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  • bdavis
    bdavis Posts: 3,192
    edited July 2011

    Sunflower... nice hair... and color... Is that your natural color?

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011
    I have pics on photo bucket.  Can someone tell me how to put them on this site from photo bucket? 
  • bdavis
    bdavis Posts: 3,192
    edited July 2011

    Click on the link which copies it... then paste it in the tree looking icon

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011
  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    Sorry for the HUGE pic, but here tis.  Thanks BDavis!

  • christine47
    christine47 Posts: 846
    edited July 2011

    Jen, 2 weeks?  I don't have that much at 8-9weeks, at least not that long.

  • bdavis
    bdavis Posts: 3,192
    edited July 2011

    Jen... that's two weeks?? I am 7 weeks and look like that and thought I was doing well... you are doing awesome!!

    And to make it smaller next time, in the size area put 200 in each box

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    My hair grew on Taxotere, not much but it gave me a head start.  I am two weeks PFC today!

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    This is my cotton candy covered head and 1 week pfc....

  • bdavis
    bdavis Posts: 3,192
    edited July 2011

    It grew a lot in one week.. from week one to week two.

  • bdavis
    bdavis Posts: 3,192
    edited July 2011

    And you have brows!!! Or are they penciled in?

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    I have actual brows and lashes.  I have used the Brian Joseph's gel since I started chemo in Feb.  I finished chemo 06/16 so I will continue to use it until mid July.  I also found a great Bobbi Brown product.  It is a tinted brow gel that helps to fill in the gaps.  I do have that on in the picture.  While I still have my brows, they are a bit more sparse than what I started with. 

  • sweetbean
    sweetbean Posts: 433
    edited July 2011

    Fitz33 - wait, we don't start counting from the day we finished?  We start from two to three weeks after that? That makes sense, actually. I thought I was almost 14 weeks PFC - am I really 11 or 12 weeks PFC?   I feel like my hair growth is a little behind, but maybe it is because I am counting from my last day of chemo?  

  • rachel5738
    rachel5738 Posts: 658
    edited July 2011

    Jen--Thanks for the suggestion on the Bobbi Brown product. My eyebrows have grown back but are a little sparse.

    Here is my hair at 7 months PFC:

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    I had my last chemo 06/16, and today is 06/30 so I am two weeks out....

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    Nice Rachel!  What a lovely pic...you have lots of hair!

  • bdavis
    bdavis Posts: 3,192
    edited July 2011

    my last chemo was may 10... i am 7 weeks out...I too used the Bryan Joseph... but my brows did not last... my lashes have but in the last week are a little less than they were...

  • paula1231
    paula1231 Posts: 41
    edited July 2011

    Here is my new avitar.  Almost 5 months post chemo.  I went topless with this hair to work.  It was exhilarating!!  A gal at work said my"new" haircut looked a bit butch and I responded that more love was not a bad thing.  I though she might swallow her tongue!!  Now I have her wondering.

  • racy
    racy Posts: 976
    edited July 2011

    Jenn1832, your growth is fabulous for 2 weeks. I am 9 weeks PFC and barely have as much as you.



    Sunflower71, yours looks great for 14 weeks. I hope I have as much as you by then. You can easily go topless.



    My brows thinned a few weeks ago and are now growing back. I never lost them entirely, fortunately. (I had TAC).

  • pumela115
    pumela115 Posts: 48
    edited July 2011
    this is my first haircut at 5 and half months from my last chemo tx.
  • carberry
    carberry Posts: 997
    edited July 2011

    Jen1832  you have some dark hairs in there too, you are well on your way.

  • Merilee
    Merilee Posts: 734
    edited July 2011

    One week out of chemo and using Nioxin scalp treatment while I have it naked LOL

    Have a litttle fuzz here and there.

  • Huskerkkc
    Huskerkkc Posts: 471
    edited July 2011

    paula, way to leave 'em wondering! why people feel compelled to comment on new styles, clohing, etc. is beyond me. whatever happened to "if you can't say something nice, don't say it!" what response did she hope to get?

    Walk tall, head up, no excuses girl! you've got the right attitude. Hope I can develop the same when I go topless. I am on 4 wks PFC and just a lot of fuzz up top so far. but Nioxin is speeding things up I think

  • sunflower71
    sunflower71 Posts: 53
    edited July 2011

    Everyone looks great! 

    Bdavis- Thanks!  That is my natural hair color, which I have not seen since the age of 15, when I got a hold of "Sun-In" .  Ever since then, I have been messing with the color.  The pic above is me the morning of my first chemo. 2 weeks later my hair was gone!  When my hair first came in it was colorless mixed with grey, as it grew it got darker.  I do have some grey left, but not many.  Your growth is coming along great, you will be topless before you know it.

    Jen1832- I am running out and getting that brow gel, your brows look fantastic!  And your hair is growing quick! 

  • marial
    marial Posts: 98
    edited July 2011

    I am really enjoying everyones pics..everyones looking great..

    I can't wait u till I have complete scLp coverage and can go topless!.. I especially hate wearing a halo and baseball cap tp work out in..the hot weathers doesn't help!



    Sunflower your eyes really pop with the darker hair..looks great

    Jen you have so much hair for 2 weeks wow..looking good!

  • spitnspunk
    spitnspunk Posts: 31
    edited July 2011

    So my last chemo was early February and while the back of my head has some growth, the top is still pretty much not growing, at least not up the front sides. It's fuzzy fur like. I'm in Georgia, so it is hot here, but it doesn't really matter, call me crazy - I'm actually getting used to wigs and I really like 'em! I wear them to work or dressy things and I weat hats most other times. I do go out in my pool out back without a hat, but have to put sunscreen on up there, that's for sure!! It's great to not have to spend time fixing my hair, just throw on the wig...and the options are endless! I have several; I've traveled with them in the last few months and it's really great to be able to change things up. Today I wore a red one to work..it's my "I'm in a fun mood' one!! So - being hairless isn't the end of the world and not the worst of things. Embrace it girls, have fun with it, enjoy it and remember, it won't last 4ever (but I may keep wearing wigs, it's kind of fun!)

  • marial
    marial Posts: 98
    edited July 2011

    Spitnspunk...that's for adding the positive spin on things!

  • spitnspunk
    spitnspunk Posts: 31
    edited July 2011

    I used to get so bored with a hairstyle but always had to wait for it to grow out to do something different, no more! It's also kind of fun to keep people guessing what my next look will be. I didn't ask for this ride but I got it so I figure I may as well have fun along the way. I may seem a little "off" but really, if I've learned anything from this cancer experience it's that nothing is guaranteed, so enjoy life every day, have a little fun, be a little crazy!! It works wonders on stress.:)

  • hillhubcap
    hillhubcap Posts: 3
    edited July 2011

    Congratulations, everyone's pictures look great.  I went topless during a recent trip to Arizona and have not worn my wig for three weeks now.  I was very nervous the first time out but how liberating it feels to drive down the road with the wind blowing my inch long hair and not to worry about how I look.  At this point, I don't really care as long as I am happy!!   Take care everyone.

  • Jen1832
    Jen1832 Posts: 42
    edited July 2011

    Thanks everyone!  I went out to dinner with my DH tonight and rode back home in the convertible.  The scarf came off and the wind felt so good!  It is in the high 90s here.  I can't wait to be able to go without head coverings for good.  There is no way that I will make it 3 months without color either.  My sideburns are truly white!  Congrats to all of you that are able to go topless.

    Spitnspunk - you go girl.  You are right, you gotta have fun!

    Sunflower71 - when I have that kind of coverage, I am going topless.  All I want is for my scalp to be covered.  Cute!

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