Yay, after several weeks and months of chemotherapy I noticed that my hair is growing back.
I had promised myself that I would chronicle my journey to recovery after being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and one positive lymph node. My last chemo session was held last Feb. 14.
On Tuesday, April 10, as my husband and I ate at our favorite breakfast diner Showmars, a server named Janet commented: “Oh your hair is growing by bunch.”
And I smiled at her because I know that my hair is growing back and I am excited. It's a small source of happiness to be sure but taking into account everything that happened to me, there had been times when I've been happy, sad and fearful for not having all the answers.
So it was no small joy to see the hair growth at the mirror enlarger or even a simple mirror. I touched the strands of hair on my head and it felt quite itchy as if I had dandruff which I thought impossible since there's no hair for dandruff to thrive in.
I measured my hair growth at one inch by 4-10-18. From the looks of it, my hair may have streaks of gray/white and black. So let’s have a look at the before and after photos of myself during my chemo sessions.
First photo of me is taken two months after chemo.
While the second photo is taken three months after chemo.
The third photo is with my oncologist.
I'll update you when my head is covered with new hair.
Even with this development there are still times when I heard that another life was taken away by breast cancer and I am sad. Many are surviving though and I am grateful for them.
And to us who are still here, let’s enjoy life while it is still in our hands and hey, let's enjoy our hair growth. Whatever the color of my hair is, I'm quite excited to see it grow back after six months of losing it due to chemotherapy.
Watch out for the next blog as I will show you what I did to my head after losing my hair in the past seven months. Goodbye for now and have a good day.
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