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Becky · 02-20-2011, 07:11 PM

I was much grayer after chemo and as soon as I could, I dyed my hair light natural brown and never looked back. I dyed before cancer and will continue to do so - I know my picture (which is only about 7 months old) shows with a dye job as I am over 50% gray.

Since you are African American, I think you can dye it blond but were you going to do this yourself or at a salon? However, if you always did it yourself, then you know what you are doing too. Many on this board will say that dyeing the hair after chemo is different than before - I say not in my case (and I do the home box).

GO FOR IT - it makes you start feeling like yourself again even though the hair is shorter than you would have ever worn it.

02-20-2011, 07:11 PM	#9
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Hair Dye post chemo I was much grayer after chemo and as soon as I could, I dyed my hair light natural brown and never looked back. I dyed before cancer and will continue to do so - I know my picture (which is only about 7 months old) shows with a dye job as I am over 50% gray. Since you are African American, I think you can dye it blond but were you going to do this yourself or at a salon? However, if you always did it yourself, then you know what you are doing too. Many on this board will say that dyeing the hair after chemo is different than before - I say not in my case (and I do the home box). GO FOR IT - it makes you start feeling like yourself again even though the hair is shorter than you would have ever worn it. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"