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Sloan, the difference is amazing. I am too lazy to do all of that. I think mine will be more manageable. Pre cancer, I dried my hair straight with a large round brush. But I can barely use that brush. I tried my husband's small round brush and it worked great. I didn't try it until the end though so I want to try it today for the whole thing.

Where is the Hotel Del? Is this my east coast provincialism showing through (not for the first time)?

It sounds wonderful, and I'd probably love to go there! It's been ages since I've been to San Diego, but I enjoyed it.

Sadly, my travel time this spring will be devoted to college visits (suggestions welcome). We're starting with Philadelphia in a couple of weeks.

I did it!!! I came to work without any covering at all on my head. Yes, it's very short and there's still a few spots that need to fill in but guess what... I DON'T CARE!! This is very liberating.

Thanks Celeste. I'm actually in the St. Louis area.

Yay, Justmaximom! I bet it feels great!

I visited the Del once. I always wanted to stay there.

Figured it was time to post a pic of my hair 5.5 m PFC.

Trvler, your hair is beautiful!

Trvler, your hair looks amazing. Only 5.5 months out, that's great!

Sloan, your hair is so cute. I've been blowing out my wavy hair for 20 years, never even heard of wrap strips. Where would one get them?

I'm probably about 5 days away from the big fall-out. I bought a wig this weekend and to my own shock and surprise, I liked a synthetic one so much I ended up buying it instead of holding out for human hair. I actually think it looks really good and my husband likes it. It's a bob, much shorter than my current shoulder length but I've had tons of bobs in the past and always liked them. It's weird, I never worried about drastic changes to my actual hair but feel I need to warn my office before my first wig day.

I also ended up getting a hat with hair, whatever they're called, and a head cover so I'm ready. It was kind of fun playing with all that stuff. I bought from a shop that specializes in cancer hair issues and the owner was so sweet and helpful. She could have ordered a human hair wig for me (she just doesn't keep them on hand) but I really did get swept away. I guess if people keep asking me if I'm wearing a wig I can always go get a human hair one.

Peachy, I got so many compliments on my 'hair' I began to realize my wig looks better than my real hair.

Paxton: good job getting ready! I know I felt much more prepared once I had the wig situation taken care of.

I've gotten many compliments on my "hair" from people who had no idea. Which made me think it really is a good wig.

Allison, you have a lot of hair! You're a couple of weeks ahead of me PFC, but mine isn't nearly as long. They say Herceptin slows down hair growth, so if you and I are a comparison, that might be true.

Paxton - Yeah, I'm 51, so I've been blowing out my hair for a long long time. (Loved the 80's when big hair was in!! haha) When my hair gets to be at least 2-3 inches long I can start to blow it straight with a round brush style it. But, for right now, it just sticks straight up...hence the wraps. You can buy them at beauty supply places that carry products for multicultural hair. My local doesn't carry them, so I get them on Amazon. I get the Wrap It strips with a velcro cap to hold it in place. They are a little more expensive on Amazon, but $7 for a bunch of them is cheaper than the haircuts I'm not getting...

Dee --where do you get your color conditioner?

I have not posted on this thread yet but have been reading along with all of your posts. It is so nice to see the pictures and hair growth and such positive reinforcement from everyone. It is amazing how much we all want our hair to grow back at such a fast pace. I am 11 weeks PFC today and can say I am seeing it growing in faster. I just started taking Biotin this week in hopes it helps the growth along. I can say the top is really slow so not sure when I will have enough guts to go without my wig. M y daughter is getting married in June so really hoping I have enough hair by then to at least style some way. These posts give me encouragement.

Like reading positive posts and seeing pictures so keep them coming. At some point I might get enough nerve to post a picture

Have a great week.

Sloan...looks great! Mine pretty much stands straight up at this point. I use Surface texurizer cream. It gets it to lay flat.