Topic: Hair Length 1 year out- Thought I would Share
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LisaSDCA Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1202 |
Jun 18, 2007 02:53 pm
LisaSDCA wrote:
Thank you for sharing - you look FABULOUS! Has it taken a while to know how to work with new curls? Do you use any styling products on it or do you just let it do its thang? Lisa |
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rumoret Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 500 |
Jun 18, 2007 03:05 pm
rumoret wrote:
In this picture I used some sculpting jell. I put on towel tried damp hair and just mess my fingers through it. I let it totally dry and then I just finger out the stiffness and then it is baby soft. I just purchased different kinds of headbands which I use to hold back the hair by the ears....then fluff the curls around the small headband. I am no expert when it comes to short curly hair....first in my lifetime. My hair was like the small picture to the left most of my life. Now I will experience all of the different lengths. I will post my progress now and then for fun. Love, Terry |
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Mary-Lou Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1353 |
Jun 18, 2007 04:44 pm
Mary-Lou wrote:
You look great! Here is mine below..... July 27, 2005 This was a silly picture, but at least I have a picture of my left breast before my mastectomy  May 25, 2006 Just as chemo came to and end.  May 20, 2007 One year after ......  September 19, 2006 
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rumoret Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 500 |
Jun 18, 2007 08:24 pm
rumoret wrote:
Beautiful hair before and after.....Breasts looked pretty nice also 
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rumoret Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 500 |
Jul 8, 2007 11:49 am
rumoret wrote:
 Photo taken on 7/7/2007........Just had to document the date in history! Love, Terry |
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lexi4 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1948 |
Jul 18, 2007 08:09 am
lexi4 wrote:
You look great! I love the curls and color is pretty, too. You look really nice with the short do! Lexi |
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BettyeE Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 67 |
Jul 18, 2007 08:37 am
BettyeE wrote:
Is this one yr out from last treatment? Boy, what I would give for this hair. Bettye |
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Fitztwins Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5357 |
Jul 18, 2007 03:43 pm Fitztwins wrote: wowsa, did you have curls!! mine did not do that! |
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rumoret Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 500 |
Jul 21, 2007 12:08 pm
rumoret wrote:
My chemo was last June 2006......4th treatment was on August 17, 2006. So in August 2007 it will be 1 year since last Chemo. I hope my hair makes it to 6 inches.....with these tight curls...it will shrink at least 2-3 inches....:) The hair color came back to the same shade as my eyebrows. I usually would lighten my hair about two shades. I may put small strands of highlights that are the shade of my gray hairs.......but I will not rush into it.......hair is baby fine....always has been.....but it could always dry full. Usually had to wash hair everyday when long...now I go for a couple of days with these curls....love that! Love Ya, Terry |
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rumoret Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 500 |
Jul 22, 2007 05:58 pm
rumoret wrote:
Thought I would share picture with my mother who is a triple negative breast cancer survivor. She was dx on September 1999.......she is 77 years old. 
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Dar1 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 228 |
Jul 23, 2007 04:34 am Dar1 wrote: Love your hair - it looks so healthy. You both look great! |
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mibriggs Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 329 |
Jul 25, 2007 02:48 pm
mibriggs wrote:
I am one year out from treatment... here is a pic I took yesterday in the garden.. with my big ole fro. mel xoxo [image]  [/image]
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rumoret Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 500 |
Jul 29, 2007 01:21 pm
rumoret wrote:
I love your picture........such pretty colors that surround a beautiful face. Truely inspirational! Love, Terry |
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mccarroll Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 806 |
Aug 10, 2007 07:50 am
mccarroll wrote:
I SOOOO wanted my hair to come in curly. Yours is beautiful. my one year start date for chemo was 8/8 so I have a few months till I get to my one year post date. My hair is about 3 inches long and came back exactly the same ... straight, light ash brown with lots of grey. I've been using a level 1 color to cover the gray and don't notice a problem with the hair. It's still soft and I swear, some of the grey is leaving. I'm just learning how to post pictures, so I hope this works. Karen 
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stagegirl22… Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 82 |
Sep 8, 2007 12:31 am
stagegirl22 wrote:
You are all so, so beautiful...so beautiful. blessings, Laura |
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wildaboutho… Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 800 |
Sep 8, 2007 08:45 am, edited Sep 8, 2007 12:21 PM
by wildabouthorses
wildabouthorses wrote:
What a journey it has been for only six months dealing with hair loss but I got through it and never cried, not even the day I lost my hair. My hubby did cry when he saw my bald head. I asked him why was he crying, he said this really shows you are sick. Wild/Jan
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MzzHope Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 27 |
Sep 9, 2007 03:12 pm
MzzHope wrote:
WOW! Ladies! Your hair is all so beautiful! And so are you! Really! Thank you for sharing. It's hard to believe I will ever have hair again. I had my surgery in February and look like GI Jane at this point. I teach preschool and the kids do not even seem to notice. Gotta love the innocence of children!
~Hope |
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Mary-Lou Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1353 |
Sep 10, 2007 03:57 pm, edited Apr 21, 2008 02:41 PM
by Mary-Lou
Mary-Lou wrote:
This Post was deleted by Mary-Lou.
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whoopsiedoo… Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1883 |
Sep 12, 2007 04:43 pm, edited Sep 12, 2007 05:04 PM
by whoopsiedoodles
whoopsiedoodles wrote:
ML-your hair looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, ladies, my hair is making me nuts. I have straight hair on the right side, and curly hair on the left. I have this enormous curl that sticks out the side of my head, no matter what I do. I just want it long enough to put in a ponytail again!
Here I am bald as can be.....
This was my hair right after dx. I was in the midst of growing it out and for once really liked my hair.
Oh, I hope the pictures work. Not sure how to do this right..... Cancer took my breasts, but it did NOT take my spirit!
Dx 9/29/2005, IDC, Stage II, Grade 3, ER-/PR-, HER- |
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HollyHopes Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 347 |
Sep 15, 2007 01:15 pm
HollyHopes wrote:
We are lovely and loved...thank you all for posting your pix....I don't really know how to do it so I will ask my 18 y/o son...i haven't worn a wig at all except for one week when I first went back to work. I had been under pressure by my boss to wear it. After a week of itchiness and being hot I said 'to hell with this' - and I've been 'commando' ever since...the kids at the pediatric hospital where I work love it as do the elderly volunteers... Dx 2/7/2007, IDC, Stage I, Grade 3, 0/3 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER- |
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gsg Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2797 |
Sep 16, 2007 03:38 pm, edited Sep 23, 2007 08:59 AM
by gsg
gsg wrote:
1 year after |
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gsg Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2797 |
Sep 16, 2007 03:42 pm
gsg wrote:
it's been fun seeing everybody's hair growth. you all look great! :) |
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dalycity Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 93 |
Sep 16, 2007 04:42 pm
dalycity wrote:
Oh, ladies: You all look absolutely beautiful! And I love your smiles, too! Thank you for sharing! God bless you! dalycity
Dx 11/30/2006, IDC, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/3 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER- |
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Rocktobermo… Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 3142 |
Sep 17, 2007 01:44 pm
Rocktobermom wrote:
This was 11 months after the 1st chemo .... (4 rounds a/c .. then 12 rounds Taxol .... so it took a long time to start growing back)
This is now, but I keep cutting it up in the back so the top layers start catching up to the bottom so I can eventually have a type of bob style:
Never knock on Death's door --- Ring the bell and run!
