Piggly Wiggly

Just when I was hopeful that my surgery would be enough to get rid of my cancer, I discovered that I would need chemotherapy to finish the job. From the time they told me that I would need a needle biopsy to when I was diagnosed with cancer, I have felt very calm. Even though I didn't have the full pathology report, I thought about everything that this might require of me. Although I would never have chosen to go through chemo, I think the spirit was preparing me for what was ahead.

There is an unfortunate education that you receive when you are diagnosed with cancer. You learn about all kinds of things that you wish you never would have. The process begins with getting a port. People have joked about whether it was a USB or a firewire, but it is actually a mutant plastic lump in my chest. I like to think of it more like a gum drop...under my skin. I had this put in on Monday. My surgery was scheduled for early in the morning but after the surgery and my other doctor appointments, it essentially took the entire day. Today, I took the bandage off and saw it for the first time. They use the port to deliver the chemo to a major vein, hoping to prevent damage to smaller veins and skin. They will start the actual injections of the chemotherapy on Tuesday. I will be getting six treatments every three weeks.

Another thing I learned is that because the chemo attacks all fast growing cells (aiming for the cancer cells) it also attacks fast growing good cells, like hair. Which means I'll be saying goodbye to all my hair about two weeks from my first treatment. They told me that my scalp will feel tender and tingly and then I'll go to sleep and when I wake up it will all be on my pillow instead of my head.

So like many things related to this diagnosis, I need to make some decisions. Should I cut my hair beforehand or wait until it leaves on it's own? Should I wear a wig or a mop? Should I get hats or scarves? Or is bald really beautiful? So I'm hoping to get some opinions which I will take into consideration. I visited a few wig shops and narrowed it down to a few choices. Which is the new me?

Leave me a comment with your favorite choice for my new look. They can order the wig in any color so on choice D, look only at the cut. And now, in no particular order.....



Choice A



Choice B

Choice C

Choice D

Choice E

Choice H-Hannah Hair