Starting Chemo March 2015

you're doing great, T! So proud of you.

Yep. And heading out for a bike ride shortly, yeah I'm hard core. And riding Saturday and Sunday and Monday too.

Just read some stuff saying Herceptin can cause brittle nails and some joint pain, so maybe that accounts for me waking up a little creaky in the morning. Never lost nails, and they were always crappy, but seem thinner now. Not that I care, never have gone much for nail polish, etc. too much of a pain. I just keep them short and don't really care

Thankful today...post op day 2 and doing well, not much pain just a little sore. Took a little walk outside this morning.

Allison...this is the last thing for me. I'm hoping to recover quickly and trying to move forward finally.

PB

Question for you ladies with lovely long locks... lol

When did your hair really start forming a semblance of a real live hair cut? I am 10 weeks PFC and my hubs calls me Neo(from the Matrix)lol It's there and dark... really dark.... but I wanna ditch this wig by Christmas without looking like I joined the army. Do you think that is possible? I just keep waiting for some crazy hair growth and I guess it's not happening! Why can't my head hair grow like my eyebrows which I had to WAX because they were so out of control!!!!

My hair is pretty much as long as I ever wear it, so all I can say is that 1.5-2 inches can definitely be styled.

I will have to take a pic when I get home! Theresa.... I would ABSOLUTELY ditch the wig if my hair was your length. That looks like you just have a short hair do! Mine is not near that unfortunately. It's all filled in... just not very long or thick. I slick it down with gel...and it looks longer... LOL but Still looks like G.I. Jane.... lol

and by the way..... I spend WAY TOO MUCH time looking at stupid short hair cuts on Pintrest!!

You straight haired chicks can totally pull it off. Not me.

I smooth coconut oil into mine and blow dry it, takes about 1 minute. But man, do I have wicked bed head in the morning.

Ksusan, every time you post, I always wish my cheeks were as rosy as yours are!

Leigh, remember I quit doing do rags mid August. I will see if I can find a picture from then. It was pretty short, at the time all I could do was spike it up.

One week after this picture I quit wearing anything.

That's what it looked like when I spiked it at Halloween. Somebody told me I should wear it that way. Yeah um, no

Everyone's looking stellar!

E- you look about 25 years old! Adorable!

Eileen: Did you color or is that natural? YOu look great!

Eileen - looks awesome!!!

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Loving all the hair pics! You all look great!

Post op day 5, physically doing well except very tired. Can't wait for this drain to be out, on Wed. All this resting and lack of excercise has me down the rabbit hole again. Crawling my way out slowly...got back on the treadmill for a super slow walk today...then got the call from my BS, pathology from my prophy mx and oophorectomy was all clear!!! So relieved!

PB