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v-ness · 05-08-2010, 04:36 PM

hi kris. i hung up my wigs on march 21 even though my hair was extremely short (it's still only half an inch long now). it is a bit of a challenge but, like you said, liberating. people have complimented my hair a lot (i wonder what would have happened had they not liked it?) so at least there's that, but oddly enough i get sick of people saying "you should keep that hairstyle" when i have so many more ahead of me. also, don't they remember the long-haired person i was 8 months ago? she's still in me. i have phantom hair syndrome and often go to gather my non-existant hair into a ponytail. it's so strange! i hope people are nice to you and that you don't feel too awkward. i haven't left the house without big earrings since the day i got called Sir in the grocery store.

valerie

05-08-2010, 04:36 PM	#2
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Gave up my Wig for a short Messy Hair Style hi kris. i hung up my wigs on march 21 even though my hair was extremely short (it's still only half an inch long now). it is a bit of a challenge but, like you said, liberating. people have complimented my hair a lot (i wonder what would have happened had they not liked it?) so at least there's that, but oddly enough i get sick of people saying "you should keep that hairstyle" when i have so many more ahead of me. also, don't they remember the long-haired person i was 8 months ago? she's still in me. i have phantom hair syndrome and often go to gather my non-existant hair into a ponytail. it's so strange! i hope people are nice to you and that you don't feel too awkward. i haven't left the house without big earrings since the day i got called Sir in the grocery store. valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!