I made a layout to show the hair loss/growth for any of you wondering what it’s like.

Nov 5th, 2017: Cut it from shoulder-length to photo-length (below)

December 25th, 2017: Shaved my head

June 22nd, 2018: Last Chemotherapy Treatment

Up until November 2017, I had shoulder-length hair. When I was told in September that I needed to start chemotherapy and that one of the side effects was hair loss, I began to cut it down until I decided to shave it.

I shaved my head Dec 25th 2017, and by a couple of chemo infusions, my hair had already started to thin out (you can see it especially in the March 28th pic)

I’m glad I shaved my head because having my hair grow back was something that I looked forward to, instead of dreading the days where I’d have my long hair but begin to lose it in chunks and/or see it gradually thin out. It made a huge difference mentally too and I recommend shaving it for anyone that’s been told hair loss is a side effect of the chemo.

As the months go by in the early stage of my chemo treatment, you’ll see that my hair begins to grow back, but as the chemo begins to damage the hair cells too, the hair grows back thinned out.

But then something really cool happened…

As some of you know, I was fasting for 4 days (only water) throughout each of my chemo infusions every 2 weeks, to help with the side effects. Not only did it help with all of the side effects  (nausea, acid reflex, jaw/head aches, mouth blisters, etc… I could go on!) But my hair started to grow mid-treatment 💁🏻‍♀️

Fasting honestly saved my life. It’s something I’ve shared with many other patients, and I love hearing how much others are benefiting from it also ♥️

Read more about Fasting for Chemotherapy side effects here.