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Ann
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 Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:21 am Post subject: Hair or No Hair ? That wasn't the question |
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Well after thinking about it, watching some strands fall ,, running my fingers through my hair and coming up with at least 6-7 and no less than two ,I shaved my head . Right now it's the only thing I can control about getting cancer. My eyebrows are slowly going ,so why wait , I'll match up . Am not a shiny skin-head . I evenly gave myself a good very stubble short buzz. I didn't want the pain of cleaning after my hair slowly falling out , heck I was thinking I was shedding more than my cat .
So here I sit , my warm pink/peachy fuzzy hat nestled on my head . I really have a nice shaped head,can one be vain about their skull?. I didn't see any scars so my mom who's 74 lied to me, she didn't drop me on my head . Well it's 2:18 am .Buzzing ones head is tiring.. hugs and smoochies .
This is my April first whopper to me.
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brainman
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: Re: Hair or No Hair ? That wasn't the question |
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 Ann, I am a naturally balding man so when I first was facing a brain biopsy, I just had them shave my whole head. Since then, I have kept my hair very short. I guess we can be vain about our skulls. I proudly show people the big dent in my head  .
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In
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: Hair or No Hair ? That wasn't the question |
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Good on you!!!!!!! Fantastic.
Head scalves and hats are in to, plus the big earings. Go with it an enjoy it (as much as you can).
Proud to read your post.
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Ann
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:45 am Post subject: Thank you for response and huggies to all |
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I did shock my husband as he went to bed with me having hair and woke up to the stubby lady . . I also found that no hair( stubbies ) gives me a new sense of freedom,no hair styling
Also even though chemo was making me shed,I really wanted to see my skull .Only seen pictures of it was when I was a baby.
I shave my husbands head every other weekend ,so now we match and I still think my skull is prettier than his.
..Huggers to all ...........Ann
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- Menopausal at diagnosis January 21,2008
- Specific type of cancer : Left breast IDC
- Markers:ER+/PR+/HER2 negative
- Stage :2
- Treatments:MRM 2/1/08
Axillary Dissection: 10 lymph nodes,three hot,
highest axillary node negative,
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:08 am Post subject: Re: Hair or No Hair ? That wasn't the question |
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Hehe- now he knows how it feels to be rashed on. 
Using eyeshadow (in a matte) with a tiny lip brush to feather across brow, will help keep some colour and thinkness in the brows.
If No brows left. then heres a good gide to draw them on. Using a soft pencil in grey, brown.
!. Use a pencil to lay across your face. Lay the length of the pencil on your nostril.
2. Line the pencil at the inner corner of you eye. Use the pencil to dot or mark a soft line here. (this is the start of your brow)
3. Then look directly at ourself in the mirror line the pencil at the outer edge of your iris. Mark. (this should be the arch- higest point of the brow.
4. Then put the pencil against your nostril again, and to the outer corner of you eye. Mark (this is where the brow should finish).
Using the pencil sketch- soft brush strokes- going from one point to the other. Till you have a soft line- brow. You then can use the soft tiny lip brush to again, soft stroke, the eyeshadow (matte) on the line to thicken and make a brow.
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NewlyWedWife
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Hair or No Hair ? That wasn't the question |
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My Husband decided on the buzz cut, but now after 4 sessions of Chemo has fine little white hairs, he's 37, so I joked and said look you do have grey's already! He did laugh, and said "those are from you My Love". 
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