Chemo Curls & Dark Hair Mystery Solved

My hair has been the topic of many conversations since I threw out the wig and went w/the ultra short boy hair!  People still ask if my hair was always this dark and was it always curly.  A big no to both!!!

Thank you to Jenna at Melanie's my locks were pretty blonde but in "real life" it was brown and straight, or at least I think that is what it was.  Years of coloring and highlighting had even me scratching my head and wondering what it really was. 

Below is the real deal on chemo and what the drugs do to cells and why hair doesn't grow back how you think it would.

According to Breast Cancer.org, chemotherapy treatment rapidly kills all growing cells within the body, including both cancerous and healthy cells. Hair follicle cells are considered to be a fast-growing cell within the body and often are targeted by the chemotherapy treatment.

Chemotherapy drugs affect the roots of your hair, and will continue to affect hair shaft formation because the drugs will still be in your system for some time after treatment. Your hair, skin, and fingernails will take some time to recover as the toxins leave your body. When your new hair comes in, it may be different from your natural hair for the next six to twelve months after treatment. This is due to the loss or change of pigment and may result in white, gray, or some color different than your natural hair color. As your body recovers and hair pigment rebounds, your hair may return to its original color, or a color close to your pre-chemo hair. Expect a change in hair texture as well - it may initially be curly, coarse, or even fine as baby hair. 

Thank you to ehow.com and about.com for that explanation.

So happy to have hair it doesn't really matter!  It's kind of fun watching it grow, like a present.

And great news...received bloodwork results and Vitamin D levels are great!  Why?  Because I take 10,000 iu of Vitamin D every day.  If you don't think it is important go out and Google Vitamin D and see all the wonderful things it does for us.  And even better the "tumor markers" although not a exact indicator of cancer are nice and low, just where I want them to be as well.  Lovin' Life!!!

And last but not least, darn eyelashes are falling out again!  Good old chemo the gift that just keeps on giving.  Another present (but one that I don't want).