hair loss

reneehaney

Is it gradual or does it just suddenly all fall out?

tcbangels

Everyone is not alike some lose all & some don't I lost mine in blotches i look like i had a mohawk ha!ha!~ a little sense of humor.There is no real good answer on that my dad was taking a bath wash his hair & came out ,my mom lost a lot of hair i seen some that really didn't but heh if di its not that bad,i lost mine in the summer so i didn't wear a hat unless in oublic because where i live its hot in summer so i didnt. well all i can say is good-luck we all know where you coming from, our prayers are with you
cheryl(tcbangels)

rae_98390

Hi,

My hair loss was gradual. It fell out in a thinning type way. Every person is different though. I asked my chemo nurses about head covers and they gave me a catolog to choose hats, turbins, wigs, all kinds of choices. It helps to have ordered them, or buy them from a store before hand to have them ready to wear when you need them, if you choose to wear some kind of head cover. At home I just wore a soft night cap or no hat. It gets a bit warm and comfort was important to me.

Please keep in touch through the chat board and let us know how you are doing. :)

Cincy

tiger

rae_98390 said:

Hi,

My hair loss was gradual. It fell out in a thinning type way. Every person is different though. I asked my chemo nurses about head covers and they gave me a catolog to choose hats, turbins, wigs, all kinds of choices. It helps to have ordered them, or buy them from a store before hand to have them ready to wear when you need them, if you choose to wear some kind of head cover. At home I just wore a soft night cap or no hat. It gets a bit warm and comfort was important to me.

Please keep in touch through the chat board and let us know how you are doing. :)

Cincy

Hi there, well, I had my first chemo on Jan 28,2000. and by Jan 30 2000, my hair was falling our, I played with my hair alot and noticed it coming out, but then it was falling out in my kids supper dishes and on the counters, so I took my mom with me to the hairdressers and got my head shaved!!
It was really cold so I wore a little night cap to keep my head warm, our temps drop to -40 on cold nights here. I usually wore a ball cap or a bandana, I tried a wig once, but it felt like a dead animal on my scalp, so that got tossed. Each time I started a new type of chemo, my hair would come in a bit, then start to fall out again with the onset of new drugs, so my hubby would shave me down again. Now i am on a new drug that does not cause hair loss, so I have about a quarter inch of hair. I still wear a bandana, but sometimes I say the hell with it and go without. Let people stare I just dont care anymore!!!! My husband likes it, and none of my friends know me with hair(we are military and have a change in friends every couple of years) So buggers on it.
Do what you are comfortable with,stay strong and we will all win this battle together!!
many hugs from Tiger

maggie

My hair fell out gradually, It got real thin, so I shaved my head with the help of my 7 year old son. I figured that it would be easier that way!! I usually just wore a bananda or scarf on my head when we had company. TAke care, Maggie