So...I was looking back into my older blogs and noticed my last one is Titled "Five Patches and Counting"...
Well...That was soooo last year! LOL.
After I shaved my head - It looked a lot worse then I originally thought. I think I counted around 16 small patches. I still have the first large one on the top of my head, but a bunch of smaller ones have joined the army.
But...I tried doing a "pull" test last night with some tweezers (since it's too short to pull with my fingers)...and I couldn't get one hair out without ripping it out. That made me happier!!
The biggest thing that I've noticed after shaving my head, was the obsession of watching it fall out immediately disappeared! Or at least it was sitting on the floor in a big pile!! But I have been able to go about my day, and not worry about the hair that is sitting EVERYWHERE!! I figured that it was a better way to give my hair a chance to grow back...out of sight...out of mind. While I'm still not thrilled about having this "inconvenience" in my life - I have grown so much from it already...just wish my hair would...ha ha.
Some good news though..I do have regrowth!! The dermatologist said for somebody only using the clobetasol cream for only 3 weeks...it looks very promising. Currently I have a bunch of white hairs that are growing - but last night I noticed that there seems to be some darker hairs that are actually starting to grow...at a snails pace of course.
Overall - Things are looking up.
My mother has been battling breast cancer since July - So going through the chemo...she lost her hair. She believes that I am having sympathy pains for her. But now her chemo is done and her hair seems to be starting to grow back...maybe mine will. It would be really strange if it happened that way.
Also...two days ago - I found out that my Mom is now..."CANCER FREE"....What great news!!! They never thought she could be, considering the cancer had spread to her bones...but the treatment worked perfectly for her. She has one more test to check out her bones again - and then it will be only UP for her!! I'm so proud of her. Watching her go through all of this, including losing her hair, makes me thankful for "only" losing my hair. She is my rock and my idol. Just when I thought my mom couldn't get any stronger - she proves me wrong...I'm starting to think she enjoys doing that!!
Have a super day everyone!!