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hair saga
It has now been 8months since I had chemo. I think I've seen high rise buildings go up quicker than my hair! I can't do anything with these chemo curls-they have a mind of their own.I look in the mi...
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Hi Tonya,
The appearance change is so difficult to deal with. During chemo I was completely bald with no eyebrows and eyelashes, grey tinged skin, and body bloated up like a dead fish. Very hard to keep your spirits up when you look like that and the only thing that fits you is one pair of trakky dacs!!
When I was bald I made the decision that however my hair grew back I would accept it and go au naturel. Well, when it grew back curly and grey I quickly changed my tune! I looked ridiculous (I am only 42 and had no grey hair before). So off I went to the hairdressers for a beautiful natural looking tint and it made the world of difference to how I felt about myself. The curls are difficult. I stick my head under the tap every morning and give it a bit of a blow dry to straighten the front bit and it looks okay. I'm going to grow it into a bob which I think would look quite pretty with waves.
What is depressing for me is that my eyebrows and eyelashes only half grew back and I don't look like I did before at all.
I do think Tamoxifen affects your weight. I stacked on 10kg very quickly and am slowly losing it again - heaps of exercise and eating much less. 5kg lost already.
You can do it! Make yourself and your health and fitness a priority!!
Love,
Cathy