Re: How long do you think I have??
My hair loss was gradual. I started chemo at the end of May, and there are pictures of me in August with much thinner hair, but hair nonetheless. I kept getting it cut shorter. I also quit washing it or even getting it wet very often. By September I just had a few scraggly wisps of hair left (and no eye lashes and hardly any eyebrows), and I usually kept my head covered. I knit, so I made a bunch of caps and turbans. I also wore scarves wrapped around my head. I got some wigs, and wore those occasionally.
The good news is that by Christmas I had a full head of (very short, buzz-cut) hair again. As it got longer it was very curly, and stayed that way for about a year after chemo. Now it's the way it used to be, thick and wavy.
Hey, 1rarebird it's good to hear from you again. I was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you're doing.
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