Today was the day
So, up until pretty much yesterday I had lost most of my hair from below the neck (and wasn't THAT exciting!! ) and the hair on my head was shaved, but hanging in there.
Yesterday I had a bit of a rest and when I got up, saw that there were bits of hair all over the pillow. EVERYWHERE. Of course I dashed to the mirror to see if the loss was visible, it wasn't, so I was happy.
From then on, every time I looked down, I had bits of hair on my shirt, or in my lap. Was paranoid about touching my head at all as I was terrified of looking like a moth eaten blanket! Woke up this morning to hair everywhere again, was over worrying about it, so I decided to have a shower and see what happened. (I hadn't wet my head in a few days, too worried about it coming out.)
Of course it started flowing down the drain, & I thought, "Bugger it, may as well grab the phone & take some photos." Told Zac as I dashed out to the loungeroom in a towel that he better have a good look now as I was not coming out of the bathroom til it was gone. (He HATED every second of me with a shaved head for the World's Greatest Shave, then was not too keen when I decided to shave it again before chemo - I knew he was not going to be a fan of shiny bald. Tough.)
So I took a bunch of photos as my hair fell away. I have put a few here so as to hopefully lessen the shock for others as it happens to them. The verdict? I LOVE not having to care about it now, and LOVE not having bits of hair all over the place!
I actually like the look as well, and probably won't cover it with cancery looking scarves...hats maybe, in hot weather, but I'm more interested in adorning my bald head, as opposed to hiding it away. I have some Indian friends who have asked if they can do a henna tattoo on it, going to run it by the Onc but guessing it will be ok!
It's not so bad ladies, I'm relieved now that it's all gone. Showers feel magnificent, and I can't wait til I get a head massage!
From Bobbie
(PS. Can an admin / moderator please fix the orientation of the bottom 3 photos? I have no idea why they are around the wrong way. Thank you :-)
