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Hair loss and regrowth
Hello all, just thought it might be interesting for people to see what happens in a year from hair falling out, to end of active treatment. I had 4 x AC, 12 x Taxol, then 25 x readiotherapy, Finishing in October 2017. The hairless photo was March 2016, the curly one was March 2017 (last week). I had straight hair with a very slight wave in it pre chemo. Good luck to you all, wherever you might be along your journey.
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- My hair was limp and dead straight before chemo. Then got the chemo curls. My curls were originally like shirley temple's!!! I have had 2 cuts now and it's only a little curly at the ends.. I miss them... but still grateful for hair!
Exactly! It's wonderful when you have hair again. My incredibly fine blonde hair with a bit of a wave grew back even finer, dead straight and I described the colour as invisible! I started colouring it when it was about 2cm long as I still looked totally bald. Now (3 years later) it's still finer and straighter than it used to be but at least there is a bit of natural colour now - even if it is a dirty blonde/light brown. Obviously I still colour it and I'm rather liking being a red head!Molly001 said:I'm sure I'll love whatever growth I get after being bald!
I would have loved chemo curls but it wasn't to be.- That's awesome Melinda. I normally have very fine dead-straight hair, so I wonder if I'll get chemo curls too. Everyone elses curls look great on them, so I'm sure I'll love whatever growth I get after being bald!
- Molly, thats exactly how I handled it too, and I just found it was the best as theres so much else to deal with. Im 15 months post and ive had a couple of trims, it does come back different, mines really curly, chemo curls LOL I staighten it uuugh!! til I can cut it all out. its growing out slowly the top of my hair is straight now and looking like it used too. So you'll be back to normal before you know it! Hugs Melinda xo
- Shaved my hair off this morning after handfulls were coming out. I hate it but I'll deal cos I have no choice! Farewell hair. See you again after chemo, hopefully not too different.
- @primek after I posted I realised I said 2 years, which is actually since diagnosis not when chemo stopped. Chemo stopped July 2015, so basically 20 months since chemo stopped and I have cut my hair a couple of times now so I think you could easily grow yours out in no time. It was good to meet you too, definitely jam packed.
@EarthWalkerLisha When my hair first started growing back during chemo it was white and wiry, so I shaved it off and started again, because it was like mutant hair. Since then I haven't had a haircut, because I am still deciding whether I want to grow it long again or keep it short. I think it will depend on whether it stays curly, which is a bit of an unknown. One advantage though, with all this humid whether it just gets curlier, rather than when I had straight hair and it would go frizzy. And yes, my hair is soft, the top of my head feels like a bouncy castle!
- @Ne I love your hair. Didn't realise it was 2 years! I have a long way to catch up then and was thinking I'd copy your style if it stays curly. I had a straight directional bob before. Wished I'd taken head shots of your gorgeous hair so I could show my hairdresser. (Wished we had more time to catch up at the Summit...it was full on but so great to meet you) Kath x
I am two years post treatment and still have curls. They have dropped slightly so I can either scrunch them up with curling creams or blow them out for a softer look. You will have more options once you get more length. I was not too fond of them but they have grown on me (pun intended) :)
- 18mths for the curls to drop out for me
