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  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #22
    jjaj133 said:

    Hi Gail, I agree with
    Hi Gail, I agree with everyone else, you are so lovely you could put a mop on your head and still turn heads!!
    But I get it. The first question I asked, was not am i going to die. It was, "am I going to lose my Hair!!!???"
    I didn't, it just got thinner. I was on oxi, zeloda, 5fu, avastan (?) and lord know what else.
    So maybe you ought to hang in there?
    Sending prayers, Judy

    Judy
    Hi Judy, this picture is the cut after the freakin out the other day LOL...and I am so much happier with it...for now :)

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #23
    TMac52 said:

    Poor Gail :(
    Do you have Buzzers?? If not you can buy a cheap one at your pharmacy. Buzz it then use the razor. Have two boys and have been buzzing there heads since they were little.
    Good luck.
    Tom

    Tom
    Look Tom..no buzzers yet :) Just short!

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #24
    Nana b said:

    I have clippers but really
    I have clippers but really do you have to buzz it all off? I will text you after my scan. Hugs!,,

    Raquel
    That picture I text you before I cut it is soo funny. I'm glad I did the short look, I've always wondered what I would look like :) but of course there's the hat.....lol

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #25
    AnneCan said:

    Hi Gail
    I don't think there is one right way to do it. Some seem to do it themselves, others go to a salon. I just had my daughter cut mine really short, + lo + behold, when she did, we saw new growth starting. That cheered me up. I have to say that some of the most striking women at my cancer centre seem to the ones who have little or no hair. My hair is still growing, it is quite shot. I started on my new regimen ~ 1 month ago + noticed more thinning.

    Anne
    I agree with you Anne, the women with little or no hair are very beautiful. There is something about them...is it strength? courage? honesty? I don't quite know, but it radiates from them and makes me want to know them.

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #26
    idlehunters said:

    Hey Gail
    My first round of Folfiri... I just thinned... After 2 doses of my second round.... it all fell out. I cut it real short and put on a wig....the rest fell out on its own till I was bald. After having real long hair my entire life.... this is a HUGE change. I never seen my scalp before...uhhh, it was ugly...brown streaks on it that I had no idea even existed!! My eyebrows and lashes were gone too. I have never felt more like a cancer patient. After several days of crying and feeling sorry for myself I said "Hey, wait a minute...since when have you EVER settled for ugly?" I went to a beauty supply and got a few different wigs,,,different colors..styles... One of my hats I put velcro in and just bought a "halo" of hair and velcro'd it in...that was REAL comfy and since it was not a FULL wig it was much cooler. I bought eyebrow stencils cause when I tried to draw them on I looked like a clown. I went to a beauty shop and had lashes put on...they do sets or individual lashes. I felt like a beauty queen....HA..Take that cancer!!!! At this time, I am no longer on Folfiri and my hair has grown out about 3 inches. I am waiting for 1 more inch and then I am having extensions put on. They are expensive but I miss my long hair!!! That is my Mothers Day gift to me....and then I am leaving Mothers Day and going to the Dominican Republic for a week!!!! Gotta show off my hair!!!! You can use all this fake stuff to keep you as purdy as you are now...and remember...its only temporary! You take care.

    Jennie

    Jennie you look beautiful
    Hi Jennie...look :) I decided to do short first while it's only thinning and I guess I will see after another folfiri or two. I really don't like the folfiri, it wipes me out. I feel so weak after I get it, the first time I almost fell twice before I got home......your trip sounds wonderful and it's going to be a blast!

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #27
    unknown said:

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    Graci
    Graci your words are full of love and support :) like Jennie but in a different way, you been there and done that and I appreciate the advice, ideas, and personal experience look on things. As you can see in my new picture, I went for the short cut at first. It doesn't help with the thinness but doesn't look so scragly and long. lol....It seems after I get the chemo is when it comes out the most the first week...but I could be wrong on that too.?? ....anyway I will take it as it goes and be happy I have each day :)

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #28
    Buckwirth said:

    I second that
    Though I would say you are stunningly beautiful!

    Bald will be a temporary experience, have fun with it! Wigs, hats, scarves, heck, go and get a henna tattoo!

    And go to the parlor. You can do it yourself, but they will do a better job, and can give you some tips on how to maintain it.

    Regardless, stunning is stunning, with or without hair!

    Blake

    Blake
    Thank you dear Blake for the beautiful compliment. As you can see...for now I went with the short cut. And a hat. lol....ya know...its the in between thinning that is frustrating...too much there to buzz it all, and not enough to cover my scalp.....but hey...I've got hats now :)

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #29
    SisterSledge said:

    tough subject
    I have long hair and the thought of losing it makes me shudder...but at the same time, I've had long hair all my life and kinda looked forward to the novelty of short hair or baldness. I've admired the beauty of many women who wear their hair very short. However, they're saying I likely won't lose my hair from the chemo I'm taking and I wouldn't ever shave my head on a lark so if it doesn't come out on it's own it's not gonna happen. Looking at your pic, I'd guess you're going to look like a goddess without your hair.
    Janine

    Janine
    Janine you beautiful long haired lady...I also admire the look of the women with the very short or bald. This in between....kinda stinks LOL. So....for now it's gonna be short with hats :)

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #30
    lisa42 said:

    dear Gail
    Hi sweet Gail,

    Sorry about the hair! Hair is just hair but, especially as women, our hair gives us confidence and makes us feel naked if it's not there. You will get through this & it will make you tougher when you come through it! At least it is temporary.
    If mine all fell out, I'd really be in for it because I'm on the forever chemo plan. It's thinned, but not come out totally. I had hoped that would be the case for you, but it is what it is! As so many others have said, you have such a pretty face and nice figure that you will still be stunning!

