Tips For Hair Loss

Losing my hair last fall was devastating for me. I dreaded going out initially because I was not comfortable with how I looked. I bought a wig before I had lost my hair and never felt comfortable with it, but it was nice to have when I needed to dress up. I live where it is cold so I became comfortable with hats. Baseball hats and winter hats I found looked best on me. At our annual Christmas party I wore a Santa hat and I actually had fun wearing certain hats on special occassions. My children helped me the most with hair loss as I would always walk around the house without one and they always said I looked great. Another comfort was finding a comfortable hat to sleep in as I became extremely cold when I was bald in bed. Cotton hats worked well for me for sleeping. It was just one year ago(on Sept 13th, I'll never forget that day) that my husband shaved my head and today I have about 3" of hair and it is great to have hair back again. It's coming back curly this time. I have been hatless since February and it is wonderful! After being diagnosed with breast cancer, and starting chemotherapy fairly quickly, I researched possible side effects beforehand. I knew I was going to lose my hair. Thanks to tips from patients on cancer supports sites, once I spotted the first sign of hair loss, my daughters and my husband shaved my head for me that night. I knew it would be a devastating and personal moment for me and I only wanted my family to be with me. We made it fun, and taped it on our computer. I cried just a little and one of my daughters cried along with me. My husband and my other daughter kept things light and funny for me. It's like I had the best of both worlds! The tears really didn't last long because I focused on the fact that it was coming back someday soon. A good comfortable wig is important and I went totally different than my usual blonde with a reddish color to try something new.