First Haircut
 

After finishing Taxotere a year ago, I finally decided it was time to cut my hair and see if any of my curls would remain:)

The hair in the back is still quite curly - much to my delight. The hair at my temples seems to be straighter, like my original hair and still quite thin.

My hairdresser said she expects my hair to grow thicker as time goes by. I hope so!

'lizbeth

Re: First Haircut
 

Lizbeth...I am waiting to be able to cut my hair....maybe it will rid me of all the gray!!! What a great milestone...a haircut...to so many just a mundane task, to us a reason to celebrate!!!!

Re: First Haircut
 

Lizbeth, I had long (just below the shoulders) very fine, thin straight hair before bc dx. (You couldn't get my hair to curl if you wanted too.)

Then after chemo it grew out so different. Instead of fine, thin, soft hair...it was course, super wavy and full of curls. (What a trip that was.) At first I didn't like it but then it kind of grew on me. (Pun intended.) lol I had what I called "wash & wear" hair. In & out of the shower and my hair fell into place...& out the door I went. I'd never been able to do that...I loved it. :)

But I did always wonder if the curls would ever leave and go back to my original hair prior to dx? And yes it did...slowly but surely the curls started to fade away and its back to normal....long, straight, fine and not one curl in it. It took almost 20 months before it went back to my orignal hair. So you can expect change over time. It's kind of fun to play with all the different hair styles along the way. I do agree with your hair dresser...your hair will come back thicker...mind sure did.

Chelee

Re: First Haircut
 

Good to know Chelee. I am really enjoying the curls.

Re: First Haircut
 

i got my first hair cut a year to the day i found my lump. my curls stayed and my hair is darker with alot more gray in it. when it's short it looks like i frosted the tips from the gray.