Hair Hair Hair - Another question

thanks dragonfly!  Im just so scared it will grow back thick and dark..

Hello all. I have been reading your posts and appreciate the information very much. I am 6 days PFC and had to pluck a rogue eyebrow hair today for the first time in months. LOL. Eyebrows and eyelashes have some thinning but not bad yet.

I retained about 10-20% of my buzzed hair. I noticed about 2 weeks ago a few long fuzzy hairs trying to show themselves. But I also noticed a lot of fall out of the short hair in my stocking cap I wear around the house over the last 2-3 weeks. So I guess my body doesn't know what to do right now but I am anxious to see progress.... Let the growing begin!

Hey to all. Have been off threads for awhile. Been in hospital with Mono, Hepatitis A, anemia and hypothyroidism-chemo, the gift that keeps on giving.

Anyway tried to check out everyones posts and the pics are great, everyone looks great. Surprisingly mu hair has continued to grow at an incredably fast rate despite being so sick lately. Just wanted to wish everyone luck with their hair growth.

My hair seems to be growing on the every three week taxol (I just had 2 out of 4 today). I wonder if it's growing for real or just psyching me out! I have been sporting the bald look so I'd like to know if I should shave again.

I never had any problem with the peach fuzz...or perhaps I didn't notice.  I'm sure I would have though with all the times I was standing so close to the mirror looking for any signs of hair growth!

I though I had dodged the bullet on my lashes and brows -  but lost them right close to the end of my chemo.  Overall that bothered me the most, it felt like my face was just gone.  They came back though, and then thinned again a few months later.  My eyelashes are definitely not what they used to be and I fill my brows out a little more with pencil but I'm not going to complain...they're THERE!

Five weeks PFC today.  I had enough hair (using the term loosely) to wash away the grey.  I wanted to go dark brown, my DD wanted red, so we used a "copper mahogany brown" color and well, she got her wish. 

LuvRVing, Looks great!  That color looks similar to my natural, which brand did you use?  I think I may try it in a couple of weeks.  I'm actually going to Epcot next weekend, I'm thinking I may just ditch the wig and wear a hat.  I don't have the hair you do but I'm hoping by next week I will.

LuvRVing - wow you have great hair. 

As for eyelashes and eyebrows - I have lost some eyelashes but not alot.  Now the eyebrows are a different store - 8 weeks (last week) PFC 80% of my eyebrows fell out.  Thankfully they are starting to grow back.  I have  5oclock shadown on the brow which helps with using the brow powder make up. 

Love all the pics ladies.  I am now 9 weeks PFC and have some fuzz but not enough coverage to go topless yet.  My ONC nurse yesterday told me that she see peoples hair take off growning at week 12 PFC - I have my finger crossed.

Thanks, ladies!  I'm satisfied with the way it's coming in, and the color is growing on me, figuratively and literally...lol.

McCrimmon - I used Garnier  - Herbashine - copper mahogany brown.  It was a 28 shampoo color rather than permanent.   Next time I might try dark burgundy, just for grins and giggles!  Definitely skip the wig in Disney...other than your family, who will see you that will care???  Be comfortable!  Caps are nice for shielding your head from the ever-present air conditioning, though.  To be honest, unless you are wearing something with a pink ribbon, I don't think anyone is giving bald heads a second thought these days. 

Dawn - hope you are on the mend and feeling better soon!

Thanks ladies for all the thoughts. Everyones hair is looking great. Oneday I'll figure out how to post my picks and can share them with you all.

Look at all the hair that's sprouting! You gals look great.

Story:
Today on the bus at 7:30AM (on the way to PT) I saw this woman who had my hair "cut" from March/April. Almost the same color too although I had less gray but I'm at least 15 years  younger than the woman I saw. Anyway I tapped her on the shoulder and told her I had the same hairdo this past spring. She points to her boobs and I said yes.

We got off at the same spot too so we walked together a bit. She was going for her Herceptin treatment… I let her know I finished mine this past September. I think it made her feel better seeing me since I look so normal. She told me she loved my hair color. I laughed and said "I pay for that. At age 50 it needs a lot of help to get this color." 

As for texture, I always had dark brown curly hair.  I have to say the texture and color are pretty much the same (maybe a few more greys..shhhh!!!).  You lucky girls with straight or wavy hair may see a difference of texture, but I don't.  It doesn't seem any curlier than usual, except that it is short.  Longer curly hair weighs itself out and it looks straighter.  Short curly hair takes forever to look long.

They make fantastic products now for curly hair to look nice curly, or to straighten and smooth. Matrix products are great for straight look, but I dislike the smell.  CHI is good too.  Garnier Fructis straight formula isn't bad either.  Curls Rock is good for curly styles.   I have also been using Redken 06, but not everyday, as I feel like I have helmet head.

In the mid 70s I had an "afro" and I am caucasian.  It was in style then, and the longer my hair gets, the more it looks like that.  My hair is still too short to blow dry straight without making a frizzy mess, and my darling daughter broke my Sedu.   My stylist did say to take it easy on the hair with color, chemicals, and heat for the first year.  I do use a mini flat iron on my bangs though.