It was worth it

CheeseQueen57 said:

Great news!

so happy for you!

Your hair is growing faster than mine which refuses to comb into anything but a spike! Love the new picture but I'm so jealous!!

;-)

CheeseQueen57 said:

Hair

I previously didn't have curly hair.  It's curly on the sides and towards the nape and pretty straight and thinning towards the crown (it was like that before.).  And I still have my "Aruba."  What is an "Aruba" you say?  Well it was a term coined by the late, great Nora Ephron in her book "I Remember Nothing".   Here is in excerpt from her Aruba chapter:

"I am sorry to report that I have an Aruba.  You don't know what an Aruba is, but you are about to find out.

My Aruba is named after the Caribbean island of Aruba, where the winds are so strong that all the little trees on it are blown side ways in one  direction.  But my Aruba is not an island.  It's the thing that's happening with my hair, on the crown of my head, in the back.  My cowlicks have won, and they are all blown sideways leaving a little base space.  It's not a bald spot exactly.  It's there when I wake up, then I fix my hair and make it go away:  and then, a couple of  hours later, it's back again.  A gust of wind, a short walk, a ride on the subway, or life itself - anything at all can make my hair blow sideways, leaving a spot on the back of my head where my scalp is showing through.

And the thing, is, I can't see it.

Even if I catch a glimpse of myself in a window, it's not visible because it's in the back.  I look fine from the front.  I look as  young as a person can look given how old I am.  But from the back, it looks as if I have either forgotten to comb my hair or as if I am just a little bit bald."

Any people with Aruba's out there?  Even my hairdresser, Harry, knows my Aruba! 


 

 

Hey Cheese, No Aruba for me. ....  lol

My hair came back really soft and curly. Move forward a year from chemo and now it is back to stick straight. Darn it! I really wanted to keep those curls. Oh well, I have hair. So no complaints from me! :-)

Love and Hugs,

Cindi

CheeseQueen57 said:

Hair

I previously didn't have curly hair.  It's curly on the sides and towards the nape and pretty straight and thinning towards the crown (it was like that before.).  And I still have my "Aruba."  What is an "Aruba" you say?  Well it was a term coined by the late, great Nora Ephron in her book "I Remember Nothing".   Here is in excerpt from her Aruba chapter:

"I am sorry to report that I have an Aruba.  You don't know what an Aruba is, but you are about to find out.

My Aruba is named after the Caribbean island of Aruba, where the winds are so strong that all the little trees on it are blown side ways in one  direction.  But my Aruba is not an island.  It's the thing that's happening with my hair, on the crown of my head, in the back.  My cowlicks have won, and they are all blown sideways leaving a little base space.  It's not a bald spot exactly.  It's there when I wake up, then I fix my hair and make it go away:  and then, a couple of  hours later, it's back again.  A gust of wind, a short walk, a ride on the subway, or life itself - anything at all can make my hair blow sideways, leaving a spot on the back of my head where my scalp is showing through.

And the thing, is, I can't see it.

Even if I catch a glimpse of myself in a window, it's not visible because it's in the back.  I look fine from the front.  I look as  young as a person can look given how old I am.  But from the back, it looks as if I have either forgotten to comb my hair or as if I am just a little bit bald."

Any people with Aruba's out there?  Even my hairdresser, Harry, knows my Aruba! 


 

 

I have one but my hair is so very short still that you can't really tell what it's doing.... I've also noticed if I comb it down in front and sides it's nice and straight like I want (sorry girls I've had curls all my life- want it straight) the back however with the "aruba" and the mass of bound to be curls, especially at the nape is all about a 1/2 inch but thicker than before it came out I think- very soft.

Have you all noticed how people just walk straight up and put their hands on your head and whoosh whatever hair you have all around?????  I have NEVER even thought about touching someone's head with the exception of my little brother in the summer when mom made him get a buzz cut- that felt so interesting but I did always ask first.... lol

Your hair looks great and I know we are all GLAD to have hair no matter the "aruba's", straight, curly, swoops or unexpected hand muss ups

(((HUGS))) to all

Nellasing said:

LOL Cheese

I have one but my hair is so very short still that you can't really tell what it's doing.... I've also noticed if I comb it down in front and sides it's nice and straight like I want (sorry girls I've had curls all my life- want it straight) the back however with the "aruba" and the mass of bound to be curls, especially at the nape is all about a 1/2 inch but thicker than before it came out I think- very soft.

Have you all noticed how people just walk straight up and put their hands on your head and whoosh whatever hair you have all around?????  I have NEVER even thought about touching someone's head with the exception of my little brother in the summer when mom made him get a buzz cut- that felt so interesting but I did always ask first.... lol

Your hair looks great and I know we are all GLAD to have hair no matter the "aruba's", straight, curly, swoops or unexpected hand muss ups

(((HUGS))) to all

My hair is straight.  It is pretty short still and cant tell much either.  The thing that I am trying to get used to is the grey.  I had brown hair with a little grey befor chemo.  My wig i bought was all brown and now my hair is all grey.  I feel pretty young now, especially now that treatments are over and am not ready to go all grey.  I have not given up my wig all together yet.  I am waiting for it to get a little longer and then i think I am coloring it.   Love this new topic.

unknown said:

Yes, Aruba for me too.

As much as I try to wet my fingers and coach my hair to lay in a straight line, alas, it does the sideways, bare spot.  And you're right, I can't see it unless I look in a mirror to see in a mirror (you know what I mean).  I've actually had 2 haircuts since chemo, and I hate my hair, although I love that I have hair.  I have tried to convince my new hairdresser to keep it short and spiky (ala Victoria Beckman pixe cut), she says my hair wouldn't do that.  Eagads, I lived with the hairless look, just do what I want!  It was easier to deal with no hair than flat shapeless hair!  My granddaughter graduated from cosmatology school during my chemo and is in a Cost Cutter center about 90 miles from me, I'm ready to drive the distance to have her "do my do"!  Hugs Nancy

Yes, I have Aruba. I always have in front, but I also have one on top of my hair. Like another said I want mine straighT. I've had wavy curly hair all my life and have fought it always. Mine came back silver. More than before anyway. I had it colored a couple months ago and that has helped, but I really won't be happy until it grows more and I can look more like myself. That will take a long time unfortunatly. It may seem silly to worry about my hair, but I do:(

I LOVE the Aruba description! I've had a natural one my whole life, and now I know what to call it -- or perhaps I should say what I *will* call it when I have hair again. This is a great thread, thanks for the smiles.   

p.s. When I had hair, I could never find something to make it stand up properly. I finally found an import brand, Gatsby, at a Japanese supermarket near my house. I used 'Moving Rubber' but there are others; it's a silicon base that hold up like nothing I've ever used. Maybe when chemo's over I'll use it for a faux mohawk during my growing-out phase.

So happy to read things are going well for you.

Suzanne