How does your hair grow?
Comments
-
Hi Jackie
Sounds like the same way mine came back. It thickened up and grew fast with lots of grey but I had lots before just didn't realize how much because I colored it. When my hair was about one inch long I dyed it red and spiked it. It felt great after the hats and wigs. Have some fun with it!
Jadie0 -
hair mysteryJadie said:Hi Jackie
Sounds like the same way mine came back. It thickened up and grew fast with lots of grey but I had lots before just didn't realize how much because I colored it. When my hair was about one inch long I dyed it red and spiked it. It felt great after the hats and wigs. Have some fun with it!
Jadie
I was on taxol/herceptin ... so I did not lose ALL of my hair. The oncologist told me it would "thin" ... and I was stupid enough to think that meant a few hairs here ... and a few hairs there. HA. On day 15 I ran my fingers through my hair and ended up with a hunk of hair. I had a friend shave it all off ... so I wouldn't be shedding all over the place. Over the past 12 weeks of taxol/herceptin ... there were still semi-bald spots but then some of the hair "seemed" to grow ... but it was very thin ... and if I gave it the slightest "pull" ... it would come out. I was beginning to look like a chia-pet ... so I shaved it all off ... and now I'm HOPING it starts coming back ... all alike. Not a splotch here and a splotch there.
I'm still quite attached to my little denim "bucket hat."
hugs.
teena0 -
Your hair will come back.tgf said:hair mystery
I was on taxol/herceptin ... so I did not lose ALL of my hair. The oncologist told me it would "thin" ... and I was stupid enough to think that meant a few hairs here ... and a few hairs there. HA. On day 15 I ran my fingers through my hair and ended up with a hunk of hair. I had a friend shave it all off ... so I wouldn't be shedding all over the place. Over the past 12 weeks of taxol/herceptin ... there were still semi-bald spots but then some of the hair "seemed" to grow ... but it was very thin ... and if I gave it the slightest "pull" ... it would come out. I was beginning to look like a chia-pet ... so I shaved it all off ... and now I'm HOPING it starts coming back ... all alike. Not a splotch here and a splotch there.
I'm still quite attached to my little denim "bucket hat."
hugs.
teena
Your hair will come back. Just be patient. I know that is easy to say, but, it will. It seems it usually comes in gray, no matter what age even. Weird huh? I like the idea of spiking it.0 -
Hair
My last chemo session was in September. I also am sporting the spike look. The majority of my hair is grey. Does anyone know how long after chemo you can start using chemicals (perm, relaxer, etc.) in your hair?
I had my right breast removed last summer and am coming up on my one year anniversary. I have a prosthesis, but find it to be the most cumbersome thing I have ever encountered. Has anyone done brest reconstruction using the skin from the stomach. I am thinking about reconstruction since I don't want the implants.0 -
Not Fast Enough!
My hair is sprouting most everywhere, but nothing is long enough to "stick" in any direction. The chemo nurse says that most patients have enough hair to go without a covering by 3 months after chemo. Either I am going to have a growth spurt, or I am behind.
Glad you've got hair coming along, even gray. Better than none, right?0 -
Don't know when to invite Lady Clairol?ushernthespirit said:Hair
My last chemo session was in September. I also am sporting the spike look. The majority of my hair is grey. Does anyone know how long after chemo you can start using chemicals (perm, relaxer, etc.) in your hair?
I had my right breast removed last summer and am coming up on my one year anniversary. I have a prosthesis, but find it to be the most cumbersome thing I have ever encountered. Has anyone done brest reconstruction using the skin from the stomach. I am thinking about reconstruction since I don't want the implants.
but i would also like to get a tummy tuck along with a new girl! my Dr. told me to wait about a year or so I don't have plans yet, also i'm a big chicken and hate to do another surgery.
I colored my hair before so probably it is grey! Oh well, no one said we had to grow old gracefully! LOL !!
jackie0 -
Ah MoopyMoopy23 said:Not Fast Enough!
My hair is sprouting most everywhere, but nothing is long enough to "stick" in any direction. The chemo nurse says that most patients have enough hair to go without a covering by 3 months after chemo. Either I am going to have a growth spurt, or I am behind.
Glad you've got hair coming along, even gray. Better than none, right?
Joe sounded a little alarmed at a few patches of red , he told us about! maybe it will stick straight up like mine and you will have the pippy Longstocking look! (just kidding) oh no! i probably just jinxed myself! hugs, jackie
BTW, is your sisters name Jacqueline like mine? I was named after Jackie Kennedy. Anyway I hope you two had a great time and shopped till you dopped! LOL!0 -
YEAH!rjjj said:Ah Moopy
Joe sounded a little alarmed at a few patches of red , he told us about! maybe it will stick straight up like mine and you will have the pippy Longstocking look! (just kidding) oh no! i probably just jinxed myself! hugs, jackie
BTW, is your sisters name Jacqueline like mine? I was named after Jackie Kennedy. Anyway I hope you two had a great time and shopped till you dopped! LOL!
I bet that Moopy and her sister, Jackie, put those Retail Therapy Tutorials to good use!
:-)
Kind regards, Susan0 -
hair
I have a couple of posts on my expressions page with my hair growing in, but what never got in a camera's view was when I looked like a little old man with male pattern baldness. The sides grew in, the top was bald, boy did I look cute!!! Ha Ha But yes, it eventually all came in, however I do notice the top is still thinner that it used to be. I did not dye my hair until almost a year after rads were done (also posted). But I have been grey since my early 30's and am used to it.
