Last chemo

[selfraising]

Great news! Wishing you BIG HAIR

[binley100]

Thats fantastic news........heres to never having a bad hair day ever again

[lizzylemon]

Thats brilliant news - Im so pleased for you. Congratulations getting through your treatments. Big big hugs xxxx

I'd like to offer some advice that my hair dresser gave me when mine grew back, to help get past that horrible wispy baby hair look if you want it of course.

For the 1 couple of times, shave it all off again after it gets a couple of inches long.

I know, I know after all this time waiting, shaving it back off seems like a totally bonkers idea but it helps it look thicker when it's growing and you miss that wispy baby hair stage. Here's why:

Different hairs grow at different times, which is why we only shed a few at a time and dont end up having a mass 'hair drop' like a tree dropping it's leaves in autumn.

Shaving / cutting it a couple of times will, firstly, take off the fine point of the hair folicle which will make it look thicker. It also gives more time for the later hairs to catch up and sprout, again making it thicker (i hope that makes sense). I did mine for about 6 / 9 months after my last treatment before growing it out properly.

[Rhona]

Brilliant news. I expect most days will be good hair days from here! Lizzy's advice about shaving off the first fluffy bits is good - a friend recovering from alopecia totalis did the same. Lovely to read your good news. xxx

[SueA]

Great news Patchninja, hope you get long lustrous locks of hair again soon...'because you're worth it!'

[Patchninja]

Thank you all for the lovely thoughts and advice!

[Two_Sheds]

I never did lose my hair with chemo - typical, I'd had it all hacked off really short to "prepare" for total hair loss (rolleyes smilie)

Well done gal, onwards and upwards

[FionaH]

So glad you have had the last chemo, wishing you lots of big hair! xx

[Hilary B]

Thats brilliant news - Im so pleased for you. Congratulations getting through your treatments. Big big hugs xxxx

I'd like to offer some advice that my hair dresser gave me when mine grew back, to help get past that horrible wispy baby hair look if you want it of course.

For the 1 couple of times, shave it all off again after it gets a couple of inches long.

I know, I know after all this time waiting, shaving it back off seems like a totally bonkers idea but it helps it look thicker when it's growing and you miss that wispy baby hair stage. Here's why:

Different hairs grow at different times, which is why we only shed a few at a time and dont end up having a mass 'hair drop' like a tree dropping it's leaves in autumn.

Shaving / cutting it a couple of times will, firstly, take off the fine point of the hair folicle which will make it look thicker. It also gives more time for the later hairs to catch up and sprout, again making it thicker (i hope that makes sense). I did mine for about 6 / 9 months after my last treatment before growing it out properly.

My Dad always recounted someone he knew (and this would have been at least 70 years ago) who used a similar approach with his baby daughters, and they had lovely hair when it finally grew. I believe it was 5 shaves before letting it grow.