To dye or not to dye.

Hi Margaret, I bet you're going to get half your respondents saying yes and half saying no!  My take on it is, if it makes you feel good, do it.  Life's too short to worry about the pennies unless you're absolutely on the breadline when of course you have to.  I'm halfway through 6 months of chemo and my enlightened oncologist said at the beginning that it was perfectly all right to dye my hair, so I have very expensive low lights every 6 weeks.  Having my hair done costs approx. 20 times what my husband's hair cuts cost, but then I think I look 20 times more lovely! (He doesn't comment, but then we have separate bank accounts.)

Go for it, is what I say.  And good luck with washing the embroidered towels.

I am so glad that someone has mentioned hair.

I was told that I shouldn't lose my hair but it may thin. Well thin being the operative word. Having always had a thick mop of hair, mine now looks awful . very very thin and at the back of my head I was almost bald, It is now growing back so that's a good thing. My problem is that I have coloured my hair for years and to be truthful  the hair is growing back very grey/white in places but the front still bears traces of hair dye so I look a bit like a pie bald pony.

My daughter in law is a hair dresser and advised me to hang on a bit until the very short regrowth at the back is a bit longer, she will then tidy it up for me. Although I am an OAP I cant imagine myself with all grey/white hair having always had dark brown hair. so I am itching to get my hands on some Nutrisse and get back to normal. Thankfully being winter I can wear a hat when I go out, but spring is looming and woolly hats look a bit odd when the sun shines ( here's hoping with all this rain)

I wasn't aware of a 6 month ban after chemo. What would be the reason for this.?

Valerie.

PS I finished Chemo/radiotherapy on 13th >November - almost 3 months.

Hi:

Margaret, I agree with Dyad, if it makes you feel good - do it. A financial compromise would be to do it yourself or get hubby to do it for you?  (I admire your restraint by the way, I think I would have had to go rescue my good towels.)  My other half is also good at opening his mouth and inserting his foot, he once told me (and I quote) "You'd be gorgeous if you were thin!" LOL

Valerie, be patient.  When my hair first came back in it was pure white (I looked like a dandelion clock), but over time it has gone back to my original mousey brown streaked with silver and I have decided to leave it that way.

Pam

For those of us without hair worth mentioning or bothering about, I would say
(a) natural hair colour looks wonderful, most ladies look younger rather than older with a "distinguished" look;
(b) why not go radical and have it done green or purple or something outrageous?;
c) do what you want, you can always change your mind, and that's when you mention the best towels being abused and how you kept your trap well and truly shut despite the urge to inflict serious damage to his eardrums!

But what do I know? I'm only a fella.

Hi Margaret,  my hair went through the same process as a result of chemo, very thin and fragile. I used hair shampoo and conditioner from Lush. They contain only natural ingredients and absolutely no chemicals. My hair is in great condition and much thicker.  As for hair dyes I use henna. Lush do sell henna but theirs will not cover grey hair. Renaissance Henna is a uk based compay. They sell a beginners pack (which i use) containing henna and indigo which will cover grey perfectly and leave the hair in beautiful condition.