CancerCompass message board discussion started by Cuteazcanbe on 1/24/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,4215,0.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi... My names Mia and I'm 15, I was diagnosed with Hogekins in July, started chemo in August and lost all my hair in September and had chemo untill the end of october, I am very fortunate to be alive and to have had only a stage 2A, My hair used to be at least a little bit passed my shoulders and I never really appreciated it, untill I lost it, Now I'm always depressed and feel like it will never come back to the length that I want, being a teenager and having cancer was very hard and I just want to get back to my life again, with going out and getting back to school...just being normal, My hair is at least 2-3 inches kinda like Natalie Portmans but I'm used to it being long, If anyone knows how long my hair should be by at least June-July I would appreciate it if you could tell me, all I'm looking for is, it being at least the hair at the top of my head to be at the bottom of my ears....will I be able to get that by June-July???...or at leats September-October for school and Homecoming...this has been one of the hardest things i've ever had to go through and its very reassuring knowing that I can talk to people about it now so thanx :o) Cuteazcanbe Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT I can't tell you how long your hair will be, it just depends on how fast it grows. I am sorry that you are going through this. I went through hodgkins when I was 17. I had radiation and was fortunate enough that I did not lose all of my hair. It did grow back curly and thick though. I am now 30 and have hodgkins again!! This time I am stage 3b and going through chemo. I can say it is better than the radiation was. I have lost quite a bit of my hair, it has thinned a great deal, but I still have hair all over my head. I just had my seventh treatment yesterday out of 12. I am taking abvd, what was your treatment?? I know that losing your hair is very hard, but there are so many things you can do with it as it grows back and there are some really pretty wraps that you can get too if you want to cover your head. My friends want me to teach them "scarf tying 101". Lol!! Where do you live mia?? I live in North Carolina. If you ever want to talk you can send me messages on here. I'm sorry I couldn't answer your hair questions, and sorry that you have to go through this, but you are not alone! Good luck sweetie! Pixiedust Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT thanx for writing back!! It's good to talk to someone who has gone through this, I am so sorry that you have to go through this again and I know how it must feel....I had radiation also but only for 3 weeks...I dont know how long the usual procedure is...Everyone keeps saying that when it grows in it will be nicer and thicker and curlier...It's starting to curl right now and I DONT LIKE IT lol...I live in Pittsburgh PA....Its ok that you cant answer my hair question but when your hair grw back was it at least down to the bottom of your ears in 8-12 months??.....Thank you for replying and good luck with your treatment and STAY STRONG!!! Cuteazcanbe Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT I don't remember how fast it grew back... it was 12 years ago. I had radiation for 11 weeks. It sucked bad!! I am originally from Pa... the Pocono's! I moved to NC about 10 years ago. I believe that everything happens for a reason. The first time I had cancer was for me. This time, I don't know yet and may never know. It may be a lesson to be learned or for me to teach. It may not even be my lesson, but I do know that my faith in GOD is stronger than ever. I so believe in the power of prayer. I have two small children. My son will be 5 next month and my daughter is 17 months old. I have so much to fight for and I am not going to let this get me down. A positive attitude can take you so far. I hope that you will keep in touch. Your story really touched me, with you being so young. I have been there at a young age too and I know how hard it can be. When something like this happens to you, it becomes a life lesson. Cancer was the best thing that happened to me when I was 17. Cancer probably saved my life back then! Stay strong, keep your friends and family close and pray every day!! GOD might not always answer you like a voice from a loudspeaker, but if you sit back and really look at things around you, you will know that he is listening. You will see your blessings. Take care of you!! Pixiedust Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT my mom keeps saying that something good will come from this but I'm not seeing it yet lol so far its just annoying, if anything its teaching me patience, and it's taught me not to take anything for granted, I cant even begin to explain how awful it must be to be going through it again, and I'm praying for you!! oh and one more thing were you like depressed after it all, because now I have depression and I hate going out with my friends because