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Re: Dying your hair after chemo
jillaryjill,
How exciting! Your daughter's wedding! God bless all of you! I'm sure you'll be glowing with happiness...no matter what your hair is like!
ljbm,
So funny that you mentioned the matching baseball caps. It took me a while, but I think I'm there now. I have a cap that has "NO Hair Day" stitched across the front. It 's my favorite. It let's people know I'm okay with being bald...and gives them "permission" to wish me well.
But...I couldn't take the wispy white hair thing. I felt like a dandelion, gone to seed. Becky mentioned the color "acorn", and it sounded so natural and beautiful...I did it!! Now, I can see my hair coming in...and I think I look less pale. Thanks for the insider's tip about acorn!
Those of you who are leary of taking the plunge...I used to dye my hair all the time before BC and chemo got in the way...so I knew I wasn't allergic. If you've never colored your hair...be sure to do the allergy spot test first.
But it felt so GREAT to do something I used to do in my old life! I can't believe I actually enjoyed the smell and the mess...because it was part of my old normal!! The peach fuzz shows up a little better...but the real joy was the feeling of empowerment!!
Thanks for the encouragement everyone!!
Denise
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1/11-needle biopsy
2/11-Lumpectomy/axillary node dissection - Stage 3c, ER/PR-14/17 nodes
3/11 - Post-op staph infection,cellulitis, lymphedema,seroma,ARRRGH!
4/12/11-A/C x 4, then T/H x 4, H only,Q3 weeks
8/26/11 finished Taxol!!!
10/7/11 mastectomy/DIEP recon
11/11 radiation x28
1/12/12 1st CANCER-VERSARY!
1/12 Low EF/Herceptin "Holiday" :(
2/12 EF up - Back on Herceptin, heart meds
4/2/1212 surgery to repair separated incision from DIEP recon
6/8/12 Return to work :)
6/17/12 Fall, shatter wrist,surgery to repair/insert plate :(
7/10/12 last Herceptin
7/23/12 Brain Mets %$&#! 3cm and 1cm
8/10/12 Gamma knife surgery, LOTS of steroids;start H/Tykerb
8/23/12 Back to work
12/20/12 Injure back-3 weeks in wheel chair
1/12/13 2nd CANCER-VERSARY!
1/14/13 herniate disk in back - surgery to repair
1/27/13 Radiation necrosis - edema in brain - back on steroids - but not back to work - off balance, poor cordination in right arm
5/3/13 Start Avastin to shrink necrosis
5/10/13 begin weaning steroids
6/18/13 Brain MRI - Avastin seems to be working!
6/20/13 quarterly CT - chest, abdomen, pelvis - All Clear!
7/5/13 finally off steroids!!
7/7/13 joined the ranks of the CHEMO NINJAS I am now Tekuto Ki Ariku cancer assassin!
7/13/13 Symptoms return - back on steroids
7/26/13 Back on Avastin - try again!
8/26/13 Not ready to return to classroom yet :( But I CAN walk without holding onto things! :)
9/9/13 Brain MRI - fingers crossed
“ Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is for you, and you alone, to decide. ” – Cavett Robert
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