Hair Hair Hair - Another question

djt, nope. See photo. Still grieving my hair loss.

Retzie, Well, we don't have any choice do we? While we complain about all the lovely side effects, we have to remember that were still here to complain.

Orangedaisy...you look absolutely lovely. You just shine! I doubt that your friends are just being kind. They are telling you the truth, because you are definitely rocking that doo

Orangedaisy, I agree with biscuits, you look great!! When did you start the Nioxin/Alva/Biotin regiment?

Dawnann, don't be discouraged-positive thoughts!! I'm 2 months PFC with zero signs of hair growth. I would love what you're sporting!

thanks orangedaisy. Is there a reason why you are not using it now. I’m on Letrozole so I’m unsure if it’s safe to use.

orange your hair looks awesome and it does look like a “real" hairdo. I was so happy when my hair got to that point. . As for it being crazy on top....get ready because it could start to go curly. Mine was a little bit longer than yours is now when I started to notice it was coming in curly. My before cancer hair was very long, had natural auburn hilights and was very straight. This is what I have now....lol. Crazy curly and much darker than my other hair and I have no clue if this is permanent or if my old hair will come back. I will be 1 year PFC on May 30th. I have no idea how to work with curly hair and even though I’m thankful to have hair it’s a bit frustrating at times lol. Most people have their whole lives to learn how to tame their hair, this is all new to me. . (And thank goodness for Snapchat filters because they make me look almost nice lol)

My hair is longer than it looks one year out but it’s hard to tell because of the curl

Mquara, i love your hair. I’ll be OK with curls. I’ve had wavy hair my whole life. I recommend letting it do it’s thing. Experiment with gels or creams to control it. Let it air dry. Use a pick to comb it.

ItsStillMe

This was recommended by the salon where I purchased my wig. I use the shampoo, conditioner and serum. She told me its one of the safest to use on chemo hair. She is herself a BC survivor. I finished Taxol 9 months ago, still getting Herceptin every 3 weeks til June. I have gotten my hair trimmed several times and have it colored twice. I feel that it helped me, it seemed to grow faster and helped it thicken up. The top is still not as thick as sides and back, but it was thinner on top to start. It is kinda spendy, but I didn't cut, color my hair for over 9 months, saved a bunch on hair products. And I think I'm worth it!

Leesa - your hair is fab!! I swore I wasn’t ever going to cut my hair, but at 5 months after chemo it was a curly mullet mess in the back and a short mess on top so I got it cut yesterday. Yes, it pained me to cut any length, but I was at the point where I never left the house without a baseball hat it was so crazy.

I basically just got the curls in back cut off and the sides trimmed - it looks 100% better

Looks this thread has hit a bit of a lull! Lovepugs, If you see this, I love your pics. How do you feel about curly hair? I’m having trouble getting used to mine but happy that it is growing in, at least.

Thanks Flynn! I was afraid I had killed the thread! LOL

I don't know that my hair is exactly curly...I'd say it's more wavy than anything. Those pics were right after a shower, and the humidity does make it curl a bit more. It was a little wavy pre-chemo, so I'm not sure it's all that different from before. I never had hair this short (except for a couple of weeks when I got my chemo-cut). I do think I'm going to keep it short, though. It is so much easier than long hair. I do wish I had my old color back. I have a lot more gray now than before chemo.

Ingerp, my hair felt like it was taking forever to grow back, but once it really got started, it grew pretty fast. I've actually had two haircuts since January/February. My eyelashes and eyebrows were slower to grow back. They're all back, but are lighter than they were pre-chemo. I feel like it looks like I have half-brows, if that makes any sense.

My hair is a total mess...thick curls that I can't do a thing with.  Repelling color.....This is 6 months post chemo, I didn't not have a thread on my head after 2 weeks of AC.  Wonder if I will be able to ever go wigless again.

Any of you had problems with hair repelling color??

What are half brows lovepugs?  My eyebrows and eyelashes just came back in... I had my first eyebrow wax yesterday, and bawled my eyes out at the Benefit Brow Bar. It was one of those I can't believe I made it to this moment cries!!   

CBK your hair looks wonderful. Love the curls, thickness and color.

Hey Luvpugs-

My hair looks better from behind. Do you remember when your hair started growing in, mine started growing in the back at first? So my front has not caught up and is curlier. I have a big mullet head. Omg the curls are thick and outta control. I hope it calms down. I don’t want to cut it. Losing my hair was super traumatic for me some people deal with it with more grace than others. I lost every hair too on my body except 🥁 one wild grey eyebrow hair. One.

I’ve been playing around with every eye brow product under the sun. I never cared so much about my eyebrows until they left me. Mine also when they grew back in are lighter in areas that make them look nonexistent. Love my new products from benefit. This works great if you have growing in brows that need plumping. It’s called the Brow dream team Set. Start with 24 hr brow setter gel. Then start filling in with precisely brow pencil and add a little more color with thicker pencil included in kit. Only $24.00. No I don’t work for Benefit. Ha! Getting them waxed just helped define the shape better and with products they look super realistic and PLUMP. These products really cover the light hairs.

Klvans- thanks for your words but this lid really wild. Wish I could could just understand why it’s repelling color so much. I suppose it’s all chemistry.

Ingerp- not everyone loses lashes and brows on taxol. I hope you are one of the lucky. Mine fell out toward mid taxol infusions to the end. My head hair Started to grow back on taxol

Ingerp-I liked my pre-tied headscarfs from Turban Plus. I got super cold during chemo and wore bamboo head turbans from headcovers unlimited.

I never left the house without a wig once. Still don’t. I mean I’ve had two surgeries since I lost all my hair and went to them and back with a wig. Crazy huh?

I bought a really cheap headband with hair wig. Love that thing. Wear it way more than my human hair wig. And I love throwing hats and scarves over it.

My MO’s nurse told me that not everyone loses eyebrows and eyelashes. But she did state the fairer skinned people were more likely to lose them. Don’t know the research on that, so take it for what it’s worth. My lashes and brows grew back quickly though after taxol was over. Hang in there and don’t get burnt!