its so hard to sit there and watch them do their hair, I know life isnt about looks but when your 15...they are lol....thanx Cuteazcanbe Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Jennifer! What inspiring e-mails you have posted!! My name is Laura, am 21 and am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed at 19 with Hodgkin's staged 2. I went through 12 treatments of ABVD. I didn't know what to expect, and my first thought was am I going to die? I was told I'd lose my hair from the Adriamycin, and sure enough after the 2nd treatment it started coming out when pulling my fingers through my hair, and then turned into clumps in the shower. After it got really thin, I decided to have my twin sister whom is a cosmetologist shave it off. I remember crying for a second, and thinking she was going to cut me with the guard. lol!! Heck that was the first time one being used on me. After that I didn't even want to look in the mirror, but then did....and sort of laughed. My family told me I looked good bald....can you imagine. :o) I actually loved it...didn't have to do hair or anything. I often wore comfy hats or bandanas. For me, I believe it was an amazing experience. I've learned so much about myself and life. I know not to take things for granted, and to live each day to the fullest. One thing that helped me so much was to keep a positive attitude and outlook through it all. Be determined and stay strong. I know you will get through this hun! I am a strong believer in prayer as well. I would love to be able to talk with you. Feel free to e-mail me on here or else --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal protection, email address removed. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html ---- Take it easy and God Bless. :o) -Laura Lulucincygirl Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia, That previous message is for you as well!! :o) My hair used to be past my shoulders and naturally curly...before I was diagnosed with cancer. It started growing back I would say a month after my last treatment. I actually love my hair short now....so it's never been long since. lol! My sister told me it grows back about 1/2 inch a month. Feel free to e-mail on here or --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal protection, email address removed. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html ---- Take care hun and God Bless!! :o) -Laura Lulucincygirl Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT It's normal to be depressed... I think not being depressed wouldn't be normal. You have been through a lot. Something that most people don't go through their whole life. Cancer is very scary, but your mom is right. Sometimes we don't always know why things happen, but I am a firm believer that it all happens for a reason. It will come to you. They say hindsight is 20/20. You may not see it now, but later in life when you look back, you will see good from it. I know it is hard to see your friends doing their hair. Try to have a sense of humor about it... Tell them you don't have bad hair days, or how easy yours is to do. I wish the hair on my legs would fall out!! It's falling out everywhere except where I want it to fall out. I asked my mom when all this started if she thought my gray hair would grow back!! I'm sorry that you are having to go through this, but you are on an upward slope sweetie! It can only get better from here, and it will. Let me ask you, how did you find out that you had Hodgkins? Did you have a lump or what? Keep your chin up and if you want to e mail me direct you can... --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal protection, email address removed. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html ----. Take care and I'll talk to you soon!! Pixiedust Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi laura... Thanks for the words of encouragement! The Dr. is amazed at my positive attitude. I agree with you that attitude is very important. I pray everyday and my attitude gets stronger everytime I look at my children and my husband. I have more to fight for this time than I did 12 years ago. I was gong to shave my head, but the ladies at the wig shop where I bought my wig told me not to shave it because the cap on my wig would irritate my scalp. I did cut it really short though, it's kinda like Jamie Lee Curtis' hair length. It has thinned out a lot, but I still have quite a bit of hair left. I'm sure that it will stay until my last treatment and then fall out, knowing my luck! LOL! I'm looking forward to trying all different styles as it grows out. It was just above my shoulders before I got sick. Tell me Laura, where are you from and how did you find out that you were sick?? The first time I was sick, I had a lump in my neck. This time I was having back pain, like a kidney infection, and fevers and itching and night sweats. I was diagnosed in stage 3B this time. Last time I think I was 2a. It is hard sometimes, but I know that I am going to be OK and I am going to get through this. Thanks again for sharing. You can e mail me here or at --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal protection, email address removed. