This time the stylist was scard of me lol

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   As some of you know already I have breast cancer  I am looking at a total of two years of a series of treatments starting with chemo. 

When I learned that I had breast cancer as many women I really cried.  It is bad enough that my own husband passed away seven years ago but to think that my children could easily lose their second parent was enough to declare war. I have always been a very strong character.

My second though when I learned that I was going to have chemo was my hair.
Anyone that knows me in life knows my signature is my long blackish-brown hair and a dark red lipstick.

Now for the lighter side of things

The first stage was that I cut my hair above my shoulders so that the experience wouldn't be so dramatic.  Yesterday I went into a stylist shop and told the male stylist I had a mission for him.  Within the next six days or so my hair will probably fall out completely.  Poor stylists they must have a data base of people who they fear lol because he just stared at me in shock and horror. I don't know the countless times I have totally ripped a stylist apart for not following directions in the amount of hair they could cut off me. 
I told him that he had to because if he didn't my hair will start falling very soon and everyone in the city will easily hear me scream. Then I said "the length will fall in clumps on my pillow, floor, people etc" and the reality is chemo is an experience that really plays on one's emotions that one doesn't need any more devastation.  Chemo is pure hell.
I can't even go to a shopping centre or in large crowds for at least 4 months.  
Okay so he takes his shaver and tried the number 4 and I said shorter.  AFter deciding number 3 is good enough he looks at me and said" you one of the rarist ones that can actually look good with that short hair."

And you know what!

To my friend at Hair Boutique I look good with that short hair because I have a round head.

When I came home I surprise my youngest son and for the very first time in his life he was able to rub the top of my head and he was laughing.  I quickly wore my black wig before my oldest came home and when he walked in he said oh you did something to your hair.  OH really! and ripped off the wig.  He too was laughing and wanted to know if I wanted to join the army lol.  My children have always known me with long hair.  They used to pull it, comb it, used it to climp up on my lap etc.

My hair is very thick and I had a hard time sleeping last night.
I found my hair was thick and slippery and kept on hanging on the pillow.
lol

In four months my hair will start to grow again and supposely it grows fine and curly or straight and at times a totally diffirent colour.  Plus I would finally get rid of the grey hairs.
I already picked some short hair styles for the future and one day I will return as a long hair goddess lol

Hopefully this will help someone else when they read this.  Over here in Canada doctors beleive that mannogram should start at 50 unless one has a history. In my case I have no family history.
My new doctor believe that mannogram should start at 40+ eventhough one has no history.  My cancer could easily be two years old and the lump was hidden.   I would be dead next year if I didn't see this new doctor.

Take care

I will never say that hair grows back.  Sure the logical thing is it does but to many women it is very devastating.

Edited by dianefromcanada - February 27 2007 at 11:13am