I get alot of questions from friends (that live far away) about the status of my hair.
I've been told a picture is worth a thousand words... so here you go!
I've been told a picture is worth a thousand words... so here you go!
My hair is back! I've even had a haircut! It was glorious. Although when I walked in, the stylist looked at me and asked "sooo what exactly are we doing today?" She should've just said "You don't have any hair to cut!"
But I did. And I wanted it "cleaned up". Because when you have super short hair... it's super obvious (to me at least) when you've skipped a haircut. And by super obvious I mean probably not obvious at all. Or so everyone here reassured me ("Oh you're crazy! I can't even tell!" was the most common comment).
So the funny part about THIS stage is this. I spent all of chemo (about 5 months) totally bald. And it was wierd. Because every woman has some sort of habit or fidget (for lack of a better word) that centers around her hair. Like pushing it behind her ear. Or tossing it over her shoulder. Or... I dunno, combing/brushing it? :)
And it was SO WIERD to not have hair there to mess with.
Now I have hair. And it FEELS... well.... WIERD! Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy to have my hair back. But at it's current length, it feels really long (it's like maybe an inch long! HA!). And unkempt. And... just... strange.
My husband laughs at me. I think he finds it funny because this is more of a "guy thing" to discuss. And I'm sure I used to tease him a little when he'd complain about his hair feeling really long because... oh... I dunno, it had grown a whole 1/4 of an inch.
But now I get it!
So my hair is there. It's getting long. So far it's straight (YAY) but I'll wait awhile longer before I declare it curl free. I used to have LOTS of curl, so straight would be quite the change for me. It's still the same color... or maybe a shade lighter. But all in all, it's pretty close to the way it was before cancer. No chemo curl. No color change (unless you count the occasional white hair that cropped up... which I'll blame on cancer and definitely NOT my advancing age).
Along with my hair, life is slowly heading back towards "normal". But I think that's a topic for another day :) Generally speaking, I'm happy, healthy, feeling energetic and alot like myself pre-cancer... if not better.
I love my life. I am so lucky to have it. And I know I say this all the time, but I am truly blessed.
But I did. And I wanted it "cleaned up". Because when you have super short hair... it's super obvious (to me at least) when you've skipped a haircut. And by super obvious I mean probably not obvious at all. Or so everyone here reassured me ("Oh you're crazy! I can't even tell!" was the most common comment).
So the funny part about THIS stage is this. I spent all of chemo (about 5 months) totally bald. And it was wierd. Because every woman has some sort of habit or fidget (for lack of a better word) that centers around her hair. Like pushing it behind her ear. Or tossing it over her shoulder. Or... I dunno, combing/brushing it? :)
And it was SO WIERD to not have hair there to mess with.
Now I have hair. And it FEELS... well.... WIERD! Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy to have my hair back. But at it's current length, it feels really long (it's like maybe an inch long! HA!). And unkempt. And... just... strange.
My husband laughs at me. I think he finds it funny because this is more of a "guy thing" to discuss. And I'm sure I used to tease him a little when he'd complain about his hair feeling really long because... oh... I dunno, it had grown a whole 1/4 of an inch.
But now I get it!
So my hair is there. It's getting long. So far it's straight (YAY) but I'll wait awhile longer before I declare it curl free. I used to have LOTS of curl, so straight would be quite the change for me. It's still the same color... or maybe a shade lighter. But all in all, it's pretty close to the way it was before cancer. No chemo curl. No color change (unless you count the occasional white hair that cropped up... which I'll blame on cancer and definitely NOT my advancing age).
Along with my hair, life is slowly heading back towards "normal". But I think that's a topic for another day :) Generally speaking, I'm happy, healthy, feeling energetic and alot like myself pre-cancer... if not better.
I love my life. I am so lucky to have it. And I know I say this all the time, but I am truly blessed.
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