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html ---- Take care of you!! Pixiedust Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT Whenever I found out lets just say it wasnt really planned lol...I tried out for cheerleading last May and I made it but in order to cheer you have to get a physical...So i went to my doctor to get one and she was feeling my neck like near my collar bone and looked worried and told me and my friend to leave the room while she talked to my mom, and whenever my mom came out she was crying and sat me down when we got home and told me, the first thing i thought was am I gonna die and am i gonna lose my hair lol...I guess I'm fortunate to only of been a stage 2a and to only of had to gone through it for 2-3 months, and to have lived, I have learned alot from it but this hair thing is just bothering me, whenever i was completely bald my mom said i had a perfect head for being bald lol and that i could look good in short or long hair but I just really hate having short hair...I would say my hair is like 3 inches long...I'm just hoping that by June my hair will be good or at least long enough to put extensions in cuz i'm used to hair going to my shoulders...and summer is the time when i go out the most!!!....what do you think??? Cuteazcanbe Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Jennifer! So good to hear back from you!! I'ts Laura!! As you well know...a positive attitude gets you very far...and through everything! I'm sure your husband and family are so proud of you. So inspiring as well!! Is your wig real hair? Do you wear it all the time? That's awesome you still have a lot of hair. For me, once mine got so thin...I was like blah, and just wanted to be "in control" I guess and shave it myself. lol it better not fall out your last treatment!! Wouldn't that be something. ;o) I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was so weird as to how I was diagnosed. I had a lump on my neck as well....and have no idea how long it was there. I had never even thought about cancer....let alone me having to face it myself. I was at work one day and I happened to ask my manager if she had something like this on her neck? She had told me no and that she thought it looked like a lymphnode. At that time, I had no idea what a lymphnode even did, let alone that we have them in certain areas all over our body. She told me to show my mother. I did that day, and from there things were rolling. I saw my regular physician, whom referred me to a surgeon. Right away he said it could be cancerous. I didn't know what to think.....and then the biopsy and that dreadful "C" word. I don't recall having any symptoms. I had mono 4 months before being diagnosed. Mine was in my neck, shoulders and chest. Where is yours? Do you go for treatment every 2 weeks? Take it easy girl and hope to hear from you soon!! :o) P.S This is the same exact thing I put in a e-mail to you. I wasn't sure if I had the right e-mail or not. Also did you get my aol one I had on here before it was taken out for privacy reasons?? Let me know when you get a chance. :o) -Laura Lulucincygirl Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia!! What a way to find out! So you didn't have any symptoms either? Yes you are fortunate to have had one that is highly cureable. As they say if you are to get one, this is the best one to get. Yea sometimes you just don't like short hair....I on the other hand would have probably never known that I love my hair short....if I didn't have to go through the whole experience of losing it. As it grows a little bit, you may find some cute styles you like. Do you just go natural or do you wear hats or anything? I think once mine grew not even 1/4 of an inch I went without...and believe it or not I thought it was sooo cute!! I would definitley think by June it would be long enough for extensions. I doubt it'll be to your shoulders by then. That may take awhile, unless your hair grows super fast. Take it easy hun and let me know how things are going. -Laura Lulucincygirl Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT No i didnt have any syptoms which was scary, I would get sick alot like the flu at least once a year but other than that i was fine and the lump on my neck didnt even hurt!!! Whenever I got out with my friends I usually wear a scarf with a hat, but its starting to get to the point where I really dont need the scarf but when I'm home I dont wear anything on my head to cover it, Do you know if by June the hair starting at the top of my head should be at least to the bottom of my ears?? or at least september for school?? At least I could get extensions if not then....thanx Cuteazcanbe Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Sorry I have been out of touch the last few days, I haven't been feeling well. Go figure! Mia, I think they say your hair "should" grow 1/4 inch a month. So from the top of your head, to the bottom of your ears would be about 6 inches?? Anyway, I