Hair Hair Hair - Another question

Luvring Wow look at that hair! The color looks perfect! Nice to see you all pretty and having fun.

I know that shaving with a razor isn't recommended but I know my counts are good right now. I am going to have Round 3 of 4 T/C on Monday and I still have stubble which never fell out and it is growing! I look like a baby bird. I don't know if I should shave it so when when my hair grows in PFC it will be more even or just leave it alone. Has anyone shaved  their head with a razor this late in the game?

Gemmie - when we lived in the Kansas City area, we rented or borrowed several class A rv's and went to lots of national parks. Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Mt Rushmore, Crater Lake, Yosemite, etc. We have dreamed of doing it full time after he retires...in a couple of years at the latest. We haven't owned one because we feel you need to use it a lot to justify the expense. With my new diagnosis, we need to do it sooner rather than later. He may retire sooner than expected if we can figure out health insurance for him. I'll qualify for Medicare in October. And we may get something smaller...we want to spend a month in Alaska and a smaller rv can go to more places.



Thanks everyone for your generous compliments! We love living on a lake and having the family come and hang out. We were away from everyone for 17 years.

luvrving

You look great, great hair great attitude

I am sorry about your resent diagnosis. C sucks.. live life.. go rving and keep mets at bay ((((hugs))))

liefie.. Are you in Courtney or Campbell river?? We used to live n Port McNeil year ago then moved to Malcolm Island  now lower mainland

liefie ....A former co-worker just moved from PA to Campbell River. Been to PA a few times, nice place.. DH used to be a commercial fisherman and fished Barkley sound a few years.

thanks for sharing ksm - i am hesitant to even blow dry!  i just go with the curls - i love them b/c i always had very staight thin hair.

Rockym and KSM:  Thanks for sharing and the advice.  My hair is starting to pop up white on the top of my head--some strands more than an inch. I still have one one tx left this Thursday.  I am looking forward to having hair again--not just fixing it.  

Thanks, Hikergal!  I'm so glad I get to hang out with my grandkids now that we're back in NH.  They were all here today, the lake was fabulous, but I am exhausted!  I may not move out of my recliner tomorrow!

     Hair keeps tingling and scalp is sore. Am counting down. No official fall out yet, but I'm guessing any day now--am on day 12 out of chair, tx 1.  

  Am on TC protocol. Sound about right, ladies? Those of you who have been  there, done that?  I figure by end of week I may go in for the buzz.

Gemmie not sure if you saw this (I've posted it so many times I think people are going to kill me).  Anyway my 1st tx was Oct 5th. In the 3rd picture from the left labeled Oct 24th you can see how thin, dried out and the receding hair line (it was just washed and dried). I too had a lot of hair so it took some time for it all to fall out. Do not in the 2nd photo the wig lady cut my hair and thinned it as much as possible so I could try on wigs.

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Kjiberty I am so happy that you are seeing hair come! Those white fluffies were such a happy sight for me too. It's grows slow at first but it grows. it means all those hair follicles are still there and they will recover and make nice normal hair again.



I have been taking weekly photos and can really see the difference when I look back now. It's kinda fun. I am going for my last taxol today. Hoping the hair will really start to darken and grow once that washes out of my system. Mine is still very fine and baby soft. My kids are petting me now. It really feels and looks about like what my kids hair looked like when they were about 6 months old. I will update my avatar when I get to work tomorrow. Still can't seem to get this website and my Mac to cooperate.



I really like this shampoo and conditioner by Revita. I bought some Nixon and like it too. The funny thing is I like my husbands Revita better and he likes the nioxin so we have switched.

Yep, I see what you mean, Iago. I like how you kept a record. I will try to do that just for my own sake. Anyway, I've just styled my hair and am going out for a gal pal day. My hair looks rather good, eve though in the shower a few small clumps from the lower neck in back I did pull out rather easily. I figure this will most likely be my last good hair (my own hair at any rate) day for a long tome, so I might as well enjoy. Will try to post a pic, although I haven't figured out how to do that except by changing avatar. Helpful hints anyone?

kjiberty...in that case you will be prepared to shave the damned white fuzz off your face and chin!!! So far mine hasn't come back.

I used nair on the face fuzz. It was the nair for faces. It gave me a slight rash for a day but it went away. I probably left it on too long. Those hairs are really fine and probably only need half the time they say in e the box. No re growth on the face hear yet but it has only been a week.



I love the weekly photo thing. I look in the mirro every time I go by an d sometimes think nothing is happening but when you take those photos you can really see it happening.

kjiberty that massage sounds good.  Might have to check that out on a good week. 

luvRVing enjoy your beautiful summer in NH.  In Phoenix it is so hot that I feel cooped up.  Did end up going camping over the weekend and found it really relaxing. Just brought my pharmacy with me for the variety of possible SE's. 

Good to know when to expect the hairloss, hoping to hold out to 3 weeks but it sounds like those of you on TC went about 2 weeks.  

Has anyone had any luck with shampooing their hair only 1 time per week to help hold onto it longer?  I bought some of the Nature's Gate shampoo and conditioner but they did not suds up which only makes one want to put more in.