    You hang in there, girl!

    Hugs,
    Lisa

    Lisa ....
    Hey there girly...wondering if I text you that picture before I cut my hair...soo funny now, the look on my face showing my hair. You are beautiful and amazing inside and out and even if you did lose your hair on your plan, it would give us all strength, courage, and inspiration and we would all want to look just like you!

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #31
    Nana b said:

    Gail, we do need to get
    Gail, we do need to get together soon!!

    Raquel
    I agree...let's celebrate your scan results. We can meet in Visalia or what ever sounds good for the day. I can't wait to be finished with this chemo!!! Then lets get together and head outta town again :)

    Hugs and smiles, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #32
    Buzzard said:

    Gail...................
    You already know how I feel about the hair, we've have already been there.. :) Love to you sweetheart, I know its a pain but as they say its temporary...Love to you....buzz

    Buzz
    Buzz you wonderful man...yes I remember what you said. And thank you so much, I just want to hug you...how do you like it short? We will see in the next week or so if it needs anymore changes :) I got your love and sent some back!

    Hugs, Gail
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #33
    ketziah35 said:

    My mom went to my dad's
    My mom went to my dad's barber. Check out a song by India Arie- I am not My hair" I think having no hair shows the beauty in one's face. It shows the eyes and the cheekbones. Check out that song. It is simply girl power. I usually follow it up with Shania's "Feel Like a Woman".Go ahead and listen to that one.

    Ketziah!
    That song is great! and to make sure you know I'm going to tell you in a whole new post! :)

    Hugs, Gail
  • jjaj133
    jjaj133 Member Posts: 867 Member
    #34
    plh4gail said:

    Judy
    Hi Judy, this picture is the cut after the freakin out the other day LOL...and I am so much happier with it...for now :)

    Hugs, Gail

    You look great! And freakin
    You look great! And freakin out is acceptable under these circumstances.
    Hugs to you, judy
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #35
    jjaj133 said:

    You look great! And freakin
    You look great! And freakin out is acceptable under these circumstances.
    Hugs to you, judy

    Just gorgeous !
    Hugs!
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #36
    pepebcn said:

    Just gorgeous !
    Hugs!

    Pepe
    Thank you dear Pepe and lovin the hug.

    Gail
  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #37
    plh4gail said:

    Pepe
    Thank you dear Pepe and lovin the hug.

    Gail

    Gail
    love the new doo.my sister cut mine short so it would not come out in long handfuls.it took me 18 months to get my hair back from thinning the first time while on folfox.now i have only had 2 tx of irritatican and although i am not bald yet it is thinning alot.so i feel your pain...Godbless....johnnybegood
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #38
    johnnybegood said:

    Gail
    love the new doo.my sister cut mine short so it would not come out in long handfuls.it took me 18 months to get my hair back from thinning the first time while on folfox.now i have only had 2 tx of irritatican and although i am not bald yet it is thinning alot.so i feel your pain...Godbless....johnnybegood

    johnnybegood
    Yes thats it! It was just long handfuls and making it harder on me emotionally not to mention I thought it was gross and nothing I do covers up the thin areas....I like the cut better than the way it was and it will probably get even shorter...on no :) I have 3 of the folfiri left...

    hugs to you my thin haired sister, Gail
  • amandab2010
    amandab2010 Member Posts: 4
    #39
    When I had cancer my mom cut
    When I had cancer my mom cut it as short as possible and then used some clippers. It was a very difficult experience for me but I got through it. Now, my hair has grown back curly! I had the straightest hair imaginable and now it's curly.

    Good luck and congrats on being so close to finishing treatment!
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #40
    plh4gail said:

    Jennie you look beautiful
    Hi Jennie...look :) I decided to do short first while it's only thinning and I guess I will see after another folfiri or two. I really don't like the folfiri, it wipes me out. I feel so weak after I get it, the first time I almost fell twice before I got home......your trip sounds wonderful and it's going to be a blast!

    Hugs, Gail

    Gail
    You look gorgeous with the new do!
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    #41
    amandab2010 said:

    When I had cancer my mom cut
    When I had cancer my mom cut it as short as possible and then used some clippers. It was a very difficult experience for me but I got through it. Now, my hair has grown back curly! I had the straightest hair imaginable and now it's curly.

    Good luck and congrats on being so close to finishing treatment!

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