Hair Loss Day 16 +

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  • daylady
    daylady Member Posts: 122
    #22
    Just do it!

    As soon as my hair started falling out in gobs in the shower, I had my husband shave it off.  I had all kinds of wigs and scarves, but for the most part felt most comfortable in wigs.  I was still the President of the company at that point and wasn't into going through the whole "shock value" thing with my clients.  (It was hilarious because after awhile, everyone liked my wigs better than my hair!).  I sometimes wore scarves and little hats around the house, but stuck with my wigs most of the time.  Good luck! - Helen 

  • TheTerry
    TheTerry Member Posts: 27
    #23
    Hair, eye lashes

    My sister missed her eye lashes and discovered how well they keep dust 'n' stuff out of your eyes when she didnt have them and was constantly rubbing her eyes.

    Her hair started coming out after 2nd cycle of 6. She didn't shave her head. She wore beanies in the house last winter (if she was cold) and when she went out. For chemo appointments she wore goofy hats. (A couple of pix attached)

    Sadly, she's in palliative care now at home. I had hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometrial cancer myself in June but needed no additional treatment. So I've been able to relocate to her hometown (300 miles away from my own home) and take care of her. imageimage

  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    edited November 2017 #24
    Thanks for sharing

    God Bless your sister and you. 

  • dgrdalton
    dgrdalton Member Posts: 161 Member
    edited November 2017 #25
    Love the silly hats!

    Donated 2 feet plus of hair 2 weeks ago and got what was left buzzed to 1/2”. It’s being coming out for a week now and I’m ready for it all to be gone and past little hairs sticking to my caps!

    Found some great videos on tying scarves and layering hats and headbands. A young lady commented that people with hair have to live with what they have. We baldies get to try all sorts of new styles and looks!

  • Anne0803
    Anne0803 Member Posts: 15
    #26
    my hair grew back - Chemo last December 2016

    Hi All! I was diagnosed last year October 2016 followed by “Hysterectomy – Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy” by Laparoscopic Surgery".  

    I started my Chemo treatment on December 20, 2016.  My hair started to fall on the 2nd week after the treatment and also my scalp was terribly burning.  I read that it's better to just get rid of it so I DID!  I wear BALD no wig throughout my treatment.  My friend who was a cancer survivor lent me her caps or soft hats for sleeping.  My hair grows back before the next treatment but of course fall off again on the 2nd week.  So I regularly shave it every shower.  My last Chemo treatment was on April 2017 and decided to grew my hair on June 2017. 

    BTW I was 41 years old when I was diagnosed.  It never put my faith down and my positivity.  My friends told me they were blessed and uplifted seeing me with great positive attitude.  I owe it all to God... He is the one who gives me strength.

    To all who are currently going through the treatment hang in there.  Eat well to give your body enough strength and also hydrate yourself.  Whenever food is not appealing to me.  I take chocolate power drink or I make smoothies and I add different fruits like blueberries.  Chemo drugs makes me constipated, I drink warm Prune juice every morning and that does the magicCool.  

     

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