wig, hat, wig, hat, wig, hat

In the interest of taking some of the stigma out of being bald, I have decided to talk about the various aspects of dealing with it. First let me say, that from my point of view, this is no big deal. It's just something I have to put up with for a few months while the chemotherapy takes care of the cancer. There were some doubts about whether I shaved my head too soon. The next three weeks or so, there was stubble all over my head, which would indicate that I still had hair. About a week after my latest chemo on November 29, there was a little more hair loss, but not easy to see because I was shaved. Now, about 6 weeks in, I have what could be  described as 'male pattern baldness'. Essentially the front 1/3 of my head shows no sign of hair. So, I have joined my brothers in the baldie club. Im glad I had my head shaved early on. It saved me from constantly looking in the mirror to see if I was loosing my hair and then having to make a decision to get my head shaved. I did it in one fell swoop.  Like ripping off a bandaid.
In the course of a day, I find myself changing from wig to hat to another hat back to wig and also just letting the bald hang out cause my head gets sweaty and itchy. I have my favorite hats. They are soft and come down over my ears. Here I will model a few of them. 

This little number was made by my
 Mom. I think it is kind of
pixie-ish

I call this my winter wonderland look.
It comes with matching gloves. Very soft.

This one, I got at the Chemo center.
They have a patient/family library where
they have a large selection of
free hats and wigs.
Again, very soft and stays on
when Im sleeping.

Sometimes I just take all of them off
and just go bald because my head
is sweaty or itchy. But I only do
it at home.  I don't like to go around
advertising that Im being treated for
cancer because cancer is not what
 defines me.

This is me with the wig. I like
this look the best and try to
 wear it when Im out in public

Side view. I got this wig for free
from the chemo center. I like it
better than the one my insurance
paid $300 for. Go figure.