It's started!

I have had 2 haircuts now - wow ! I had to ditch the grey which grew back - I really felt old even though everyone told me I looked fine and it was a pretty grey. But my face in the mirror wasn't "me". SO I have gone back to the light brown I was before (well the colour I had in my grey hair before :P) and I feel so much better.

It's taking ages to grow any length at the moment and it's all soft and fuzzy like baby hair. But my stylist tells me it is getting stronger and soo I can have a better style.

Odd, it is just hair, but it means more than you think it will. Anyone who says "it'll grow, no stress" has never had to lose it.Oddly enough I am now wearing some of my hats over my hair - my youngest son told me I look really good in them !  I am hanging on the wig as a sort of charm - I reckon if I give it away I'll be playing with fate.

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I hope you enjoyed the 'Look Good ... Feel Better Workshop' Anita.

For others who have not heard of the program here is a link to find out more: http://lgfb.org.au/lgfb_wp/

Hi Kristina, I think TLc sounds wonderful! Such a good idea.I too lost my taste for all alcohol and coffee as soon as I started with chemo and while I had a few drinks over Christmas really haven't got my taste for it back! I'm sure that will change when it's finally all over! LOL. Coffee I can drink in my week when I start to feel better before the next round though not as much as I used to. Are you going to get a wig? Sometimes here in Queensland it is just too hot for a wig and I wear a turban or a nice cotton hat. I still feel people are more aware of what I'm going through if I don't have hair on my head though, so I do try and wear my wig most of the time. Kristina I would take the hanky, the champers and a friend. Someone you feel close to to have with you for support is an important thing I think. It would have been so much harder for me if I didn't have people around me who I love. But that's your decision...let me know how it goes. Yes...this site is wonderful. So much love and support and it helps to know we are not alone. xxx

Teresa, you can easily tell from reading your posts that your beauty comes from inside as well as out, and I think no matter how much hair a person has or how little, a great smile and a twinkle in the eye outshines the rest. It's normal to care about what other people think, it's how society brings us up to think... But I think what matters is inside, and if you feel awesome, stuf f the rest of them! Judgemental people who think it's weird are going to get over it.. it's their problem, not yours.

That said, after spending years fussing about with your hair, to suddenly have it gone is a real eye opener. It's your 'thing' and part of your personality usually, so having it missing can be pretty devastating for sure. I don't have boobs, but for someone ELSE to have an opinion on your choices and point it out is ludicrous and not very thoughtful, but I think perhaps it can be their way of trying to lesson the severity by saying it's not important. Until you've been in a person's shoes it can sometimes be confusing as to what you should or shouldn't say until you've stuck your own foot in your mouth! :)

Strutting about with a bald head is totally rad... so many people come to see me and are all shy and embarassed about it, and they are usually upset - Some people have short cropped hair, some people have patches, some people have wisps or none at all - it certainly doesn't bother me, and I see it so often it's completely 'normal' to me now... They are all beautiful, and I always make a bit effort to ensure laugh and smile before we get started picking the right style. Seeing the fear and sadness wiggle it's way out of their eyes and have them leave with a happy wave and hug truly brightens every day!! I think we'll be giving people some tips and links to this place, it's amazing to see so many of you empowering eachother and doing the very same thing - removing the scary parts whenever you can! Every bit helps. <3

Hi Louie!

A sneaky way to make your scarf look fabulous and have a little hair can be to have a 'fringe' piece, it's just the front of your hair and some tendtrils on the side. You attach with velcro to inside your scarf and VOILA!! Instant hair, without the nasty warmth of hair all over your head. It's also nice to not have anything rubbing on the top of your head like a wig can... YUK.

They work perfectly with hats, scarves and turbans and require very little fuss in comparison!

Play around with what you have, and you can find amazing ways to get a scarf or a hat looking spectacular :D