Cat0 -
Thats great, so my husbandcats_toy said:hair
I have a couple of posts on my expressions page with my hair growing in, but what never got in a camera's view was when I looked like a little old man with male pattern baldness. The sides grew in, the top was bald, boy did I look cute!!! Ha Ha But yes, it eventually all came in, however I do notice the top is still thinner that it used to be. I did not dye my hair until almost a year after rads were done (also posted). But I have been grey since my early 30's and am used to it.
Cat
Thats great, so my husband and I are going to be twins. Short,fat & bald. Well not to short.0 -
HairKat11 said:Thats great, so my husband
Thats great, so my husband and I are going to be twins. Short,fat & bald. Well not to short.
I finished chemo prematurely on March 10th. I had lost all my hair...but did not mind. It has just started to grow back. I had short,curly,grey hair. Colour is the same, but it is all growinf forward. I quite like it ....will it remain that way? Anybody else have this happen?
I also have a fuzzy beard on my face....but what the heck???0 -
LOL, KatKat11 said:Thats great, so my husband
Thats great, so my husband and I are going to be twins. Short,fat & bald. Well not to short.
Thanks Kat, I almost choked on my apple when I read your post. Too funny! My hubby has been my baldness coach. So far I have avoided a pic with our shared hairstyle. It looks much, much better on him.0 -
Jackie and Susan and Pippi and Shopaholicrjjj said:Ah Moopy
Joe sounded a little alarmed at a few patches of red , he told us about! maybe it will stick straight up like mine and you will have the pippy Longstocking look! (just kidding) oh no! i probably just jinxed myself! hugs, jackie
BTW, is your sisters name Jacqueline like mine? I was named after Jackie Kennedy. Anyway I hope you two had a great time and shopped till you dopped! LOL!
Pippi Longstocking, hmm. Hadn' thought of that. At least I am getting away from the Little Bald Orphan Annie look as I did enjoy some retail therapy and bought a few clothes that fit. I do have a couple of tufts that look red, though. Where that color came from, I do not know.
BTW, Susan, my sister laughed and laughed reading those tutorials and posts. I believe we would get an A for our adventures this weekend.
My sister's name is spelled Jaquelyn. She wasn't named after Jackie Kennedy, sorry to say. My mom liked feminine names for her girls: Jacquelyn Carol, Lisa Dawn, Lorrie Denise. You see the pattern. I always thought Jackie is a cool name for a woman.0 -
very funny Sausagesausageroll said:Hair
I finished chemo prematurely on March 10th. I had lost all my hair...but did not mind. It has just started to grow back. I had short,curly,grey hair. Colour is the same, but it is all growinf forward. I quite like it ....will it remain that way? Anybody else have this happen?
I also have a fuzzy beard on my face....but what the heck???
What the heck!lol, I suppose we will have to start plucking, tweezing and shaving everywhere now!! but hey what the heck! LOL!0 -
dark and curly
My hair came back dark and curly. I really didn't know what color it was before treatment because I kept it frosted, colored, etc. This picture was taken last year 4 years after chemo ended. Yes, it will grow back. And aren't we all happy just to have hair? I have to straighten my hair now instead of curl it. Very funny. And I have let it grow long just because I am so happy to have it. I am 64 and most people think I color it but this is totally natural color.0 -
Moopster...Moopy23 said:Jackie and Susan and Pippi and Shopaholic
Pippi Longstocking, hmm. Hadn' thought of that. At least I am getting away from the Little Bald Orphan Annie look as I did enjoy some retail therapy and bought a few clothes that fit. I do have a couple of tufts that look red, though. Where that color came from, I do not know.
BTW, Susan, my sister laughed and laughed reading those tutorials and posts. I believe we would get an A for our adventures this weekend.
My sister's name is spelled Jaquelyn. She wasn't named after Jackie Kennedy, sorry to say. My mom liked feminine names for her girls: Jacquelyn Carol, Lisa Dawn, Lorrie Denise. You see the pattern. I always thought Jackie is a cool name for a woman.
Glad your sis enjoyed our silly Retail Therapy posts! She sounds like a pro - doesn't need the Tutorials.
A+ - I'd say!
Kind regards, Susan0 -
Hair hair!
Jackie, my hair is much like yours I think. Sticking up and fuzzy. It seems overall black to me, but Simon says that it is gray. Gray! I'm not happy at all about that. Does it eventually darken, I wonder? I like the idea of dying it red though. I've always wanted red hair. But I don't want chemicals in my hair anymore. Has anyone used henna dye for hair?
I have the fuzzy face thing going, too. It's a blond, super fine, down on my cheeks and even my ears! Ick. Nast. I have my first appointment for leg waxing this weekend. It is like an forest down there.
Moopy, it looks like the spending on hair and products has already begun on my end. I think you will soon follow...
Mimi0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.2K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 440 Bladder Cancer
- 306 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.4K Breast Cancer
- 391 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 12.9K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 666 Leukemia
- 789 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 235 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 53 Pancreatic Cancer
- 486 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.3K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 532 Sarcoma
- 717 Skin Cancer
- 647 Stomach Cancer
- 190 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards