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  • Runnergirl2013
    Runnergirl2013 Member Posts: 10
    edited April 2013

    Thanks ladies for all of the photos showing progression - it helps sooooo much.  I am 8 weeks out and don't have the all over five o clock shadow yet.  Some ladies told me that might take until 10-12 weeks PFC...is that true?

    I have about 50% of my hair growing back at the moment with lots of gray - mine was not gray before.  Did most of you start with gray growth and then it got to a different color further down the road (after chemo)?

  • melissa119
    melissa119 Member Posts: 127
    edited April 2013

    Runnergirl. I am 21 weeks pfc tomorrow and have about 2 1/2 in full growth all over. Mine started coming back during last few taxol treatments and it always pretty much was all over. No spots were sparse or anything. But what totally bummed me out was it was white when it started coming in. Over the past couple months it has gotten darker but there is still a lot of grey. Mind u I always colored and highlighted my hair but I really never had as much grey as I have now. But it has been getting progressively darker so hope it keeps going in that direction :-) I am 37 by the way so if it doesn't get darker I will def be coloring it again! Still wearing my wig cause I hate it so short so will figure that out at a later date. I am taking biotin too

    Melissa

  • placid44
    placid44 Member Posts: 179
    edited April 2013

    Runnergirl,



    I am 11 weeks PFC and mine is coming in all gray. I had hardly any gray before chemo...it was chestnut brown. Hoping it reverts to my former color and texture (it's very thin now) eventually.



  • Waitingforthenextstep
    Waitingforthenextstep Member Posts: 124
    edited April 2013

    I am 6 wks PFC today.  Right now I just have peach fuzz, and tiny growth in the back.  I know I will be wearing a wig for awhile.  Right now I just want to be able to walk around without looking like a bald head.  Can anyone give a ball park at how many months out it takes for even a boy looking haircut  that is not bald? Thanks.

  • melissa119
    melissa119 Member Posts: 127
    edited April 2013

    Waiting... I could have gone wigless at about 3 months pfc or 12 weeks if I was one to wear one of the really short boy cuts. Did anyone see charlese therone on the oscars? Her hair looked great but I could never wear it that short. At 3months mine was about that length.

  • iamnancy
    iamnancy Member Posts: 641
    edited April 2013

    melissa - I saw her - she looked beautiful... she'd look beautiful no matter what!!! I wonder how hot the wig will be this summer.. and if I'll have the nerve to go out wigless..

  • kjiberty
    kjiberty Member Posts: 687
    edited April 2013

    WAITING:  I went wigless about 8 weeks PFC.  I had hair to cover my head, but wore hats.  At about 10 weeks PFC, I gave up those too.  BTW, I am not 9 months PFC and got my 6th haircut today.   Hang in there!

  • onvacation
    onvacation Member Posts: 521
    edited April 2013

    Karen, your hair is coming in so pretty!  I wish my bangs looked like yours - my front doesn't seem to grow as fast as the back!  I still haven't had a haircut, but thinking next month of getting it shaped.

  • kjiberty
    kjiberty Member Posts: 687
    edited April 2013

    Kim, I would love to see a current pic.  My hair is still really curly.  The flat iron and I have become very good friends! 

  • onvacation
    onvacation Member Posts: 521
    edited April 2013

    I need to update my pic - I will look for a newer one!

  • jojo2373
    jojo2373 Member Posts: 60
    edited April 2013

    Hi Waiting, happy to read you have your fuzz! I am 17 weeks pfc and colored my hair for the second time today.

  • Starynights
    Starynights Member Posts: 64
    edited April 2013

    CAYH !!!!! Your hair is beautiful ! OMG I hope mine grows out just like that. I have a good deal of gray and curl anyway. Wish it would turn platinum ! Would sure save me some money on hair coloring. If I come back in curlier....oh my...could look like a poodle !

  • Waitingforthenextstep
    Waitingforthenextstep Member Posts: 124
    edited April 2013

    Hey thanks beautiful girls...I am grateful for the encouragement. So many pretty faces, you would look good with any hair.  I've always had long hair, but  today I was talking to a fellow survivor at the hospital (rads tx), she said " by summer you won't have to wear a wig on the beach, you will be able to go natural with a hat."  I was able to picture it.  Just another adjustment on the journey. Sending good wishes to all....

  • mareluna
    mareluna Member Posts: 275
    edited April 2013

    Thanks island mom. I like it better this color. I don't wear my hat on warmer days. If I get warm while I am out somewhere the hat comes off./p>

  • rn4babies
    rn4babies Member Posts: 72
    edited April 2013

    Waiting........My PFC was July 16th and I went topless on October 27th. (about 14 weeks).  I did have to color it first which made it look more full (I didn't realize how much gray I really had).  I used a semi-permanent color.  I'm now 8 1/2 months PFC and my hair is very thick, full and curly. I never had curl before.  I've not had it cut yet but I think I'm going to need to break down and get a trim.