think it would be at least to the top of your ears by september. I found out I was sick the first time with a lump nmy neck, at a physical too! I found out the second time after I was in the hospital for what was thought to be a kidney infection at first. I go for my eighth treatment Monday and will get the Neulasta on Tuesday! Laura, I am stage 3b... neck, chest and abdomen. I was having night sweats and itching skin. I thought I was having a rash or allergic reaction to something. I even went to a dermatologist 3 months before my diagnosis, and they didn't know what it was. It wasn't until my diagnosis that I found out the itching was from the Hodgkins. Speaking of hair, how fast did yours fall out?? I still have quite a bit of hair left. I hope it doesn't wait until my last treatment to compeletly fall out. Mia, what is your e mail address if you don't mind. I would like to send you a picture of me in my wig. You know that you can also get partial wigs, that you wear like a headband. They are on clear string and go right under the hair on your head. They are not that expensive either. The place where I got my wig gave me a discount too because it was for medical reasons. Three years ago my hair was almost halfway down my back, and I wanted a change. So I cut it. My best friend told me once I went short I would never go back to long. I cut it to the bottom of my ears and it has never been longer than just above my shoulders since. I hope you are both doing fine. Take care and I will talk to you soon. Pixiedust Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Yea i thought about how i'm probably gonna like it when its to the bottom of my ears and I'll keep it like that if it looks good....But i'll probably let it grow long again cuz i like to do stuff with my hair and put it up in pony tails and stuff....at least i can wear extensions for school then, my e-mail adress is --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal protection, email address removed. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html ----.....thanx Cuteazcanbe Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia and Jennifer! Sorry it's taken me awhile to get back to you. Joys of nursing school! lol! How are you doing and feeling? Mia hope your hair starts on a growing spurt for ya!! If it's not long enough, I'm sure some extentions would look great for your dance. The partial wig sounds like a good idea as well. I've never seen those before, but sounds neat :o) Jennifer, hope you are feeling better! :o) Go figure you don't really find out what the cause was until a diagnosis. My hair started to really come out after my 2nd treatment....it was so thin I thought it looked gross....so just had it shaved. Has your hair gotten thin at all? I don't think it'll fall out now....I really hope not! So you like your hair shorter now Jennifer? Hope you are well...and please feel free to e-mail me anytime. Take it easy and hope to hear from you soon!! :o) -Laura Lulucincygirl Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi Mia. My name is Marcy. I am 25 years old and I am a Hodgkin's survivor. I was diagnosed in december 2004. I was 8 months pregnant with my 3rd child! I just didn't feel well throughout my whole pregnancy, but since I was pregnant, I just blamed the way I felt on my pregnancy. I also had really bad shoulder pain on my left side. It eventually progressed into chest pain, shortness of breath and a dry cough. I had a chest xray and was told I had pneumonia. Wrong! A CT scan a few days later revealed a tumor in my chest the size of a softball. I had to wait 3 weeks from the time they found the tumor to have a diagnosis. They had to do surgery for that. I had my surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. Six weeks later, I had my son. He weighed 5lb, 2oz. Small for a baby born two weeks early. I was thin and sickly looking as well. I started ABVD chemo treatments 2 weeks later. I did 8 rounds or 16 treatments. I finished chemo in July 2005. I did 18 radiation treatments and finished those in early Sept. It wasn't until May/June that my hair got really thin. In early July, I noticed that it was growing back , but I still had some of my old hair, so my husband shaved my head so it would grow back evenly. Now, my hair is probably 4-5 inches long. Everyone loved it. They all say I should leave it this length. I am not sure if I will or not. Before chemo it was shoulder length. But, don't worry, your hair will grow pretty fast. I am sure you will have your old style back before you know it. Good luck! Marcy t. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Laura.... You're in nursing school? thats good! After all of this happened I wanted to work at childrens hospital with kids who have cancer,...I'm feeling good like not sick but im just depressed lately and I'm going to therapy and now my therapist has put me on prozac and i've looked it up and some of the side effects arent good so idk if I should still take it?...I feel better about this hair thing because now I can just get extensions lol!!! Thanx....