Well, well, well... I guess it can now be said that my hair is starting to grow. Woohoo!!!! :D
I check my head for any signs of hair growth every single day since my last chemo. They are slowly but surely coming out. One, two, three and many more!!! Every time I see a new growth I do a little happy dance to celebrate its arrival.
This may sound absurd to some of you but it isn't for me. Getting my hair back feels like some form of normalcy to me, something that I haven't had since my chemo started. Maybe that's why I have been feeling good about myself lately.
The ones coming out are very thin and are about half an inch long. I saw one very straight white hair (gulp!), sticking out like a sore thumb. The others are black, thin and growing above my ears. So will I have salt and pepper hair?!?!?! Who cares as long as I have my hair back.
I did something this week which I haven't done since I lost my hair. I went out of our house with just a headcover. I did some gardening. It felt uncomfortable but a bit liberating. I still cannot go to malls, drive or do errands with only a headcover. I get self-conscious and do not want other people to stare at me, so I wear the wig.
As much as I love my wig, it is starting to be a nuisance. Summer is just around the corner and my head feels like an oven on hot humid days. Lately I've been sleeping without any sleeping cap on. Aside from the hot weather which we get at times at night, I get hot flashes too. It is uncomfortable. So I can't wait til my old crowning glory returns.
I am still bald but I'm loving what I see on my head, up close. Almost everyone is asking me if I have more hair. I guess not, for now. Our kids want to know if I will have a full set of hair by the end of June. At the rate it is growing, I don't think so. By the end of July? Maybe? Only time will tell. Like I said earlier I check it everyday, be it one growth or two, I'm happy. I will let you know for sure when they're back for good.
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