April/May 2012 Chemo hang out

Vballmom-sending positive thoughts your way today!

Fierro6 - sorry for your delay again. Definitely go to the LGFB class you have scheduled! You might as well do it while you are feeling welll!

Fierro6- I had a one on one LGFG session during my 1st infusion.  I ended up getting a wig that day also from them.  I'm not a makeup gal so I did not have the makeup session but did get the makeup kit.  The wig and makeup are not me but like you said, I did something what I normally don't do which is a good thing.  My onco suggested that I paint my fingernails with clear polish to help protect/save them from the effects of the Taxotere chemo.  Now I do my nails every week which is something I never did before.  Have a wonderful time at your LGFG session!!!!

Keep that drain attitude up!!!!!!!  You will get that drain out and we will do the happy dance together!!!! 

Hi Fierro!  I attended my LGFB class 3 days before my tx#1.  They didn't really show me any special techniques as far as makeup for looking better while on chemo - just general makeup techniques.  (BTW - Their method is to have you put on foundation first, then do the eyes.  Coming from a longtime makeup girl, if you do your eyes first, you can easily clean up or cover any shadow fallout - and you almost always have fallout - *before* putting on foundation.    I was kinda surprised they were a little behind the times with that).

The hair-head cover techniques they show you are ones you can easily do over your hair.  No biggie!  

So go for it and have fun!! 

Haha I could use some head help. Mine looks rediculous. I've got one thin strip of 1/4 inch hair at my side part, then sparse hair that's hanging on, all over the back. Everywhere else is bald. Haha

I was supposed to work on my garden today, but it was raining when I got up. My niece is getting ready here for her wedding next weekend, so i stayed inside and went on a cleaning frenzy. I got so much done! I will sleep like a baby tonight.



Ball, hope you did OK today.

Hello back gain. I am in my third good week after Tx. Finished with AC #3. Will have AC#4 in ten days. I was curled up and did nothing the first week. Was catching up at work the second. Now finally feel things are a little normal. Same routine as my first two treatments. Hopefully the fourth will follow the same pattern.

I have been reading all your posts, hair, SE and all.

Dance- I did check to make sure it was just reflux for you and was glad to see everything went fine.

Marcia- I have port in my chest, and it is out of the way and doesn't bother me.

Sade- you get used to the baldness. I usually wear my cap at home. Once, I walked down forgetting to put it on, my DH and DS were laughing because my 3 year old daughter had a shocked look. She looked at me and said mom what happened to your hair. She didnt realize i had lost it as i was always wearing my cap. It was funny to see her disbelief. I did put the cap back on and had a chat with her about how the medicine I was having made it fall off and that it would grow back soon

Fierro - well, shoot!  It's good they let you do another class again anyway.  I do think it's a pretty good program overall - most of the volunteers don't seem to be along the line of the ones they show in their video (who must have been high-powered stylists!). 

But like I think I said, the whole thing was worth it to me just to get the Brow Power pencil.  That alone retails for around $25.00.  

Indigo and Fierro- I really should sign up for one of those classes. I have just been lazy. I now see the dark circles under my eyes and thinning eyebrows and I think I need to get some help with the make up.

Hello all,



I have finally rebounded from AC#3, which took until day 7 this time. The thought of tap water for some reason still makes me gag, I don't think I will be drinking anything but bottled water for some time. Strange.



I was going to ask how everyone is doing hair-wise. I would say I still have 25% or so of my hair on my head. I'm curious of I will still lose it or if that's it for me. I haven't lost any in over a week now. I started to get excited that maybe I won't be starting from completely bald when this is over, which probably means it will fall out tomorrow:). Anyone else not really bald? I shaved it 2 weeks ago. Of course the one thing I was looking forward to, the losing of the 'hair down there' also hasn't happened. It has thinned but still very much there! And I had to shave my legs over the weekend! It was growing back thin but still growing. It hasn't grown back since but has only been a day or so.



I haven't worn the wig I paid a fortune for once, have been going with hats with hair underneath (I bought the hair halo online). I think that willbe my look, don't think I can stand the wig.



I'm really hoping #4 goes better than 3 next week, but for now I'm going to focus on feeling like myself again for the long weekend!



Good luck for everyone having treatment this week!



Rose

Dancertracer - I got a presc for protonix & took 1 pill & now I have diaherra & my lower intestines are gurgling but my stomach feels better. It is never simple, so not sure what is next. I will call my onc office & see what they suggest. Do u have any suggestions.

We women have mighty strong hair on this thread!!!!!  Before my chemo, my onco told me that I may still have to shave my leg hair.... she may have predicted that correctly!!!!!  Still glad I didn't buzz imy head.... have to use a lint roller everyday to get the hair off of my pillows, sheets and my clothes but I don't mind.... lol

Isharvey822- that's about when my hair aka Elvis decided to leave the building also!!!! It has been going pretty fast since then!!!!  still having to vacuum daily to control the fallout!!! lol

Nofear- promise OTC works for me. Don't know if it is a lower dose or acts on something else relative to protinix. Might want to look into it. Also when I had D (was just twice) the MO suggested to wait it out a day and only if things got worse asked me to take imodium. He didn't want me to get to the C side of things. It didn't get worse so I didn't have the imodium.

2 weeks out from tx#1 and the hair is rapidly leaving the building!  guess I won't have to worry about having a pony tail  holder around this summer!

Tomorrow will be day 14 passed my 1st nfusion. My hair is very thick and haven't lost a bit of it. My onco told me 14-21 days. My hair and head don't hurt or feel funny. Leg hair is slooooow to grow back which is appreciated!