Hair loss...a brutal reality

When I began my chemo, the doctor said to me that the hair loss would begin about 10 to 15 days after the first treatment. Well, let me tell you he was right on the ball. I had already cut my hair very short to avoid the big lumps of hair falling out with my long hair.  I thought it would make it easier, but OMG the head pain was phenomenal, never did I expect it. The inflammation of the scalp caused by the chemo treatment is what causes the hair follicles to just fall out from the root. The head pain was crazy, it felt as though I had a very tight ponytail and removed it, that feeling that you can't touch your hair or head because it hurts so much. Well, that pretty much summed it up for me for the past week, the pain was so bad I could not put my head down on the pillow, comb my hair and to wash it was almost impossible. 

Yesterday I noticed that suddenly there was lots of hair in my hands, on my pillow, my clothes and it was just falling on its own.  My husband and I went out for dinner and as I was eating I would see my hair falling into my plate, I was so frustrated and nervous by yet another thing that this dam cancer was taking away from me. So, this morning I woke up, had a good cry, got it out of my system and decided it was time to take this into my hands, got my phone spoke to my cousin and she was over and the clippers came out for me and my husband.  Thank you again for all you do for us...love you.

Believe it or not, I actually like the look and so does my husband, daughter and family....