Removing Red to go blonde?

Hi everyone!
Has anyone dyed their hair permanent reddish brown and then gone back to blonde?
I had bleached blonde highlights in my natural medium ash brown hair and then did the auburn thing and now, 4 months later, I really want to go to a dark golden blonde but I`ve heard that it`s almost impossible removing all the red. I already made a salon appt. Any advice? Thank you sooooo much! Also, is the damage horrendous? I know it`s bad but will there be noticeable HORRIBLE damage? Thanks again!

Good idea--thank you very much for your help!

ug...It got posted twice, sry. Read the next one.

My daughter did this exact same thing -- twice. The first time the stylist tried to dye it back brown then highlighted it. She had to do some major deep conditioning after that but it turned out really pretty. The red did sort of bleed back through but that isn`t necessarily a bad thing. After the second set of highlights, it was gone.

The second time she did this she first used a home dye kit (over highlights and lowlights) and turned her hair Ronald McDonald red. The salon then fixed it to a nice auburnish brown color which then sort of faded a bit so she wanted blonde again. The only way the salon would agree to making her blonde was if she would agree to let them cut off as much of the length as they deemed necessary. Again, with very heavy highlights and maybe a couple of inches shorter, she looked fabulous.

I think just doing heavy highlights is the best way to go if your hair can take it. Use a lot of conditioner for awhile after doing it and you should be OK. My daughter`s hair is pretty fine and it didn`t really damage hers that much. And never try to do it yourself. Let a pro do it.