I thought talking about this might be amusing. I’ve always wondered what I’d look like bald, but I wasn’t going to shave my head just to find out – who knew at some point I actually would.
During my first treatments, I just kinda let it go because I was losing my hair for the first time and it was thinning rather than falling out in clumps. Before coming to Tampa, my hair was growing back. It stuck up and the middle grew a bit faster – like the skunk look. It was actually kinda cute; we should have taken a pic. So in the hospital, I had hair to start, but then just one day – BAM! Hair all over my pillow and the nurse was like “you need to shave.” The funny thing is that mom ended up doing it because the hospital salon lady never came; she didn’t show up until the next morning. And now, I’m totally bald, no hair’s growing back yet, but with time it will. I’ll have to have Joel take a pic to post. I’m not embarrassed with my white scalp but man, can my head get cold! Thankfully, I have plenty of wraps and hats now. My co-workers in the English dept. gave me some great ones and a gift certificate to headwraps.com which I used up almost immediately. They have a great variety of items, including wigs, but I just have no interest for fake hair (expensive too). When Joel visits, again I’ll have to have him take pics to post so everyone can see my hats and caps. Some I think are so cute, I can see myself wearing them with hair and I’ve never really been a hat person.
Oh, and just for laughs. I find the losing hair thing so funny in that you lose the hair you don’t want to while you keep hair you wouldn’t miss. For instance, what woman wouldn’t mind losing her leg or underarm hair? Yet, I’ve lost tons of eyelashes and the hair on my head!
Just to briefly update: I’m doing so much better this week and I know it’s because I don’t have any procedures. It’s a week of labs, physical therapy, doctor’s visits – pretty easy stuff. In fact, we finished by 10AM yesterday and I even had a chest x-ray. Wednesday is the biggest day this week because we see Dr. Fields and she should have some results and that’s when she normally changes things like my meds and stuff. Hopefully all my labs are good, so keep me in your thoughts and prayers for Wednesday morning that all will be good news.
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Jamie, you have such a wonderfull attitude, May God bless you with good reports tomorrow, will be praying for you-
always thinking about you….best wishes for a speedy recovery!!!
I'm at work right now, and this post brightened my day. I'm thinking about you and laughing with you on the leg/underarm hair
Sure will be thinking of you on Wednesday. Does your "Charlie" resemble you? You could both pose together and share it later with him when he's bigger. =)
Hi Jamie, this was amusing and put a smile on my face. You are so awesome!
I am so impressed by your optimism and humor. Attitude is everything, right? I am thinking of you every day and continue to send you my love and best wishes! xoxo T
I wanted to do something light and the idea hit me while I was trying to sleep last night. May be I'll write about some more side effects in humor. I can laugh more now that a lot of the pain has passed. We'll have to try Schelley's bald idea!
Hi Jamie–You will definitely be in my thoughts and prayers (as you have been a lot lately) for some well-deserved, good news!
Kay
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Yeah — Jamie humor! You sound great. I know – those headwraps were cute. Could i borrow a couple when this is all over? In my prayers for Wed results.
Jamie, Loved this reflection on the balding process! Can’t wait to see the pictures–bet they’re cute. You’re doing so well now!