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Re: Hair Dye post chemo
I was much grayer after chemo and as soon as I could, I dyed my hair light natural brown and never looked back. I dyed before cancer and will continue to do so - I know my picture (which is only about 7 months old) shows with a dye job as I am over 50% gray.
Since you are African American, I think you can dye it blond but were you going to do this yourself or at a salon? However, if you always did it yourself, then you know what you are doing too. Many on this board will say that dyeing the hair after chemo is different than before - I say not in my case (and I do the home box).
GO FOR IT - it makes you start feeling like yourself again even though the hair is shorter than you would have ever worn it.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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