Hi I have completed all my treatment 4 sessions of chemotherapy and 25 lots of radiotherapy, I lost my hair during chemotherapy. My hair is growing back, however my hair has come in curly at the back and wavy on top and at the sides, and all grey (I expected the grey, being 61 and after years of dyeing it)!
I was wondering if anyone has had their hair regrowth and after time their hair has gone back to how it was. My hair was not curly, slightly wavy, but straight more than anything. I realise that your hair regrowth can take awhile and to change even longer.
I know the most important thing is that the chemotherapy worked to kill any cancer cells, but just wondered if anyone would let me know of their experience.
Thanks
Ange
Hi Ange
I did scalp cooling but still lost hair and had regrowth of all different lengths as it started coming in.
It came back coarser than usual and I had some curls and waves. The curls and waves began to drop as my hair got longer. I would say there were changes after around 6 months to the texture but the chemo curls/waves took longer. (12 months) I used a lot of leave in children's hair conditioner and that helped.
From around 18 months post chemo my hair looked much more like it did before- just shorter. At 2 years post treatment it is pretty much what it was- perhaps a slight wave.
Jane
Childs Farm- leave in conditioner- I got from tescos but I believe it is available elsewhere. They do a range of different organic shampoos and conditioners.
For shampoo I tried different ones- anything that is gentle and moisturising worked for me. When it started to get a bit longer I used shampoo for curly hair as it seemed to give a bit more control.
I also found dry shampoo between washes helped.
I found letting my hair dry naturally and sort of scrunching my hair with my hands helped any curly bits be more manageable. If I tried to brush them down or tame them with hairspray or gel etc- I was fighting a losing battle
