Hair today...
My scalp has been tight and hurting for a few days, a sign that my hair is ready to fall out. No book warned me about this precursor sensation; instead, I learned about it online, from other chemotherapy patients.
Today my hair started shedding at an alarming rate. Strands of long, long hair keep getting tangled up in my hairbrush and between my fingers. When I showered this morning, I had a mass of hair stuck to my breast. I had to pick it off, open the shower door, and toss it on the counter so that it wouldn't clog the shower drain. Ick.
Of course, the timing is a little inconvenient. (I say that as though there IS a convenient time to lose your hair.) The thing is that I have a bunch of heating and AC guys in the house today and tomorrow, doing the furnace upgrade. It's a big job and so they are around all day; I really can't be alone.
As the hair shedding accelerates, I am not sure what to do. Right now it's just a constant heavy shedding. I have no idea how fast it might start coming out in clumps! I've tied my hair in a ponytail at the nape of my neck and I'm trying not to move my head to much when I talk to the furnace guys. I must look silly, but honestly, I would feel a lot worse if part of my hair fell out in front of them!
Hopefully, they will finish the job tonight. I say that partly because it is sizzling hot (over 100 degrees) and I need air conditioning, but also because I've decided to shave my hair tonight. I just can't tolerate the suspense!
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