Hair help

[PennyK]

3. Thanks, both of you

I AM almost a full year out from finishing full chemo. And most people say that the Herceptin by itself shouldn't impede growth. But I like what you posted:

One lady during chemo suggested that the hair that grows back is "completely new" since the old follicles die off and recycle, and the pores contract, giving you new baby-fine hair at first until hair production gets going and the hair shafts thicken. Sort of like when an adolescent first grows thin patchy beard hair that eventually becomes coarser.

That makes sense. In any case, I did start biotin, in a moderate amount of 1,000 mcg, yesterday. There's just nothing I can do with it at this point. I had a trim, since it was growing in so unevenly, but I see I have that Bozo the Clown effect on the sides again, where it curls up and out. I've tried wearing it curly, blow-dried smooth, even ironed straight. The straight look covers the most scalp, but I'm in Florida, and that doesn't last long. And I just canNOT go back to wearing a wig like I did during my Bald Period. It's so uncomfortable and doesn't look like "me."
If only I can get my curly-frizzy texture back I can deal with the rest of it. I can grow it longer and just sort of mush it down, which is what I did before.