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weezie1053 · 10-19-2007, 08:41 PM

I am 8 months out from chemo, and I finally got to "foil" my hair to give me back my old look. It is still short. My hair came back curly and fuzzy, and I never had a bent curl a day in my life. The fuzziness is starting to go away, but so far, I have hung onto my curls.

Regis makes a styling wax that I have found very good. I started out with BedHead, but it was pretty stiff. The Regis Syling Wax holds the style but doesn't feel as gunky.

To the newbies, be careful on coloring too soon. I was so anxious to cover up the new gray hairs, but I didn't realize how the chemicals in our body will affect our hair when mixed with the hair dyes. It took me a while to get a natural look back. Patience is not my strongest virtue and I got teased at work about my wild hair colors.

Louise

10-19-2007, 08:41 PM	#13
weezie1053 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bedford, Virginia Posts: 134	I am 8 months out from chemo, and I finally got to "foil" my hair to give me back my old look. It is still short. My hair came back curly and fuzzy, and I never had a bent curl a day in my life. The fuzziness is starting to go away, but so far, I have hung onto my curls. Regis makes a styling wax that I have found very good. I started out with BedHead, but it was pretty stiff. The Regis Syling Wax holds the style but doesn't feel as gunky. To the newbies, be careful on coloring too soon. I was so anxious to cover up the new gray hairs, but I didn't realize how the chemicals in our body will affect our hair when mixed with the hair dyes. It took me a while to get a natural look back. Patience is not my strongest virtue and I got teased at work about my wild hair colors. Louise __________________ Diagnosis 06/06 - Stage II-A BC; BC was 2.5 cm, grade 2; ER/PR negative & HER-2/neu positive; Mastectomy w/ reconstruction (implant) in 09/06;lymph nodes - negative; AC/Cytoxin combo - 4 treatments (dose dense); Taxol/Herceptin combo- 12 weekly treatments; Completed chemo - 2/07; completed restruction 02/07; reduction of left breast. BRCA 1 and 2 negative - 6/15/07;DX high risk for distant recurrence MRI, 08/02/07 - NED 1 year Anniversary - 09/07; completed Herceptin 11/07. Mammo 02/14/08 - NED; MRI - 08/2008 - NED 2 year Anniversary - 09/08 Mammo 02/09 - NED; MRI - 08/09 - NED 3rd year Anniversary - 09/09 5th Annivery - 09/2011 - NED