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  • octogirl
    octogirl Member Posts: 2,434
    edited January 2016

    Queen Celeste, those are two very cute wigs, but I like your gray pixie best!

    I am finally getting some hair. Not just fuzz but actual real stubble. Taking a long time, but I can see the difference daily. Such a relief to see something!

    Hugs to all

    Octogirl

  • Peachy2
    Peachy2 Member Posts: 319
    edited January 2016

    Hooray, Octogirl! Great news!!! Our next goal: enough hair to cover our heads.

  • phoebe58
    phoebe58 Member Posts: 96
    edited January 2016

    I remember how I loved being wigless hatless scarfless -- just a plain nekkid head in a little breeze with my new stubble -- it was such a wonderful sensation to appreciate the tickling of the hair shafts. Soon Octogirl and Peachy!!

  • Melclarity
    Melclarity Member Posts: 387
    edited January 2016

    I must admit, I wear a wig out, the minute I get home I throw it!!!! LOL I love being bald especially being so hot and summer uuugh...I stay home mostly and I too enjoy the wind across my hair as the little bits are starting to grow LOL.

  • Shopgal2
    Shopgal2 Member Posts: 594
    edited January 2016

    phoebe and Melclarity wind that will blow my fuzz sounds nice. Wish it was warm here on the east coast of the states. The only good thing about a fuzzy head is when I go to the gym and sweat I get cool so fast. I guess I'll be a wash and go kinda gal for awhile.

  • tjh
    tjh Member Posts: 272
    edited January 2016

    I wear hats out side...it us Wisconsin winter...the high for the next 3 days is below 0 with 15 mph winds....when I am inside no hat.... I never would have anticipated that hat head would be a great joy to see!

  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 185
    edited January 2016

    Hi All. Last year at exactly this time my hair was falling out. So hard!! I finished Chemo in March. I take Biotin and it is growing like crazy. I have had to cut it 3 times. Never thought I would see the day. I will post a picture at 10 months PFC. You will all have hair again!! You can kick your wig and scarves to the curb!! 

    Patty 

    image

  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 185
    edited January 2016

    Hi All. Last year at exactly this time my hair was falling out. So hard!! I finished Chemo in March. I take Biotin and it is growing like crazy. I have had to cut it 3 times. Never thought I would see the day. I will post a picture at 10 months PFC. You will all have hair again!! You can kick your wig and scarves to the curb!! 

    Patty 

    image

  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 185
    edited January 2016

    Queen and Penny- your hair is coming in well. It looks thick and healthy!! As mine grew I got it shaped a bit and I colored it. It made me feel better and less like a patient. Last summer was hard. By October I was done with Wigs. It's pretty amazing process!!

    Hugs to all!

    PMR53

  • mysunshine48
    mysunshine48 Member Posts: 915
    edited January 2016

    PMR53, Wow, your hair looks amazing. I love the color. Did you go to a salon for color or do it yourself? Did you use organic hair color? I want to color mine too......one day.....but I want something that is safe.

  • Sloan15
    Sloan15 Member Posts: 845
    edited January 2016

    PMR53- Beautiful!

  • PMR53
    PMR53 Member Posts: 185
    edited January 2016

    My Sunshine- my girlfriend is professional stylist so she colored it. I did it myself though starting at 4 months PFC. It looked better and it felt thicker. . I used Sally Color Performance Demi color. It washes out after 20 or so shampoos. Super easy to do and gentle. It came in with my usual gray and regular brown color. I used 2 shades lighter and it covered gray well . Thank you!!  I forgot to add that the Sally Product I used had no ammonia!! Gentle. 

    Patty

  • tjh
    tjh Member Posts: 272
    edited January 2016

    PMR Looks great

  • Peachy2
    Peachy2 Member Posts: 319
    edited January 2016

    Wow, PMR, your hair looks fantastic! That is something look forward to! Thanks for posting!! :)

  • kcinmn
    kcinmn Member Posts: 24
    edited January 2016

    PMR - wow! Beautiful hair!

  • Melclarity
    Melclarity Member Posts: 387
    edited January 2016

    PMR that is awesome!!!! Cannot wait to get there!

  • tjh
    tjh Member Posts: 272
    edited January 2016

    -15 today with 10 mph winds...I am wearing a hatShocked

  • Shopgal2
    Shopgal2 Member Posts: 594
    edited January 2016

    PMR pretty color.

  • rainnyc
    rainnyc Member Posts: 801
    edited January 2016

    Patty, what beautiful hair!

    Weekly hair check: it's starting to snake down the back of my neck, just barely. I can see I'll need to trim it if it's all to end up the same length. Not yet, though.

    Bought shampoo this afternoon for the first time since last April! Of course they were out of my brand of conditioner so will need to hit another drugstore at some point. Still, cause for celebration!

  • CatsRus
    CatsRus Member Posts: 98
    edited January 2016

    so I tried straightening some of my crazy curls.....image

  • Peachy2
    Peachy2 Member Posts: 319
    edited January 2016

    CatsRUs, that looks fantastic!

  • rainnyc
    rainnyc Member Posts: 801
    edited January 2016

    CatsRus, very pretty!

  • Melclarity
    Melclarity Member Posts: 387
    edited January 2016

    Catsrus - Wow!!! looks great!! I have a long way to go it feels like uuugh!!! but I imagine rocking something chic like pink hahaha!

  • Shopgal2
    Shopgal2 Member Posts: 594
    edited January 2016

    rainnyc buying shampoo is cause for great celebration.

    CatRus what great volume! Just wow...

  • tjh
    tjh Member Posts: 272
    edited January 2016

    Looks great Catsrus!

  • anothernycgirl
    anothernycgirl Member Posts: 821
    edited January 2016

    PMR and Cats, - wow!

    I am jealous!! Winking I have been going 'au natural' for months now, but my hair still so thin on top that I just purchased a new wig. Sad

  • Shopgal2
    Shopgal2 Member Posts: 594
    edited January 2016

    How soon after hair starts growing can you dye it? Is there an actual recommendation of how many weeks/months after pfc that is safe to dye? And with what kind or type of color? I love that I have fuzz turning into hair but I am not digging the grey and white at 45. I'm almost 6 weeks pfc.

  • octogirl
    octogirl Member Posts: 2,434
    edited January 2016

    beautiful CatsRus....

    Rain, I bought shampoo today also! I don't really need it, but actually I read somewhere that it is good for the scalp also. Sloan who posts on this thread swears by baby shampoo.

    Octogirl

  • rainnyc
    rainnyc Member Posts: 801
    edited January 2016

    Shampoo may be good for the scalp but DEFINITELY is good for the soul, no matter how much hair you have. It smells pleasant and makes you feel good about yourself.

  • Melclarity
    Melclarity Member Posts: 387
    edited January 2016

    I never stopped using Shampoo LOL, even when I lost my hair at the beginning of chemo, it is good for the scalp. I started on baby shampoo last week :) as Sloan said.

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