ROUND 2 CHEMO TOMORROW -- hair going???

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  • heylady06
    heylady06 Member Posts: 3
    #22
    canoegirl said:

    Hang in there Kimmy,
    I've
    Hang in there Kimmy,
    I've had 2 cycles of AC so far and days 3 & 4 are the pits. After that I seem to start feeling better. Once my hair started coming out in handfulls, I had my husband shave it short. My nurse told me not to shave it, but leave it 1/8" long. I wish I either shaved it closer or let it fall out long because the "stubble" catches on everything and hurts sometimes. I have the advantage that my girls are older (17 & 20), so they are able to handle the hair loss and my being sick for a few days. I'll add you and your family to my prayers. On the "up" side, I'm half way through the AC portion and I'm trying not to think about the Taxol portion yet.

    Make sure you get plenty of rest. I seemed to be much more tired after round 2 than 1. Do you have someone who can help with the 4 year old when you're wiped out?

    Good luck this week!
    Hugs,
    Marcy

    My mom
    My mom is also going to the A/C part of Chemo (one more left) then she does 12 Taxols. I don't live with her but i go there the days of her Chemo treatments and when my boyfriend is in class. Day 1 she usually has a headache, Day 2 when she gets her shot she hurts all over, Day 3 and 4 she says is the worst then she feels fine for a week and the weekend before her Chemo she catches a cold and gets really sick and then does it all over again. She shaved her head also, if i remember right, shortly after her 2nd round of Chemo and my younger brother (18) had hair down to his shoulders and he shaved his head with her, she doesn't want a wig though, she says that bandanas are just fine.
  • scorpio37
    scorpio37 Member Posts: 20
    #23
    kumanakaya said:

    Round Two Too
    I wanted to keep up a good front too, for my kids, grandkids, two live with me and three stay the weekends (16, 15, 9, 8, 7). The teens live with me and have really pitched in to help, even try to be sensitive (not sarcastic wow). I explained to the little ones that I was sick but would get better but for a while I'd be tired. My grandson said, oh yeah, you have cancer huh? So I had to explain cancer but they seem to understand. I had my head shaved today. I wore my wig home and they liked it, I explained what my head looked like and said they didn't have to see it, but they wanted to, so they looked and they rubbed it and they said it was okay, I was still their Meme .... wow.

    It'll be okay ... let them have their feelings too and be honest with them. If they can be a part of you getting better it's good for all of you. Someone told me, don't be a hero, be a frail human, ask for help, rest when you need to, there is no such thing as normal, you will feel better again and your relationships will be the best part of your life!

    round 2 (4/1/10)
    Had round 2 - four to go! my granddaughter is 6 years old and is terrified of my head lol she hasn't seen it but she knows i am bald under my scraf. She does not want to see it she says she is scared. What can I do to help her?

    thanks for any advice
  • kimmy101
    kimmy101 Member Posts: 12
    #24
    scorpio37 said:

    round 2 (4/1/10)
    Had round 2 - four to go! my granddaughter is 6 years old and is terrified of my head lol she hasn't seen it but she knows i am bald under my scraf. She does not want to see it she says she is scared. What can I do to help her?

    thanks for any advice

    have a thought
    i told my daughter my head looks really funny because of all the meds the doctors are giving me to help me get better. She is 4 and accepts that! amazing. She has picked out hat and scarf for me. She loves it when I wear them. She sees my silly head. When I am about to take off my hat, i say get ready for mommy's silly head. SHe laughs so silly, she makes me laugh. She tells me it can be scary. I tell her it freaks me out alittle too. Hope both of you can take a step closer. My daughter loves to rub my head with the different hats and wig. Maybe let her touch?? Hope all is well with you :)
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #25
    kimmy101 said:

    have a thought
    i told my daughter my head looks really funny because of all the meds the doctors are giving me to help me get better. She is 4 and accepts that! amazing. She has picked out hat and scarf for me. She loves it when I wear them. She sees my silly head. When I am about to take off my hat, i say get ready for mommy's silly head. SHe laughs so silly, she makes me laugh. She tells me it can be scary. I tell her it freaks me out alittle too. Hope both of you can take a step closer. My daughter loves to rub my head with the different hats and wig. Maybe let her touch?? Hope all is well with you :)

    Thanks for sharing about
    Thanks for sharing about your daughter and your "silly head". Wishing you the best of luck!

    HUGS!

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