what's up with that?

i wonder if my Coumadin/Lovenox intake has promoted nail growth? cause these babies have taken off in the last few weeks!

they haven't been this long/strong in quite some time! especially with chemo - it made everything (skin/nails/nose/mouth) dry & brittle! not sure what's up - but definitely not complaining!
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just call me the snake lady!

~lol~

i had my 1st radiation treatment yesterday (& my 2nd 2day)...they had 2 1st take another xray - just 2 confirm it was all still lined up properly...then they gave me the treatment...i was inside my mask 4 about 15 minutes total & came out looking like this! they said the masks shrink a little - but OMG! i could barely open my eyes i was strapped down on the table so tight! 2day wasn't quite as bad - i only had 2 b in there 4 about 3 or 4 minutes...just long enuff 2 line me up & then zap me (the radiation zaps probably take 2 minutes total, if that)...i still had the sexy diamond pattern when i came out, but not as bad & it didn't stick around 4 quite as long

i can't tell u how many times i've been asked about my hair loss!
it really has been a weird experience - i expected ALL hair 2 just fall out...i expected 2 b completely bare after a few rounds of chemo...but that hasn't been the case!

it's really weird how some areas have gone quickly, & others not so much...
(gentlemen readers...u might want 2 stop reading here)

my head? went very slowly - i guess because i've always had a thick, thick head of hair...after shaving it off, it took forever 4 there 2 be a noticable difference (2 others anyway - i could see the hair coming out daily)...finally a few weeks ago, i got comments about being able 2 see my scalp shining/glaring from it thinning out ~lol~ i was anxious 2 b a smooth baldy - just felt more confident sporting the bald look that way (rather than with a thin buzz cut)...so i waxed the remaining hair! yep, i used a regular old eyebrow/lip wax & got rid of the rest...it was soooo easy & i barely felt a thing! like the remaining hairs just needed a little tug 2 come out...u could literally pull out a big pinch full with ur fingers by gently tugging on it, so i figured wax would do the job a lot more efficiently - & it did!
& the really weird part? u know how when u pull out a hair from ur head, it has the little white follicle attached? mine were all black!! yep, i guess that means dead? ~lol~

(btw - i don't really sport the bald look in public - i wish i was confident enuff 2 - but i haven't quite gotten there...well except in my truck...u should see the double takes i get when i'm driving around without my hat/scarf! & of course at home - & i've answered the door quite a few times without even thinking about covering my head)

my legs & arm pits? haven't had 2 shave em 4 months! i can't remember exactly when, but i literally shaved 1 last time & they never grew back!
loving this one! ;0)

my eyebrows? same thing...haven't had 2 wax/pluck em in 4ever! & even what isn't normally waxed/plucked has thinned a LOT! they're really light & thin now, but not completely gone

my eyelashes? nearly gone! well actually, the bottom ones r gone...the tops just have a few hanging on...my sis noticed this last week at lunch "whoa! ur eyelashes r gone!" ~lol~

the unmentionable area? completely gone & it kind of freaks me out - nuff said!

arms? i haven't noticed a single difference! isn't that weird?! i mean, maybe some have fallen out without me noticing, but i really don't think so - & they don't come out easily when u tug on em like the hair everywhere else...interesting!

& i guess that's it...sorry if that was TMI, but there were inquiring minds that wanted 2 know!
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