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Mum2bellaandwilliam
Mum2bellaandwilliam Member Posts: 412
in Ovarian Cancer #1
This is for any newbies who are dreading having to wear a wig.
Mum was in Tesco ( supermarket) yesterday, a lady came up to her a remarked about what beautiful hair she had!!!!
If only she new what mum had been through to get her beautiful hair!!!!!

Liz x

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  • LaundryQueen
    LaundryQueen Member Posts: 676
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    My wig looks better than my natural hair
    I also get a lot of positive comments on how great my hair (wig) looks. My natural hair has been thin for years and never looked as luxurious as the wigs do.

    My own hair is about an inch an a half long and it is too cold here to not wear a head covering. The wig is less itchy now that I have a bit of hair on my head and I am thinking that I might just keep my hair short and remain a wig wearer--life is so easy without having to fix my hair! hahaha!
  • KarynH
    KarynH Member Posts: 32
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    My mom takes it one step further. I cut her wig in a really cute short pixi and is the exact color of her natural hair. The look fits her to a T.
    I've witnessed people come up to her and comment. "oooh I just love your hair".
    Sometimes she'll whip off her wig, hold it out to them and say, "You can have it too!"

    Even her onc/gyo up at Mayos whom she sees every 6 months or so asked her....Did you ever loose your hair? Mom pulls it off again and says, "Oh yea, I'm bald as a cue ball."
    That's my mom. I sure do love her!
  • Mum2bellaandwilliam
    Mum2bellaandwilliam Member Posts: 412
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    KarynH said:

    wigs
    My mom takes it one step further. I cut her wig in a really cute short pixi and is the exact color of her natural hair. The look fits her to a T.
    I've witnessed people come up to her and comment. "oooh I just love your hair".
    Sometimes she'll whip off her wig, hold it out to them and say, "You can have it too!"

    Even her onc/gyo up at Mayos whom she sees every 6 months or so asked her....Did you ever loose your hair? Mom pulls it off again and says, "Oh yea, I'm bald as a cue ball."
    That's my mom. I sure do love her!

    Lol!!!
    I bet these people dont know where to look!!! Your mum sounds a right scream!!!!!
  • poopergirl14052
    poopergirl14052 Member Posts: 1,183 Member
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    Mum2bellaandwilliam said:

    Lol!!!
    I bet these people dont know where to look!!! Your mum sounds a right scream!!!!!

    I hate my wig!!
    I wear my wig to work and by the sixth hour I can't stand it any more so I take it off and put on my scarf or hat. It itches me and get too darn hot. Can't wait till I get my own hair, but that is just me..val
  • Mum2bellaandwilliam
    Mum2bellaandwilliam Member Posts: 412
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    poopergirl14052 said:

    I hate my wig!!
    I wear my wig to work and by the sixth hour I can't stand it any more so I take it off and put on my scarf or hat. It itches me and get too darn hot. Can't wait till I get my own hair, but that is just me..val

    Val mums is growing back
    Val mums is growing back really quick now,it is very thick to! she wasn't even wearing her wig yesterday,first time I have seen her without it ,apart from briefly in hospitals after her op , it was so funny , I had my daughter Isabella with me, shes 4 ,we walked in and it stopped her in her tracks, she soon realised it was nanny!!! But she didn't say a word and just carried on as normal, bless her heart.
  • anicca
    anicca Member Posts: 334 Member
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    LOL! I got the same thing.
    LOL! I got the same thing. My wigs are much nicer than my hair, and I love them, but wearing them did get to be a nuisance, especially when my hair started to grow back and I couldn't tape them on anymore. I'm wearing my everyday wig in my pic here.

    DB
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
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    anicca said:

    LOL! I got the same thing.
    LOL! I got the same thing. My wigs are much nicer than my hair, and I love them, but wearing them did get to be a nuisance, especially when my hair started to grow back and I couldn't tape them on anymore. I'm wearing my everyday wig in my pic here.

    DB

    I have worn a wig virtually
    I have worn a wig virtually every single day for the last 15 or 16 months. Almost no one has seen me without it - only my husband, and that is a recent thing, just since my hair started to grow back.

    My primary care doctor asked me a couple of months ago, "That's your own hair, right?" I said, "No, but mine is beginning to come back in."

    My wigs are all the same style and color, essentially, and match my pre-chemo hair very closely. I'm thinking I might buy just one more, since I expect to be wearing alternative hair for another six months or so.

    I tell the newbies, make friends with the wigs early on because it's apt to be a long time before you don't need them.

    Carlene

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