RE: Hair is starting to fall out...

[Guest guest]

yes, a patchy scalp looks- not so good-

my husband shaved my head for me as my hair got thin and started falling out-

the wigs looked great- I went as a red head LOL

so go ahead and shave it off-

It does grow back and it will be beautiful when it comes in=

I LOVE my new curly hair from Chemo!

Andree

www.essentialsoapsinc.com

[Guest guest]

yes, a patchy scalp looks- not so good-

my husband shaved my head for me as my hair got thin and started falling out-

the wigs looked great- I went as a red head LOL

so go ahead and shave it off-

It does grow back and it will be beautiful when it comes in=

I LOVE my new curly hair from Chemo!

Andree

www.essentialsoapsinc.com

[Guest guest]

yes, a patchy scalp looks- not so good-

my husband shaved my head for me as my hair got thin and started falling out-

the wigs looked great- I went as a red head LOL

so go ahead and shave it off-

It does grow back and it will be beautiful when it comes in=

I LOVE my new curly hair from Chemo!

Andree

www.essentialsoapsinc.com

[Guest guest]

Sue,

What you are feeling is normal. I would go get it cut real short or even have your head shaved so you don't have to go through watching the rest fall out.. I will keep you in my prayers.

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Hair is starting to fall out...

I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow the 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all.. but when strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very short ...now I think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

[Guest guest]

Sue,

Its normal to feel what you are feeling! I found having a good cry in

the shower helped me; it took a while to accept the " new me " everytime

I looked in the mirror! But I'm happy to report that time is a good

healer! I am comfortable with the way I look; I go with the " au

natural " look at home, wear a hat when company calls, and use my wig

at work in 3rd grade. While a woman's hair may be her crowning glory,

I have learned that it doesn't define who we are! Shave your head and

look to see how truly beautiful you are! We have been where you are,

and while it's not easy, its do-able and you will be glad you've

learned to look for peace of mind in new ways. God Bless you! Stay

strong! You're not alone!

ann

>

> I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow the

> 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all.. but

when

> strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very short ...now I

> think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, thank you everyone-I had my cry and I feel better now , I went

out to lunch with a friend and did some shopping after- I plan on

calling my hairdresser and have it cut sometime later this week- I

have chemo tomorrow and not sure how I am going to feel - so play it

by ear .

I have thick curly hair now- and all I read is for those who had

straight hair it all came back in thick and curly -so it will be

interesting to see if mine comes in more thicker and curlier OR even

straight-(LOL) take care -sue-

> >

> > I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow

the

> > 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all..

but

> when

> > strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> > upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very

short ...now I

> > think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, thank you everyone-I had my cry and I feel better now , I went

out to lunch with a friend and did some shopping after- I plan on

calling my hairdresser and have it cut sometime later this week- I

have chemo tomorrow and not sure how I am going to feel - so play it

by ear .

I have thick curly hair now- and all I read is for those who had

straight hair it all came back in thick and curly -so it will be

interesting to see if mine comes in more thicker and curlier OR even

straight-(LOL) take care -sue-

> >

> > I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow

the

> > 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all..

but

> when

> > strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> > upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very

short ...now I

> > think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, thank you everyone-I had my cry and I feel better now , I went

out to lunch with a friend and did some shopping after- I plan on

calling my hairdresser and have it cut sometime later this week- I

have chemo tomorrow and not sure how I am going to feel - so play it

by ear .

I have thick curly hair now- and all I read is for those who had

straight hair it all came back in thick and curly -so it will be

interesting to see if mine comes in more thicker and curlier OR even

straight-(LOL) take care -sue-

> >

> > I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow

the

> > 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all..

but

> when

> > strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> > upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very

short ...now I

> > think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Note: forwarded message attached. After the first chemo about 10-12 days my hair started falling out and then I had my hair shaved by my hairdresser and already had a wig which she helped me pick out at a shop at the farmers market...My hair was straight and almost a year later it came back in curley and then went to wavey and back to almost straight just a little darker brown...and is over 3 yrs now came in almost as thick as before. Betsy (NC)

Hi, thank you everyone-I had my cry and I feel better now , I went

out to lunch with a friend and did some shopping after- I plan on

calling my hairdresser and have it cut sometime later this week- I

have chemo tomorrow and not sure how I am going to feel - so play it

by ear .

I have thick curly hair now- and all I read is for those who had

straight hair it all came back in thick and curly -so it will be

interesting to see if mine comes in more thicker and curlier OR even

straight-(LOL) take care -sue-

> >

> > I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow

the

> > 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all..

but

> when

> > strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> > upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very

short ...now I

> > think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Note: forwarded message attached. After the first chemo about 10-12 days my hair started falling out and then I had my hair shaved by my hairdresser and already had a wig which she helped me pick out at a shop at the farmers market...My hair was straight and almost a year later it came back in curley and then went to wavey and back to almost straight just a little darker brown...and is over 3 yrs now came in almost as thick as before. Betsy (NC)

Hi, thank you everyone-I had my cry and I feel better now , I went

out to lunch with a friend and did some shopping after- I plan on

calling my hairdresser and have it cut sometime later this week- I

have chemo tomorrow and not sure how I am going to feel - so play it

by ear .

I have thick curly hair now- and all I read is for those who had

straight hair it all came back in thick and curly -so it will be

interesting to see if mine comes in more thicker and curlier OR even

straight-(LOL) take care -sue-

> >

> > I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow

the

> > 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all..

but

> when

> > strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> > upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very

short ...now I

> > think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

> >

>

[Guest guest]

HUGS Sue. Yes, about everyone I talk to and myself included seem to have the hardest time with the hair. You have my heart felt sympathies because I know the feeling all to well. I really thought I was prepared, I had cut my hair into a medium length layered cut and was going to get it shaved when it started coming out. I decided to take a nice hot bath one day and when I stood up to get out of the tub there was hair all over the surface of the water. I just started to sob, I mean really sob. That was nearly 4 months ago. I had it shaved 3 days later. I've come to grips with it but I still miss my hair the most, even more than my breast. How weird is that?

MAJOR BIG HUGS!!! Many of us have been there, done that. :,-(

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-----Original Message-----From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ]On Behalf Of leonefamSent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:31 AMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Hair is starting to fall out...I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow the 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all.. but when strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very short ...now I think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

[Guest guest]

I went and got my hair cut short but not real short. About two weeks to the day after my first chemo started I was in the shower and looked down at my belly and there was a blob of hair. I just bawled. I never lost all of my hair but enough that I looked kind of like Pigpen from The Peanuts. I finally shaved it all off. The hair that didn't fall out is still growing so I have to shave my head again because it is prickly under my caps.

[Guest guest]

Another thing about losing the hair is that it made the breast cancer real for me. I had a lumpectomy so I didn't have the reality of a missing breast. Sure I had surgery, scars, problems related to the incisions, chemo that made me feel crappy, but the reality did not set in until the hair started to go.

I think that is what gets a lot of women. You can't deny it any more.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Maybe you should think of the fact that it's only temporary. Not every chemo

let's your hair fall out. i am on taxotere now and my hair starts to grow back !

For me it was also very heavy to see my hair fall out, I got very nervous. At a

certain point I shaved all and started wearing these hats and my wig, it was a

relieve to take it al off. But it did take some time to do it, take your time.

Carin

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> I had my first chemo treatment on Jan. 3rd , 2nd one is tomorrow the

> 17th...I thought I was prepared, I have a wig, hats and all.. but when

> strands of my hair started to fall out this am.. it was very

> upsetting. I was hold off in getting my hair cut very short ...now I

> think its time. It hit me harder than I thought it would . -sue-

>