The Haircut some NCC.

[Guest guest]

I've responded to the hair question before, so here it goes again. I already

had short hair to begin with, so for those of you with long hair, I understand

the question. When I was 13 I had to have the entire back side of my

head shaved. Ever since, I have been sensitive about my hair.

Last year I decided to go from long to short. My hair is cut with the top

layers

about 4 " long, with the sides and back shorter, and tapered. The length

of the hair at the crown is about 4 " . (Kind of like Sharon Stone, or Delta

Burke's short hair.) The nape is short, about 1 1/2 " . When my head was

shaved, my surgeon shaved from the nape up, leaving the long layers

undisturbed. He shaved up to the top of the ear level, from ear to ear.

Since its winter, turtlenecks have covered the scar on my neck, And kept the

neck warm! Its now one month after surgery, and my head looks normal.

I am blessed with thick hair, so it has covered my " zipper " .

To keep my scalp from itching in the hospital I used Biore facial cleaning

clothes. These at least kept the excess oil off my scalp, and kept it

from itching (I have very oily hair). I was able to wash my hair after the

staples were removed, which for me was at 5 days post op. I washed

my hair when I got home. I used a hand held shower attachment, sat

on a tub bench, and that's how I did my bathing for the next few weeks.

I decided not to do stairs for awhile, our stairs are an open iron spiral.

Great looking, but not too pratical if your head and neck hurt, and you

can't look down to watch your feet, and your dizzy because you feeling

the meds....Luckily we have a full bath downstairs. I lived on our

futon for the month. This week we took the living room back, and

I am now able to do the stairs.

Hope this helps those who asked...

Betsy P

surg 10/24

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