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crb · 03-04-2014, 04:36 PM

Thanks for the replies...and sorry about the title - I really didn't look at it any other way and was in a panic over the hair. This has been the hardest thing so far. I had bought 2 wigs (went with mom and daughter) and had them ready aside from getting bangs cut. Went Saturday and got that done, but couldn't bring myself to take girl up on offer of buzzing it. By Sunday, I couldn't stand it anymore (just sat for the longest time and pulled a ton out). I took kids into the backyard (15 yr old boy, 12 yr old girl) armed with scissors and the camera. Son took pictures, and daughter went to town on cutting my hair! I was cried out and ready to laugh

I still chuckle at my son telling her to give me a mohawk!

That afternoon, I went back to the wig store and let her buzz it...was so happy to be "done" with it, but now having major problems with the wigs irritating and then hurting my head. Will this get better when all the hair has finally come out?

03-04-2014, 04:36 PM	#19
crb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Florida Posts: 97	Re: How long do you think I have?? Thanks for the replies...and sorry about the title - I really didn't look at it any other way and was in a panic over the hair. This has been the hardest thing so far. I had bought 2 wigs (went with mom and daughter) and had them ready aside from getting bangs cut. Went Saturday and got that done, but couldn't bring myself to take girl up on offer of buzzing it. By Sunday, I couldn't stand it anymore (just sat for the longest time and pulled a ton out). I took kids into the backyard (15 yr old boy, 12 yr old girl) armed with scissors and the camera. Son took pictures, and daughter went to town on cutting my hair! I was cried out and ready to laugh I still chuckle at my son telling her to give me a mohawk! That afternoon, I went back to the wig store and let her buzz it...was so happy to be "done" with it, but now having major problems with the wigs irritating and then hurting my head. Will this get better when all the hair has finally come out? __________________ 1/17/14 Day after 44th b-day, Got dx of 2 malignancies Rt breast; ER/PgR- HER2+ 1/21/14 Biopsy of spot on left; normal 1/28/14 PET scan - CLEAR! 1/29/14 BRCA normal! 1/31/14 Sentinel node biopsy 2/5/14 Nodes are CLEAR! Stage I/IIa, N0, M0 2/13/14 Start Chemo, 6 rounds for 18 weeks prior to surgery 2/28/14 Port placed 3/6/14 Chemo Round 2 3/27/14 Chemo Round 3 (halfway done!) 4/11/14 u/s shows 2cm tumor about 2x5mm now! 4/17/14 Chemo Round 4 5/8/14 Chemo Round 5 and Daughter's Birthday :) 5/27/14 Last Chemo Party - Round 6 6/17 14 Herceptin only until next Feb. 6/20/14 BMX/Immediate reconstruction DONE 6/30/14 Path report back...NED!