Dx 7/18/2005, IDC, Stage I, Grade 3, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER+ |
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bomber410 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 |
Sep 19, 2007 01:53 pm
bomber410 wrote:
Wow ladies! Thanks for sharing such beautiful pictures. I finished chemo on September 7 and started taking my biotin to help promote healthy hair growth. If you look at my caringbridge pictures, I have 'mega' straight, fine hair. It will be interesting to see if any curl comes with the new hair. I really love looking at all your wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing the bald ones as well. They are as much a part of our journey as everything else. Debbie You can visit my CaringBridge site at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/debbiecole
Dx 3/29/2007, IDC, Stage II, Grade 2, 1/10 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER- |
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Harley44 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2889 |
Sep 19, 2007 02:34 pm
Harley44 wrote:
Hi Debbie, So, I guess we can't take Biotin until we are finished with chemo? Is that correct?? Well, I will start as soon as I'm able... I want to get a really good start on growing my hair back! Thanks for all the pics! Harley |
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bomber410 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 |
Sep 19, 2007 03:53 pm
bomber410 wrote:
Harley, re: taking biotin, I think that's what I read somewhere on these boards. It seems oncologists want us to minimize what might conflict with our chemo treatments. I am a minimalist when it comes to taking vitamins and supplements but read that biotin is a great B vitamin for promoting hair growth and quality as well as for regrowth of nails. I was on taxotere so my nails have taken a beating. Debbie You can visit my CaringBridge site at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/debbiecole
Dx 3/29/2007, IDC, Stage II, Grade 2, 1/10 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER- |
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Traci-----T… Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1325 |
Sep 20, 2007 10:14 pm
Traci-----TripNeg wrote:
Biotin....I thought that was what we took for mouth sores. Anyway.....can I just say this? I agree you all look great and happy. But, seeing this thread depressed me. I am one month and 4 days out of chemo. I guess I've got a lot longer than I thought before I can go without something on my head.
Hugs, Traci Trip Neg BRCA + GO COWBOYS!!!
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Barbeqrn Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 164 |
Sep 20, 2007 10:43 pm
Barbeqrn wrote:
Hi Traci,
Dx 4/20/2007, IDC, Stage II, Grade 1, 1/11 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER- |
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abbadoodles… Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1207 |
Sep 21, 2007 10:32 am
abbadoodles wrote:
Traci, you are thinking of Biotene. http://www.laclede.com/ Yes, it's confusing. Biotin is a B vitamin. As far as nutritional supplements go, I think I was told that it was best to stay away from mega anti-oxidants while on chemo as they might interfere with effectiveness. My onc said nothing about discontinuing a regular, sensible multi-vitamin. However, I didn't take one before, so didn't start one during treatment. Hair regrowth is so variable. I can sure understand your impatience just to see *something* happening up there! And once it appears, you are counting the days until you can go au naturel again. That's me, too, only I'm probably three weeks from doing it. That's because it's just about at the critical point of looking like real hair and because I have to go topless in mid-October because of a trip I'm taking. So, a deadline is imposed no matter WHAT my hair has in mind. LOL Take heart, it will happen. Just not overnight, like the way it went. Tina |
My original long hair
My haircut just before chemo to lessen the shock. My hair the day I lost it after the one and only dose of chemo I did, I lost 10lbs in two weeks too. I had such a bad experiance with chemo I didn't do any more of it, was borderline on needing it anyway. I lost all my hair except my eyebrows and eyelashes. 
My hubby shaves his head to support me before the chemo dosage. He donated his long hair to Locks Of Love. I went and got my long hair cut short the day after he did this. He is posing with our youngest son the day he left for Marine boot camp in Feburary 07. 
Everybody knows I'm wearing a wig so why not have some fun with different colors and styles. Got the most compliments on the redhead wig I got from ACS and the wig in the last row of pics. The last wig in the photos I found on ebay and love the style best! I bought another one in the same color but longer length from the same seller. I wore a different wig every day to radiation treatments. Because I was having fun with it another lady decided to start wearing one too instead of her hats, she got brave enough to do it as she said she would never wear one when I first met her. I plan to wear my two fav wigs during the cooler weather even though my hair is back now. It was kinda fun to find out what styles and colors looked best for me. This is the seller that I got my two fav wigs from, I bought multi colored synthetic wigs. 
Me on the right with my fav wig, I look so much younger! My daughter who graduated May 4th, 07 from college with honors.
May 27th 07 I see hair coming back!
July 1st 07 my 52nd birthday spent on a 3,000 miles motorcycle trip to Illinois and Colorado. I had just enough hair to brave going "topless" the whole trip. 
August 18th 07, my hubby exclaims that my hair is so curly in the back so he takes a picture of it so I can see. I am elated because I was hoping my hair would come back in curly after so many years of dealing with unmanegable straight hair. My hair is still salt and pepper but a little more darker now. 
August 21st 07 I decide to color my hair brown as that salt and pepper is just making me look so old. The curls are hard to see in the photo but I have them all over my head as of today Sept 8th 07. 
Don't mind me....I just had my expanders filled and I'm in pain.