It’s not like Male pattern baldness or anything but when I was on Chemo for breast cancer I lost all my hair. It was heartbreaking for me and every day I avoid looking in the mirror because it makes me so sad and sick I almost throw up. I tried wearing a wig but it doesn’t look convincing to me even if it does for other people. Also the feeling of the wig on my scalp makes my body feel gross and just reminds me of what I don’t have anymore.
I know my hair will likely grow back but that’s months from now and I need strategies on how to cope until then. Has anyone else been in this situation? How do you cope with something like this? It’s just so hard.
Also this is my first post on Lemmy since I found my phone which was lost for months.
I hope so too, I looked up on Google and it said it usually grows back in 3 to 6 months of stopping treatment. I think that’s just for it to grow back not be long, it’ll probably be even longer before I have long hair again.
Yeah, I’ve been growing my hair out for over 2 years from a buzz, and it’s still only shoulder length (~14"). Hair unfortunately takes a long time to grow back out, but I hope yours grows back as fast as it can ❤️
You probably already have soft hats but maybe a longer wrap like some religious women use to cover their hair would give you the drape to feel more like your long hair, while being softer than a wig base.
Some permanently bald people decorate their scalp with tattoos but you might want to try kids’ washable markers just to see how you feel about drawing flowers or whatever before you go as far as a Sharpie, much less a tattoo.