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  • beccasgm
    beccasgm Posts: 41
    edited January 2012
    mccrimmon324...you look right about where I was at 15 weeks...I went as GI Jane for Halloween and that would have put me at about 12 weeks out and my hair was shorter than yours. My Oncologist was surprised at my growth after three months too.GI Jayne
  • beccasgm
    beccasgm Posts: 41
    edited January 2012

    @Ksteve-would love to see pics...you create an account on photobucket-upload the pics and then copy the direct link under the pic in your album-go to post a reply on this site-click insert/edit image (the image tree above) and past the direct ink into image url and it should show up.

  • beccasgm
    beccasgm Posts: 41
    edited January 2012

    @ksmatthews-I also have bang envy!

    It seems like all the commercials on tv have these models with wonderfully long and shiny beautiful hair... Not sure i paid much attention to them before!

  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Posts: 794
    edited January 2012

    Ossa, my hair came back white then darkened to a nasty grey color, I think my natural red is coming in now but I put a temp color on it last week.  Lightest golden brown. 

  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Posts: 794
    edited January 2012

    Becca, you look great as GI Jane! 

  • lago
    lago Posts: 11,653
    edited January 2012
    mccrimmon you look like you have more hair than I had at 15 weeks, or at least a lot longer. my hair transition linky for newbies.
  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Posts: 794
    edited January 2012

    Ok, I'm going to try to do a timeline.  Except I don't have the dates.  Unless someone can tell me if you get the dates from and Iphone pic.  Its funny, I always thought I was somewhat tech savvy, but BC has shown me I suck!  LOL. 

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    Uploaded from the Photobucket iPhone App

    Hey!  This really helps me, I guess my hair is growing! 

  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Posts: 1,914
    edited January 2012

    KSMatthews, you look great! I really hope I get curls. Lily lady, I am just inching along too. Mi am 5 and a half months out and don't have half of what KSMatthews has.

  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Posts: 743
    edited January 2012

    Thanks so much girls!!!!  You all made me smile.  

    And I love seeing all the new pics!!!  You ALL look great!!! 

  • lago
    lago Posts: 11,653
    edited January 2012

    mccrimmon324 I hope you don't mind but you are a pretty woman and I can't stand to see your face all distorted. I'm reposting your images:

    Pictures of ksmatthews:
    http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff49/bwanawife/10pfc.jpg

    http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff49/bwanawife/111220-072924.jpg

    http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff49/bwanawife/8286af20.jpg

  • Ossa
    Ossa Posts: 685
    edited January 2012

    mccrimmon

    How far out were you on the top two pics? That's about where I am now. Geat pics everyone. Thanks for sharing.. Yay there is hope for my hairSmile

  • shore1
    shore1 Posts: 591
    edited January 2012

    You girls all look so great. I love seeing these pics - makes me feel hopeful. Thanks for posting.

  • beccasgm
    beccasgm Posts: 41
    edited January 2012

    re:mccrimmon324 I hope you don't mind but you are a pretty woman and I can't stand to see your face all distorted

    lago is right...you are a pretty woman!

  • kennylynne
    kennylynne Posts: 75
    edited January 2012

    Thanks for posting the pics!!!! I am coming on 8 weeks PFC and want hair so badly.... You all look beautiful!!!

  • kiwimum
    kiwimum Posts: 460
    edited January 2012

    Love all the pics. KS, Mccrimmon and Beccasgm - you all look great!



    I'm 14 weeks PFC and hair is growing well. It's starting to flick a bit and has definitely got some curl/waves in the back. I now have to put product in it everyday or it looks fluffy.

  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Posts: 743
    edited January 2012

    good job reposting the pics lago, I can never figure out the dimensions to put in..

  • Ossa
    Ossa Posts: 685
    edited January 2012

    Soo I tried a golden blond,,,, did nothing,,, tried  a medium red brown... turned out orange Frown

    On the upside ... I have hair... looks like a lot more now with colour in it.. could hardly see it when it was white

    Good thing I used one that washes out in 28 washes.. guess I will be doing a lot of hair washing the next few days

  • Carrol2
    Carrol2 Posts: 1,477
    edited January 2012

    ksmathews, mccrimmon, becca all looking good!

  • racy
    racy Posts: 976
    edited January 2012

    I bought a mini flat iron too but am not having success with it.



    ks, what brand of gel do you use?

  • MargieC
    MargieC Posts: 302
    edited January 2012

    KS. Your hair looks amazing. I official have hair envy. I am 4 1/2 months our and I don't have half amount you do.

  • mccrimmon324
    mccrimmon324 Posts: 794
    edited January 2012

    Lago, Thank you for the compliment and fixing my pics.  I wish I could get a date the pics were taken, I took them on my iphone.  I know the last one was 2 days ago. 

    Ladies, thank you for the compliments, everyone is looking so good!

  • MamaV
    MamaV Posts: 373
    edited January 2012

    I had every intention of taking pics and posting them this am - but woke up with dark circles under my eyes and a red nose thanks to a cold - gonna have to wait a few days!  LOL!

  • beccasgm
    beccasgm Posts: 41
    edited January 2012

    @ksmatthews-when I put the link in, the dimensions come up automatically so I dont even mess with them. I just copy the direct link info and paste into the image field.

  • lago
    lago Posts: 11,653
    edited January 2012
    Beccasgm her photos were huge. I cut the size down by 1/3. Her math just seems to be a bit off for some reason. Even 1/2 size would have worked.
  • mkw1
    mkw1 Posts: 102
    edited January 2012

    Wendyspet: My hair is also slow to grow on the top and center. I am going to try Nioxin and see if it helps. I am also taking biotin as a supplement and a good multivitamin. I finished chemo 18 weeks ago. My hair used to grow so fast, now it is filling, but not growing, I do not know why.

  • sweetbean
    sweetbean Posts: 433
    edited January 2012

    MargieC, are you still on Herceptin?  Herceptin is DEFINITELY slowing my hair growth down.

     Mkw1, my hair grew in like that, too.  It eventually filled in, although it is still a little sparse at the temples.  I've started using Rogaine to speed the process up.  But I think it is the Herceptin, so I am trying to be patient.  I finished chemo Mar 22, 2011, so I am almost 10 months out.  It probably took  me 6 months before I looked somewhat normal.

  • kennylynne
    kennylynne Posts: 75
    edited January 2012

    Does anyone of you knowledgable ladies know if you can color your hair blonde after chemo? Is it to harsh on the new hair???

  • kennylynne
    kennylynne Posts: 75
    edited January 2012

    I am only 8 weeks out PFC forget to post that LOL

  • beccasgm
    beccasgm Posts: 41
    edited January 2012

    @kennylynne-My husband (former hairstylist) bought a natural blonde by john frieda-semipermanent-mine was coming in an ash blonde-it took very well

  • ksmatthews
    ksmatthews Posts: 743
    edited January 2012

    I just use Aussie gel for curly hair.  Nothing special.

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