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First Hair Cut

skipper54
skipper54 CSN Member Posts: 936 Member
in Breast Cancer #1
What progress! It really does come back. I had my last chemo the day before Thanksgiving and much to my surprise was starting to grow peach fuzz on my head. I got my first hair cut today. Nothing major but it was uneven and out of control so she evened it up, trimmed it a bit and made it look better. Even though she didn't cut off much it's still a milestone and proof to those of you still in the process that it does grow back. The only problem is that's is wavy/curly and hard to manage. Oh well, as I understand it this too shall pass.
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  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #2
    congrats. my hair is also
    congrats. my hair is also the same, I use Moroccan oil and frizz shampoo and it really helps!
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
    #3
    I'm glad
    you were able to have your hair cut. I finished chemo Dec. 7, 2010 and don't have enough to cut yet. Some day......
    Char
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  • sweetvickid
    sweetvickid CSN Member Posts: 459 Member
    #4
    Congrats
    It is kinda exciting when you get that first haircut.
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  • Ticky
    Ticky CSN Member Posts: 117
    #5
    sweetvickid said:

    Congrats
    It is kinda exciting when you get that first haircut.

    The wavy/curly and hard to manage
    will gradually change if it was like mine. At one point my hair dresser said, "Look at that, all you have to do is push it and the style is there". It slowly changed a little at a time after about two years it was back to the straight hair that I had before chemo.

    Enjoy your new hair.

    Ticky
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  • Annette 11
    Annette 11 CSN Member Posts: 380
    #6
    Hair
    My hair is coming in since my last chemo Nov. 15th. but the bangs are real slow and the back is coming in so slowly. I have trimmed it around my ears. Is there some vitamin that we can take to help it along??
    It's a good feeling to see hair on our heads again. :-)
    Hugs.
    Annette
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  • susie09
    susie09 CSN Member Posts: 2,930
    #7
    cahjah75 said:

    I'm glad
    you were able to have your hair cut. I finished chemo Dec. 7, 2010 and don't have enough to cut yet. Some day......
    Char

    Congrats on your first
    Congrats on your first haircut! That's wonderful!
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  • DebbyM
    DebbyM CSN Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #8
    Ticky said:

    The wavy/curly and hard to manage
    will gradually change if it was like mine. At one point my hair dresser said, "Look at that, all you have to do is push it and the style is there". It slowly changed a little at a time after about two years it was back to the straight hair that I had before chemo.

    Enjoy your new hair.

    Ticky

    This is a milestone!
    This is a milestone! Congrats to you for getting that welcomed first haircut!


    Hugs, Debby
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