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 2,845
    edited April 2013

    I thought I would check back in with everyone. I started going topless about a year ago, which was 3-4 months after finishing chemo:

    I looked like this:

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    Today I had my 3rd or 4th haircut since finishing chemo:

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    I plan to keep it short, but get it long enough for a sort of short, blunt bob.

  • Myleftboob
    Myleftboob Member Posts: 983
    edited April 2013

    Momine

    What a cute style! I've had one trim since April 2012.  Now that Herceptin is finished the growth is speeding up thank God. I'm going to give it another month and get another trim to shape it up a bit.  Nowhere near as long as yours though!

  • LeeA
    LeeA Member Posts: 1,092
    edited April 2013

    Momine, your hair looks so healthy and shiny!  Thanks for posting your photos!

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 2,845
    edited April 2013

    Yes, for a while it seemed like it would never come back, but it did. Hang in there!

  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 11,653
    edited April 2013

    Momine

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  • Shannie
    Shannie Member Posts: 15
    edited April 2013

    Hello all!  I am at 6 months PFC.   My hair is only 1 1/2" and straight, fine and thin.  I can still see my scalp on the top and sides.  The back is the only part that looks good.  Would love to hear what products (shampoo's and gels) everyone is using for the same type of hair.  I am going on vacation next week and I really don't want to wear my wig since I haven't worn it in a month.  I occasionally go out with nothing on my head but feel like I'm getting weird looks.  I haven't really gotten into any products yet but I think it's about time.  I have tried my husband's gel a few times which is Loreal and I need something of my own but don't know what to do to give my hair some kind of style. Would love some help!

  • C-squared
    C-squared Member Posts: 338
    edited April 2013

    Hi ladies~  I don't know if this question has been asked and I thank you for allowing me to ask again.  What is a "safe" time frame for having hi-lites?  I'm missing my little bit of 'blondeness". 

    My final chemo was last May 31st.  I went "topless" at home in the summer; and in social situations beginning around Sept./Oct.  I kept the wig on at school (work) until I returned from winter break.   I'm currently a light brown curly top.., somewhat different than pre-bc.., I was light brown with highlights and waves.   

    Any advice on a time-line for highlights?

    Thanks!!  Smile

  • crazyride43
    crazyride43 Member Posts: 42
    edited April 2013

    C-squared, I have had my hair highlighted twice, and I finished chemo at the beginning of May 2012.  My hairdresser felt like 6 months was the benchmark for permanent color and highlights, although she said it shouldn't really matter since the dye doesn't touch the scalp when she foils my hair.  I think she was more worried about damage to my fragile post-chemo hair than the chemicals.  I am no expert, but I think you should do whatever you need to make yourself feel beautiful and more like "you"!

  • nkb
    nkb Member Posts: 1,561
    edited April 2013

    I never had highlights, but, my hair is not taking the non permanent dye I used before chemo like my hairdresser likes it- she says it is dull. I said " put highlights in". She said it was too fragile right now for that. I'm 32 weeks PFC. I personally know nothing about highlights beyond that comment- but, others probably do.

  • iamnancy
    iamnancy Member Posts: 641
    edited April 2013

    Momine - love your hair today - it looks so cute!

  • Ella_117
    Ella_117 Member Posts: 48
    edited April 2013

    Momine....love the hairstyle...thanks for posting!



    I just had my first hair salon appt. at 1 year PFC and it felt wonderful!

    My hair dresser recommended a shampoo and conditioner called "Mane and Tail" available at Sally's beauty store. She said that many hairdressers swear by it for speeding up hair growth...so i am going to give it a try. It is currently on sale...buy one get one this month. I had been using Nioxin, but have never heard anyone mention Mane and Tail. Has anyone tried this product?

  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 11,653
    edited April 2013

    Mane & Tail is also available at Walgreens & Walmart as well as on Amazon. Don't laugh but it was originally made for horses. It's been around for years and a relatively inexpensive product. several years ago I had my package design students redesign the packaging. Now 2013 they still haven't changed it. They so need a re-branding.

    BTW the hoofmaker nail & hand moisterizer is supposed to be amazing.

  • Ella_117
    Ella_117 Member Posts: 48
    edited April 2013

    Lagos...that is so funny!

    You're not kidding about the package design needing an update.

    I am a graphic designer also, and when I purchased the shampoo yesterday I thought the package design and logo looked liked something from the 70s...LOL!

  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 11,653
    edited April 2013

    Hate to say this but I've met a lot of art & design people who have/had breast cancer. I wonder if it was something in the rubber cement, srpay mount or paint.

  • GuyGirl
    GuyGirl Member Posts: 102
    edited April 2013

    Momine,

    Love the hairstyle, just might have to steal it....

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