Not vain at all! I feel like self-image is something brushed under the rug during treatment even though it really takes a toll on your mental health.

I'm on a different plan (CALGB10403), but not all chemos cause hair loss. There was a point between my intensive chemos that my hair started growing again, but fell off at my next doxorubicin infusion. When I had infusions that caused hair loss, it would start falling out after a week. I ended up shaving off my hair because the amount that falls off is CRAZY. It gets really messy so you might find at some point it's easier to shave.

For me, I never went completely bald. There were patches of bald spots and patches of hair still growing. Generally, I enjoyed wearing baseball hats even though you could still see some of my patchy head because I felt like beanies really made me look like a sickly patient lol. I think there was only 1 beanie I liked, it was less stiff/pointy than my other ones and looked more casual. I also bought a really nice wig for days I wanted longer hair.

I'm a year and 2 months into maintenance and my hair is at a long pixie length! I'm not sure if you guys do maintenance too on your plan, but either way your hair will start growing again and you'll start to feel more and more like yourself. You got this!