Bye hair… see you in 2015

Dear hair… please grow back quickly, with no grey, preferably straight and thick, Thank you.

November 1, 2014



 

So this happened last night after we put Ava to bed. I probably should have shaved it a couple days ago but I wanted to hold onto it as long as possible. When I woke up Saturday morning I knew it was time. My pillow and sheets were covered and I mean covered in hair, wish I would have taken a picture of it. It’s been shedding a lot all week and on Thursday which was 14 days post treatment it started coming out in huge chunks when I ran my hands thru my hair. I couldn’t brush or wash it anymore bc I was trying to keep it longer. Jon did the honors, I’ve shaved his head numerous times over the past 15 years, and I never thought he would ever shave mine lol. Tyson had a cute reaction to my new look, Jon took a video of it.

           I showed Ava this morning, I had her pull my beanie off and she had no reaction at all, it’s like she didn’t even notice. Tyson did ask me if I was going to wear a hat to his school and I said yes, I would wear a hat whenever I was outside, and said “ok good”.

            Other than this bald head nothing new to report since my last post. I’m feeling really really good. No pain and not tired. I feel normal again, I went to the gym twice this week with Julia, legs was easy, chest was very difficult, I was using the lowest weight possible and it still hurt and was very hard to do… I’ve got a long way to go to get back to where I was post-surgery. My arm and chest isn’t uncomfortable at all anymore, feels normal to me now (the new normal). But I’ve lost a massive amount of upper body strength. My expanders are under my chest muscle so it’s very strange to engage my chest muscles. It will get better, I’ll get my strength back after I get my exchange surgery next year.

            My next treatment is Tuesday November 4^th… hoping I don’t have the pain like I did last treatment.

            XOXO, Lynn