*Mia* Cuteazcanbe Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi Marcy- That must of been really scary to be pregnant while having cancer but you didnt know? During my Chemo I didnt get thin i actually went from 117 pounds to 140 pounds and I'm not 125 pounds and still trying to lose it, I was on steirods so thats why I gained the weight, I'm not sure why they put me on them I never asked why, I think it was after my 2nd treatment that my hair was getting wierd and it wasnt styling likr it normally would and ended up just falling out, I would keep it in a bun to prevent it from not falling out but one night i realized that none of my hair was attached to my head so some of it still was so my mom just cut most of it off and then ended up shaving it, I thought i was gonna die from shock! lol...my hair should be 4-5 inches by july so does that mean that it should at least be 7 inches by september or october?? or at the bottom of my ears, because i havnt been to school since last year before all of this happened and I'l be in 10th grade and of course i want to look better than i did in 8th grade when I come back lol Thanks! Cuteazcanbe Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi, I gained weight during chemo too. After I had the baby I weighed about 120lb. and I gained about 13lb. I had steroids as well. The doctor said it was to help with any nausea that the chemo might cause. You hair should be getting longer by this summer. From July 2005 until now my hair has grown 4-5 inches. You might like it short. Some people keep it that way. Everyone tells me that I should keep mine short. I don't know if I will or not, but at least I will not be afraid to cut it short again. I was always afraid to cut it short because I didn't think it would look good. When I was doing chemo I kept my hair pulled up too and I think that made it come out worse because it was always pulling at my hair. Are you finished with your treatments? I hope everything continues to go well for you! Marcy t. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey- It seems like my hairs growing slow but then when i go out on weekends and come home the following monday and take off my hat it looks like it grew so much....Most people and my friends are telling me that my hair should be fine by june and if anything be good for school in september and for my b-day in december....Its just that idk and i hate not knowing lol....i remember when my hair used to be down a lil bit passed my shoulders and i got it cuz to my ears and thought it was so short!! now i wish it was that long!! lol, yea i didnt realize that my pony tail was pulling it out, thats why it probably came out as bad as it did! I'm finished with my treatments, i have been for 4 months, i just have to go to the hospital every now and then for x-rays and check ups, Thanks again.....xOxO *Mia* Cuteazcanbe Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT lol oops my computer froze and decided to send that like a million times....sorry! Cuteazcanbe Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia, Yes, I am currently in Nursing school. I'm sure you would be awesome working with kids that have cancer. I've thought about that as well. As of now, I really think I want to work with cancer patients. I can relate and it is something that I would love to do. Well, I would consider the side effects before taking the prozac, and really think about if you feel you need it. As for the hair, of cours extensions are always a possibility and it would look gorgeous I'm sure. :o) By the way, where do you live Mia? Take it easy hun and hope to hear from you! :o) -Laura Lulucincygirl Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Your hair will be long again before you know it. It seems like mine has really started growing fast. And it is a little curly. I have three oncologist that I visit. One near where I live, I go to his office just to have my port flushed. I go to a doctor in Winston Salem for all of my scans and I also have checkups with the oncologist near my home that I went to for radiation. Luckily I don't have to go to all of them at once. I would run myself to death. Marcy t. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey...As you said you can relate to the cancer patients, thats why I wanted to do that because I would know what to tell them and how its going to feel and I could prepare them I guess...I went to my therapy appointment last thursday and told her and my mom that I didnt want to take prozac and it is because of the side affects and also because of my hair, I know that once my hair is back I'm not gonna feel like the whole world is staring at me and I'm going to be myself again...Awww thanks for the comment about the extensions being gorgeous lol...I live in Pittsburgh...where do you live???....Thanx...xOxO * Mia* Cuteazcanbe Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey...Yea mines a little curly in the back and its getting annoying because i cant style it!!! lol..Jeez!! I only have one oncologist that I saw for all of that and I still see him for