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sbp
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12 years ago

Radiation blog

I have 8 of 25 radiations to go and I was feeling a bit down today until I looked at my last and only 'blog' from May 2013 & I now feel like I'm making progress through all this treatment. Crikey it sure is a long hawl but yes it is doable as some lovely ladies on this website made me aware of when I was absolutely terrified and they held out their cyber hands to me when I needed it most.

Thank you very much, your support made the world of difference to me and I am forever grateful.

My hair is now growing back thank goodness and so are my eye lashes & eye brows which is pretty exciting. I realised I don't have any pics of me with less hair than this so thought I would post some so I can hopefully look back and see how far I've travelled along on this journey.

Lots of hugs to you all, xoxo

 

 

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  • Hazel_M's avatar
    Hazel_M
    Member
    12 years ago

    Hi, just thinking today, will I ever look normal again? It's so hot where i am, I was sweating profusely with my scarf, and I thought 'it's going to take forever for my hair to return and yes, I even sometimes think 'will it ever?' I'm nearly half way through my chemo so I have a bit of a way to travel but you look great and I feel reassured it won't be forever. Have a great Xmas and thank you, 

    Hazel xx

  • sbp's avatar
    sbp
    Member
    12 years ago

    Thanks Robyn & Tonya for the vote of confidence and for how to spell haul. 

    I realised I can use it as a gauge for how far I've moved along the scale from diagnosis thru surgery, chemo & now (almost) radiation.

    Also I know when I first stumbled across this fantastic site just before I started chemo I tried to find pictures of woman with the chemo hair loss look and there wasn't many pics at all only from a few brave souls and I really had to hunt to find them. So if my pics reassure anyone at all well done me and all of you.

  • TonyaM's avatar
    TonyaM
    Member
    12 years ago

    Yes,it's a long haul and the hair growth takes forever.It's great to do progress pics because you can see how far you've come.It also helps others who are abit behind you in their journey.Wow,8 zaps to go -you are on the downward run now.I hope you get a mini break from zaps and enjoy Christmas with family.             Tonya xx

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    TonyaM
    Member
    12 years ago

    Yes,it's a long haul and the hair growth takes forever.It's great to do progress pics because you can see how far you've come.It also helps others who are abit behind you in their journey.Wow,8 zaps to go -you are on the downward run now.I hope you get a mini break from zaps and enjoy Christmas with family.             Tonya xx