper lip behaved like my arm pits.

marjie, my arm pit hair is minimal too.



Bela, I totally understand your impatience. It does take a long time for the hair to lengthen. Not much you can do except maybe take biotin and pray. Also, definitely take regular photos.

I never did that much with my hair before and it was very long! I can not wait to have it back at a length that I have to do it. Now it is doing this very weird stick up all over thing. If I have to bother with it I want to atleast like it!

Hey everyone! Just going to jump in here so I can get off to bed.

Here's a pic I took this evening... this is 5 months and 1 week PFC. Kinda hard to believe in a way.

(I don't usually wear my glasses; my eyes have been dry - but improving - lately.)

And for those of you complaining about curly hair, check this out LOL

 

Wow you look super cute. You have so much hair. Mine isn't half that long and it's straight at 5 months PFC.

Kat Looks great. so much hair wow

KAT--My hair came in super curly, just like yours, except I had to dye mine to get your color.  My friends and family were shocked at how different my new hair was from my straight pre-chemo hair.  I'm almost 14 mos. PFC now and it's finally starting to straighten out.  The longest hairs are 5 inches after 3 trims, but the curl is still there on the ends.  I'm struggling through the inbetween stage--keeping the back and sides short and letting the top grow out. Some days I feel like cutting it short like my profile pic, but I'm still hanging in there.

BTW--you have a gorgeous face, Kat!  I think you could wear any hairstyle and still be a knock-out! 

I'm laughing at all you gals that don't like your curls.  Just think about all those poor people (like me) who were born with curly hair.   Actually mine straightened out a bit after I had kids so it was not so bad. But  have one daughter who has extremely kinky blond curls.  She had fought with her hair all her life.

Peggy 

From what I can figure out, are some of you saying that chemo hair doesn't necessarily last forever, and that our hair can go back to some kind of normalcy?

Divine, my mom's hair came in curly at first, but straightened as it grew out more. Now it is exactly like it used to be. My mother even managed to look cute and youthful with the curls. I am not at all sure I will be as good at pulling off that look.

It's different for everyone - mine was poker straight and I have some curl....enough to just make it uncooperative, so I am keeping it really short....mostly for Lago lol!  I am curious to see what it will do....stay the new texture or straighten out again.

One lady I know - her hair came in like little spirals after chemo and it's 3 years now, she has the most adorable Shirley Temple curls....because it's so curly, she keeps it longer and it's absolutely adorable - on her....!!  I know others, whose hair went back to "normal" after about 18 months PFC.  Some women also never get their eyebrows back....mine came back like crazy then thinned again....and again.....I fill the gaps in with a pencil now.

marj it's really scary how we seem to have similar hair and eyebrow issues. I won't go out without filling in my eyebrows Thanks for keeping your hair short for me.

dltn.. Have you cut your hair yet? If not I would cut it short ( I had mine cut in to a short pageboy cut) Not so devastating when it falls out then.. I was told to use a mild shampoo, so I chose Dove shampoo. Get a lint-roller. I used mine several times a day.. ('brush" your hair with it)  It picks up the loose hairs.. Easier to deal with than seeing them in the shower or on the pillow, on clothes etc.. Once your hair has fallen out I suggest using a little olive oil on your scalp.. Keeps it hydrated and not so itchy. I had 6 months of chemo 4 AC//4 TD . "Fluff" started to grow back during my second set of four treatments. I see you are having T Make sure you use frozen glove and socks during that treatment. I your treatment center does not provide gloves/ socks then frozen peas works well.. I only used frozen gloves, fingernails are good,, toenails not so much.. Have lost two and looks like I might loose two more.. Above all remember they are doing this for you not to you.. It is doable... This too shall pass ..Hugs