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  • LoveMyVizsla
    LoveMyVizsla Member Posts: 526
    edited August 2016

    Yay! Glad it is finally coming in, Cathy

  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 833
    edited August 2016

    Yay Cathy

  • hanley50
    hanley50 Member Posts: 78
    edited August 2016

    Cathy! Relieved to hear that it is finally coming back for you! Yayyyyyy!!!

  • BellaV
    BellaV Member Posts: 4
    edited August 2016

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    Six and a half months since my last chemo.  Hair is EXTREMELY curly. 

    I don't mind it too much, just wondering how long it will get before I have a full fledged afro?  haha

  • Katjadvm
    Katjadvm Member Posts: 117
    edited August 2016

    BellaV: awesome head of hair!!!

  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 191
    edited August 2016

    still straight but definitely gray!

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  • Sheri64
    Sheri64 Member Posts: 34
    edited August 2016

    Myraknits mine started that way but got darker the fuller it got. Still has lots of gray too.

  • KarenInCanada
    KarenInCanada Member Posts: 194
    edited August 2016

    Mine is like yours Myra but I knew I had gray. I never had dark hair though, white blond when I was young and brown later. As it grows in though there is definitely more dark, straight so far, but one side is growing a little more than the other! My lumpectomy side is a little slower so I'm massaging my head.

  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 833
    edited August 2016

    For me it's the top of my head that is slower than the rest. The back and sides are thick and about an inch ahead of my top.

  • KarenInCanada
    KarenInCanada Member Posts: 194
    edited August 2016

    I have the top on the slow side the same Valstim, much slower then the res

  • Katjadvm
    Katjadvm Member Posts: 117
    edited August 2016

    The hair on my legs is longer than the hair on my head. Havn't shaved because I am just so damn excited to start growing hair again!!!


  • limnogal
    limnogal Member Posts: 100
    edited August 2016

    katjadvm-I hear you loud and clear! It just seems sacrilegious to remove ANY hair that is actively growing after so long...


  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 191
    edited August 2016

    so after only 1 week, my lashes and brows are coming back in using castor oil before bed! No growth at all after chemo so I tried applying the oil with a Qtip before bed and I'm happy to report both are sprouting. I use it on my head too but that was growing fine so I can't tell if there's any difference but I can definitely see brows and lashes where nothing was coming in before. Plus I like the fact that it's not chemical! I definitely won't be using it on my legs or arms....😁

  • LoveMyVizsla
    LoveMyVizsla Member Posts: 526
    edited August 2016

    Myra, when did you finish chemo

  • logang
    logang Member Posts: 144
    edited August 2016

    I had my last treatment on 6/22. I did dose dense AC+T. The 1st picture is from 3 weeks ago, then weekly. The last two pictures are today. Mine is also coming in faster in the back.imageimageimageimage

  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 191
    edited August 2016

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    LMV, 6/30/16 p.s. Eyebrows are totally drawn on...

    Logang, that's a legit hairdo! Looking good

  • RubySlips
    RubySlips Member Posts: 21
    edited August 2016
    Logang, I luv the progression. I'm obsessed with benchmarking so thanks for sharing. Looking great!

    Myraknits, that's the best pic I've seen in a long time. For SO many reasons. I luv the brows. Luv the eyes. And luv the hair. That totally made me smile!!
  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 833
    edited August 2016

    Myraknits, I love the brows!!! And the hair... Way to go Girl.....

  • igay1ord
    igay1ord Member Posts: 51
    edited August 2016

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    Hi all...well, this is my hair 6 months PFC. I've even gone once and had it trimmed around my ears and neckline. My hair was so thin before chemo and now it's coming back thicker and a really strange color, like a steel gray, where I was brunette before! Plus my gray hairs are totally wiry and stick out everywhere! It's tough getting them to lay down!


  • Bird-of-light
    Bird-of-light Member Posts: 143
    edited August 2016

    Myra, your eyebrows look amazing! I wish you could teach me how to do mine.

  • Cathytoo
    Cathytoo Member Posts: 394
    edited August 2016

    PLUCKED MY EYEBROWS AND SHAVED MY LEGS TODAY. First time since I lost all those hairs! YAY‼️

  • LoveMyVizsla
    LoveMyVizsla Member Posts: 526
    edited August 2016

    Yay, Cathy!

    I can see a few blond hairs on my legs, but nothing worth shaving. I see stubble on my noggin too. I would far rather have my eyebrows and eyelashes come back before my hair. I have a wig I like, but fake lashes and drawn on eyebrows don't compare.

  • KarenInCanada
    KarenInCanada Member Posts: 194
    edited August 2016

    Haha Myra! You make me laugh! Why does all our hair look the same colours!!!!!!???? I had grey before this with a dirty blonde/brown colour. I have never ever had dark hair but that's what I have coming in with the grey. When I look at the pics we all seem to have similar colours!

    Here are my today shots...12 weeks PFC

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  • LoveMyVizsla
    LoveMyVizsla Member Posts: 526
    edited August 2016

    Karen, you're right! It is all the same color!

  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 191
    edited August 2016

    Karen, your hair is looking so thick and gorgeous! Yep, we're all salt and pepper. Funny thing is I'm not sure what my real color was since I've been dyeing my hair for the past 25 years and never let it go more than a few Gray hairs between touch-ups. It it used to be dark brunette but apparently that was awhile ago... I'm considering bleaching it out and keeping it short. We shall see...couple more months...

  • Keepongoing
    Keepongoing Member Posts: 30
    edited August 2016

    my hair 11 weeks PFC. Front not as full. Getting thick and wavy. Was white now steely gray coming through. I had dark brown hair with some gray but nothing like this. But I'm thankful it's coming back because I know some aren't as lucky.image

  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 191
    edited August 2016

    Keepongoing, 11 weeks! Amazing!! I love the waves. Right now my longest hair is on the very top so I'm kind of sporting a Mohawk. It's a new 'do every day....

    I love seeing all our progress pix.

  • Countrygirl91678
    Countrygirl91678 Member Posts: 1
    edited August 2016

    I am 3 1/2 months from Last chemo and I have a head full of hair! Once it starts about 6 weeks it grows back really fast. I had some graying before but after it grew back it was solid white. My hairstylist says chemo can change the pigmentation and the texture

  • moderators
    moderators Posts: 8,643
    edited August 2016

    Popping in to say hi and welcome to Countrygirl! Thanks for sharing your insight!

    Looking forward to hearing more from you soon!

    --The Mods

  • Cathytoo
    Cathytoo Member Posts: 394
    edited August 2016

    CountryGirl...you are very lucky, I think. I am exactly 3 months from my last chemo and I definitely DON'T have a full head of hair. My hair never grew that fast, but I wish it would speed up now‼️

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