quick question for ladies

Question

Have any of you dyed hair while on treatment, i know it said not to dye or put chemicals on hair, but i am afraid to step outside the dog catchers may try to pick me up (lol)......

GreatBird · Answer

I'm just at the beginning of the hair-loss stage. I wouldn't be surprised if I lose a bunch. My daughter is already suggesting she knit me some cotton caps for summer. Since my hair has never been anything an aggravation, I'm not really expecting that to change. :)

GSDgirl · Answer

No highlights here.  I also cut mine short and it actually is great to not have it on my neck.  Mine is really starting to grow back 1 year after treatment.  Funny thing is that is has a little wave to it and my hair was always poker straight.  I am going to wait a little longer to highlite it.  Thinkin' about a henna rinse just for someting totally different

Denise

meakea · Answer

Greatbird, that's pretty much what I did.  Prior to starting TX, I had my hair cut and colored back to my natural color and now I'm just letting it go.  I do have gray mixed in that is showing, mostly in the bangs area which is odd, but it's mixed in enough that I can put up with it for a few more months.  Natural isn't all bad.  :)

Also, what hair I have left (have lost probably 70%) is very fine and really has no texture so I just didn't want to stress it anymore than it is.

GreatBird · Answer

I'm giving up on the dying. I do it myself and I just don't have the energy to keep it up for one thing. My hair is so fine and fussy that I'm sure just staying in my head will be a challenge to it in the coming weeks. And as I see my roots grow out, I'm noticing a lot more gray, but it actually looks rather salt-and-peppery (or maybe sugar-and-cinnamony) and I'm curious to see what it will look like if I let the real me take over. I'm going to hack at least half of it off in the coming weeks as the weather gets warmer and warmer anyway so it won't be a two toned mess for much longer.

sabbath13 · Answer

alright ladies...i am not in treatment nor have i completed it...i am currently just working towards getting a biopsy...

all this hair talk has me a bit curious...i have hair down to my waist...i can do without dying it but should i (if/when i do treatment) expect hair falling out by the root? in chunks? really like a cancer patient? or just brittle and breaking off?
i am so sorry to hear about all of your hair!
anyone try using henna to cover your grey on tx? i would suggest surya henna cream...it is awesome and doesn't have to be mixed...covers grey and isn't full of chemicals...goes on like a charm even with long hair..
but would probably check with a dr. first..

thanks

JennyPenny · Answer

Yup, every 5 weeks and my hair was fine. Use Loreal products. Nothing fancy.

Isobella · Answer

I have been coloring my hair as usual since txing. My doc never mentioned not doing it and I have no liver damage, so I figured if I was going to feel krappy for 48 weeks-the least I could do for myself was to try to look (somewhat) like myself.

At one point, I even put a perm in the front part to try to match the curl in the back so I wouldn't have to blow dry so much because it bothered my arms.

Initially I went darker to make it last longer between colorings, but it made me look like a vampire (I'm feeling your pain, nygirl, lol!!)  Now I'm back to blonde-ish and lovin it.

I haven't had much hair loss at all.  Maybe 20%.?? One thing I will add though, is that I don't wash to often....every 3rd day.  Couldn't ever have imagined doing that...but it really works for me.  Ojon dry shampoo helps too....if Rusk has a brand, I'd love to try it =)

nygirl7 · Answer

I think as long as it's dye and not bleach you are fine anyways really.  It won't destroy the hair shaft or whatever like my constant bleach mania does.  ;)

Me.....my light brown hair grew back BLACK like my fathers - I couldn't believe it I looked even more vampire like than usual it's WAY too dark for me so I'm back to totally destroying my hair again. Compulsion I can't help it - if I ever need to do treatment of any kind again I'm going to be in big trouble that's all I can say!  ha!

Trinity4 · Answer

Deb,

You know how it is when you challenge the kids!  When my hair started falling out she recommended a product that chemo patients use but said she had good luck with Schwarzkopf too.  I'm sure she carries Rusk it in her salon but she put me on this Schwarzkopf regiment since starting tx.  We don't use permanent dye which is why I have to get it done more often.  Not many people get perms anymore, so fortunately I don't have to smell that nasty stuff.  I'm actually going to get my hair done this Friday, (Trin is taking a day off for pampering) so I'll run the Rusk by her.  

Trin

portann · Answer

I struggled with this one and resisted for the longest time. Finally I did do my highlights and it was fine. 

'James' said I should trust him, that he would skip the base to avoid contact with my scalp.  This was his idea, not mine. I was anxious as heck, as some of can be when it's hair color time. I'd always done base color followed by highlights and couldn't imagine it would be okay skipping the first part. 

Now I'm really happy that I could get away with it and may even skip the base in future. Never had the slightest reaction, since the foils kept the product away from the scalp. Nice.

The highlights went too yellow/orange, though. He's fantastic with color, so I wonder if the meds interfered.

Tippyclubb · Answer

I know I 'm not suppose to according to but I have done it twice ( Saturday ).  I look bad enough without having 4 inch gray roots to boot.  I've given up so many things and made so many concessions and that is not going to be one of them.  If my hair thins or falls out I will but a wig.

christyJo · Answer

The first time I did Tx I colored my hair, it was the one thing that helped me feel like me. I guess becareful.

nygirl7 · Answer

If you can get away with not doing it I would skip it. 

The fumes and stuff being bad enough for your liver on one hand - when I was on tx I lost about 75-80% of my hair. It broke off and cracked off and dried up and fell out.  

So if you can skip bleaching that would be a good thing (I do not think covering grey's would be a big deal though as long as you are careful not to be in too enclosed a place, I mean shoot I was told not to even pump my own gas any longer to avoid hurting my liver any more than it was...make sure there is lots of good clean air!)

I just dyed my hair from blond to brown the one time and then it didn't really matter anymore so I started wearing wigs. Believe me now..I'm back to bleaching the holy hell out of it again thank God ;)


TRINITY - your daughter should be using the entire RUSK line of products.........sheesh - after all these years we have been friends, what are you trying to put us out of business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   ;)

meakea · Answer

I hear ya on the hair issue. No, I have not dyed my hair while on tx and it has been very hard not to but, when I started my tx, I decided I was going to do all the things my doc said and, one of them was to not dye my hair. I know others have dyed their hair while on tx but I'm letting the gray show until after tx.

Trinity4 · Answer

Yes, I do, otherwise I would would look like a skunk.  I know I'm a stinker sometimes but I don't want to look like one too!

My daughter owns her own salon and does my hair about every 6-8 wks.  I use the entire line of Schwarzkopf Products which is a little pricey but well worth it.  Of course, nothing really stops the hair loss, but what I have left looks quite healthy.

Trinity