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Sherryg683 · 08-27-2007, 03:43 PM

Brenda, I was a hairstylist too, years ago...lol. Almost 18 months since I finished chemo and my hair is still CURLY...I don't like it though. The texture is dry. I have always worn my hair very short on the sides and long on top, straight with long bangs (like my pic). Now it just curls like a poodle and I have to round brush it and pull to get it straight. Now to top it off, I have developed a huge bald spot at the top of my head, alopecia areata. My dermatologist said it was probably because my immune system was OVERACTIVE and attacking my hair folicles. Can't believe that with all the chemo stuff that my immune system is overactive. He gave me some steroid shots and hopefully it will grow back. I can still cover it with this poodle curly stuff on my head, but let's just say..I've been having a lot of bad hair days lately. When I want to look decent, I wear my wig...sherryg

08-27-2007, 03:43 PM	#15
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Brenda, I was a hairstylist too, years ago...lol. Almost 18 months since I finished chemo and my hair is still CURLY...I don't like it though. The texture is dry. I have always worn my hair very short on the sides and long on top, straight with long bangs (like my pic). Now it just curls like a poodle and I have to round brush it and pull to get it straight. Now to top it off, I have developed a huge bald spot at the top of my head, alopecia areata. My dermatologist said it was probably because my immune system was OVERACTIVE and attacking my hair folicles. Can't believe that with all the chemo stuff that my immune system is overactive. He gave me some steroid shots and hopefully it will grow back. I can still cover it with this poodle curly stuff on my head, but let's just say..I've been having a lot of bad hair days lately. When I want to look decent, I wear my wig...sherryg __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!