I thought I would share my hair comings and goings. For me, losing my hair wasnt as emotional as it is for some. In fact I found the lack of hair to be rather easy. I mean taking a shower was a breeze-no head hair to shampoo and cream rinse and then of course dry and do whatever it is that I may have done with it! No leg and underarm hair to shave-gees showers really were very quick!
I started chemo on 12-6-05. This is a picture of my hair pre-chemo. It's interesting but right before I was diagnosed I had decided, for the first time in my life, that I finally am OK with my hair I liked it in fact. The same minute that that thought ran through my head another little thought ran through saying, 'Yeah but your not going to have it for very long'. So here it is, the curls that I had finally decided were OK to have. As you can see I am NOT very good in front of a camera.
This next picture was taken on 12-8-06, two days after I started chemo. I was told that my hair would start falling our in two weeks and didnt want to wait for it to fall out in long trendels so I had it cut short and colored for fun.
I sort of liked this cut but it didnt last long because by golly my hair started falling out right at the two week mark. On 12-22-05 I had Lenny and David take a trimmer to it and this is what I ended up with. Notice the thinning on the top!
Well it kept thinning so I decided it was time to shave it totally bald. The honors were done by David and our daughter Rachel (who was home for Christmas). Here I am in all my bald glory on 12-27-05. People wondered if David shaved his head to match mine...nope he's been like that for awhile.
Now I knew that I would never wear a wig. To me it would have been like having uncomfortable tight clothing on....yuck. And anyone that knows me and my lack of 'style' ability knows that I certainly couldnt work with those scarves that folks wear on their heads....oh I can just see me trying to wrap one of those on and trying to make it look decent! I did (and only because my head got cold) wear baseball hats once and awhile and of course stocking hats outside and to bed at times! I had a funny thing happen to me while in Mexico in February 2006. I of course went bald. We were at a bar/resturant and I was walking to the bano (bathroom) and about to enter the dama's (ladies) door when behind me I hear, 'Senor Senor no no not that one' or something to that affect. A waiter thought because I was bald that I was a man and was entering the wrong bathroom! Of course I thought it was a riot but he was totally embarrassed. Too funny I say.
This next picture was taken in LasVegas last January. We went to spend New Year's Eve with our friends Mikey and Jan. We spied this sign and thought it fit me quite well...topless as in hair that is!
These next two pictures are of my hair finally growning back, and yup, showers are no longer a breeze! Although I do like having hair on my head again. I once had very curly hair and it is coming back straight. Before I lost my hair I had a strand or two of grey, the rest was brown. It is coming back grey. I have had two hair cuts already mostly to shape it up and cut the whispy ends off. Believe it or not the ends are blonde! My hair is very very baby soft so I am not able to do much with it yet. Who am I trying to fool...I have never done anything with my hair for goodness sake-have never known how to, just dont have the knack I guess!
The first picture was taken in July and the second in September. My wonderful daughter in law to be tells me every time that she sees me how much my hair has grown...I LOVE to hear it!
The hair may not be growing too quicly but it sure is getting thicker. Oh my god I take a terrible picture huh??
D and BW
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