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Mtngrl · 03-01-2014, 06:02 AM

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.

03-01-2014, 06:02 AM	#16
Mtngrl Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,427	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.