My hair - where IS it?

[milashka]

Okay, once again. When does the hair come back? It's been 4 weeks and my head is covered with the shadow of an army of little hairs. THEY are coming up. But what about the eyebrows? I was told they are the first to come back so where are they?

Funny I didnt care about my hair during chemo. Now that I am back to normal I want it back so badly! Plus it's summer in GA, the wig is hot which triggers hot flashes which make me sweat and my eyebrows run. Argh! Also, I am a swimmer and want to get back in the pool but not with that ghostly head of mine.

[gah_70]

I did the same thing.  Actually, I bought baby shampoo and washed my head/stubble all throughout chemo.  Even though my hair was gone, I still wanted to wash my "hair".  I finished chemo 4 months ago and was like you.  I wanted my hair to start growing out the day after I finished my last treatment.  But I was sorely disappointed.  One day, I noticed my eyebrows seemed to appear out of nowhere.  My eyelashes were next.  Now, I have about a half inch of growth on my head.  But, your hair grows faster in warm weather, so I'm hoping it takes off soon! Your's will too.  

Gail :)

[milashka]

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I actually bought hair conditioner today to condition the few stubbles I have, now that I won't use soap anymore. Figured it can't hurt.

[brthbbs]

It's been 4 weeks since my last chemo, I've been told it takes one month for stuff to start reappearing but up to 4-6 months to get a full complement.  I noticed this week that I have a a reappearance of---GAD--my chin hairs!!!  Couldn't they have waited?  :) :)
I feel my head daily to see what's new--I too am too impatient for the real thing and even with a good wig--well I want to ditch it as well.
Louana

[NikkiPoo]

I myself have not gone through chemo but my family members & friends that have gone through this grew back beautiful heads of baby fine hair when it grew in. In fact one of my friends had curly frizzy hair before and baby fine silky hair after. Give it time you will have beautiful hair.

[Tybear]

I finished chemo on Feb 23rd and my eyebrows are about 90% filled in. I actually had to pluck them last week (talk about a conflict of interest!)I also wore mascara for the first time on the weekend, but my lashes are still really short - it was hard to get an eyelash curler around them and they are growing in really straight! I found that my hair really never started growing until after the fourth week - and I swear, this has to be the slowest process ever! My hair on my head is still pretty patchy and soft and fuzzy - like baby hair. I keep wondering when the "real stuff" will start appearing. I get what you mean about the appearance thing. I was never ashamed about having no hair when I had cancer, but now that it's in remission, I am so self conscious about it! I don't have cancer anymore - why don't I have my hair back! Ugh. I go back to work June 5th and I hate that I will still be wearing a bandana, but atleast my eyebrows will be in, so that will help!

[newlifegal]

I remember being so impatient about my hair coming back.  Don't worry, it will return!  For about the first month or so I just had fuzz on my head then slowly but surely it started to fill in.  My eyebrows did come back relatively quickly but I am still waiting to get all my eyelashes back.  It's been six months so maybe this is a good as it gets, I don't know.  I totally hear you on the wig--I couldn't wait to ditch it.  the hot flashes made me melt too, still do as a matter of fact.