check ups and x-rays and scans....Thanx xOxOx *Mia* Cuteazcanbe Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia!! I'm sure you would make a wonderful nurse!! Nursing school sure hasn't been easy for me...lol!! I'm sticking with it though. That's great you decided not to take the Prozac...if that's what you felt was best for you. I know it's difficult having short hair when you aren't used to it....but it'll be back before you know it. If you get extensions, please send me a before and after pic. :o) Ahh Pittsburgh..I live in Cincinnati, OH! Take it easy and let me know how you and the hair are. lol!! :o) -Laura Lulucincygirl Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi Laura....Thanks for the nurse comment lol, I'm happy that I'm not taking the prozac because I just got over being sick and dont feel like being sick over a little pill and I didnt feel like it was right for me either, I'm glad my parents arent going to make me take it anymore....Yesterday my mom was talking to me about the extensions because she knows a lady who braids them and sews them into your hair...sounds a little wierd lol but its a good thing because she said that the only way to get them out is to cut them and I could just get them and then cut them once my hair is at the right length...I think my mom wants to do it in august so I will send you a picture then...I'll keep you updated on me and my hair lol thanks....xOxOx *Mia* Cuteazcanbe Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia! ;o) You're very welcome about the comment! That's great you made the decision not to take the prozac. Are you still feeling down about your hair or more postive about it. The extensions do sound interesting though. That would be awesome if you could just cut them when you want to. Do you know if you just leave the extensions in until your hair is at the right length or do you have do get new extensions at all? lol I have no idea. I'll be looking forward to the picture, and please continue to let me know how you and the beautiful hair are. :o) Take it easy and God Bless!! -Laura Lulucincygirl Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey My therapist wants me to go on it sometime this month but I dont get what she doesnt get when I say I dont wanna be on it lol you know what i mean? My mom talked to someone else about the extensions and she said that its better to get them glued in because if they are braided in then they will start to look bad and you will be able to see the braid once my hair grows out, so I think i'm gonna get the glued kind. I think that i have to go to a hair salon to get that glue melted off but i dont know if they would come out if i were to straighten it because of the heat?, I'm still gettin annoyed with my hair because im just worried that by august its still gonna be too short for extensions but everyones saying that I might not even need my extensions but idk lol thanx... *Mia* Cuteazcanbe Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hey Mia!! How are you doing girl? Did you go see your therapist about the depression med she wants you to be on? Have you thought about the extensions anymore or gotten them? The glued ones sound interesting. Wonder how long they actually stay in? Is the hair getting any longer? Do not worry....the hair will be so cute by August girl!! Let me know how everything is going! Talk to you soon! :o) -laura Lulucincygirl Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi!! I havnt been on here for a while...lol sorry :o(....The hairs growing finally!!! I dont wear a hat or scarf anymore...In pittsburgh its starting to get hot and I couldnt possibly wear a hat nd scarf and a hoodie in 70 degree weather! I scrunch up the back if you know what i mean? and i straighten my little bangs lol...I still dont like it because its not me but I'm realizing that it is growing and that by august I should like it even more....I told my therapist that I dont want medication and she said that it was my decision so im glad im not taking prozac lol...I'm not as depressed now, I knew it was because of my hair so every inch that it grows its like im growing an inch of happiness lol..My mom and I went to the hair salon and the lady looked at my hair and said it was too short but by july i should have long enough hair which is a relief because then for school i will have them!....Idk how long it stays in..i'll have to ask but i kno that when u want them out u have to go to a hair salon and get them out with a speacial iron i think...I'm just praying every night that my hair will be good for school because I havnt been to school in a year so i wanna look better than i did in 8th grade cuz im gonna be in 10th this year and im gonna be driving yay! lol....If you ever want to e-mail me or anything my e-mail address is --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal protection, email address removed. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html ---- hopefully that works cuz i dont want it to bleep out lol...thanx!!! bye Cuteazcanbe Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT