Cytoxan

[onatreetop]

Hello Everyone!!! I decided with all the sweating that it was time to go from long middle back lengh hair that was keeping me hot to short. I had cut first to shoulder then above the neck and now short. Can see half my ears. It got curly andnow its is a wispy due naturally. I love it!!!! Wash it brush it mess it up and let it air dry and I am done. So easy and everyone says it looks great. I did have very thick hair to begin with. The other hair that is appearing I could do with out. Like the peach fuzz on my face and neck. If I shaved it I bet I could grow a better bread than my husband!!!!!

[moyan]

"Apparently grey hair is less inclined to fall out, so maybe that helped me. I hope yours is not worse than mine. Just another blip on the journey"

Why did I ever dye my hair? Would have had it all if not!

[Sangye]

Onatreetop, I'm so happy for you that you found a way to feel better emotionally and physically by cutting your hair.

My docs questioned when I said 4mg pred is like 40 mg to my body, but when I developed peach fuzz all over my face within a week, they agreed with me.

You can use a dry razor on it, just lightly sweeping it. It won't grow back thicker-- that's a myth. Don't use those depilatory creams--very toxic stuff.

[onatreetop]

My mother uses an eletric razor but I am trying not to play with it. The one time I had my stash waxed it came back thick and dark. So.......I am afraid to mess with it. I have to bleach it instead weekly. As long as the fuzz stays light I am okay with it. Even the lady that does my hair offered and swore it wont come back but I know it will just like my eye brows do. I have been pulling them since I can remember. i get my hair high lighted to hide the gray that is showing up. Not ready for the whole head yet.

[DEE]

im taking cytoxan tablet form daily and was adviced to have hair cut as short as could bear already had some gray hair now completely gray!!! people say it suits me this colour !! also advised sleep on silk pillow case to stop friction and using ginger shampoo . saves on haircuts as not growing to much bit chilly now with all the rain ans snow understand now why BARON always has wooley hats on no sure whos got the biggest bald patch lucky for me i have friend who trims hair and most people can see them but what the heck lease off problem DEE x

[Sangye]

Dee, I don't think a silk pillow is going to do much good. The hair falls out because the cells have died. Even if you don't touch your head the hair falls out. I have no idea what ginger shampoo is going to do, either. If it's more expensive than what you're using, I think it's probably a waste of money.

I didn't get more grey hair, but I guess some people do. I have the same amount I started with in 2006 actually.

Your hair will fill in again when you're off the ctx.

[DEE]

all advice given to me with a pinch of salt sangye !!! got to live in hope hair all gray because was already heading that way 55 next if anything thin and itchy now
consult think of changing cyclo to i v does that make any different to hair lose do u think?

[jola57]

Dee, I hae been on ctx for year and half and did not lose hair, it thinned out a bit but it curled also. So now I have a free perm. I do not think cutting hair or sleeping on silk pillow will change anything. If you are predispossed to lose hair, you will lose it long or short. I would not cut your hair until you see that it is cumming out in clumps. And I mean big clumps, when my hair was thinning out I would find almost a fist full in the drain, but I still did not go bald. So hold off the hair shearing )

[Lightwarrior]

Ginger tablets huh? Sipping Ginger ale is helping me a bit right now. I'm guessing my local healthfood store should have them. I'm reluctant to add yet another chemical to control the side effects of the cytoxan and pred. Thanks

[elephant]

How are you feelling Lightwarrior?