For about a month after a haircut, it self maintains.
From month 1-2 I have to use product in the morning
Month 2-3, there is no controlling the beast
Once I look like Wolverine, I shave, get a haircut, and start again
Well I will try to do this as quickly as possible. I had hair down to my hips. The doctors did a 3 day EEG with video at home. They hurriedly put on the electrodes. Upon removal 3 days later my hair was a mess left with glue and tops of electrodes in it. Trying to remove the items left in my hair created bleeding wounds on my scalp. Now after that I went to take a shower not realizing how badly matted my hair was. It had all my hair wrapped into a huge massive knot. Trying for 2 days and everything on the net I had to cut into the knot 5-6 places to get my hair lose. Needless to say I ended up with shoulder length and above shoulder length hair.I didn’t get it trimmed because it was long on the outside and short on the inside. So I just brush it and braid it to the best of my ability until it grows out enough for me to get it trimmed. It’s now just below shoulder length once it gets to the middle of my back comes the trim. Needless to say my Drs. were livid, my grown daughter was livid, my grandchildren were livid and all I could say was shit happens! I think I was just happy I had some left and believe things happen for a reason. Now the place that did the damage owner is training his people to deal with patients who have long hair so this never happens to anyone else be it male or female . He called me personally after my Drs.office had a nice chat with him. They said your lucky that she’s a nice and forgiving person. That made me feel good to hear that said. We must try to stop the anger building in this country even if we have to go through bad experiences. I say anyone can get angry but few can forgive easily. Now this is the end of my hair raising story. Peace ✌ out.
@hotwheels53 You are an extremely nice, generous and kind-hearted person! I’ve had them done 6 times and the last two were: 1. To try to explain why I have up to seven to ten syncope events a day (still not explained but wish they were because when you have one and you face plant to the floor and the nose pieces of your glasses get crammed into your eyes the after effects aren’t pretty) and 2. Apparently I developed the occasional and now more frequent (what appeared to be) seizure activity (wouldn’t know since I’m not aware of it). Had one while in the MRI and they called a code blue on me (scared the crap out of my husband when he heard it and knew that it was me and he couldn’t get to me) and the second was when I was getting a monthly three hour infusion and I told him to get something to eat in the cafeteria and the nurses found me and again called a code blue (my poor baby ran hard). Both ended up not showing anything because I didn’t have the activity during a syncable episodes during the EEGs but the last two I ended up like you. My hair goes down to the middle of my back and I can’t go get it cut professionally anymore so my husband trims it for me and I do my bangs. But I did the same you did in researching the computer, freezing them, and even tried peanut butter and finally my husband suggested trying goo-be-gone and surprisingly it worked well. He was able to get toothpicks in the knots, after getting an electrode off they missed, and they finally gave into his persistence. Some of mine were closer to my scalp and I didn’t want to cut it. I think I’ve forgiven them, but typing this makes me think maybe not, but I definitely haven’t forgotten it. You, my dear, make me feel slightly ashamed for holding onto what I thought I let go but apparently have not.
My answer to the poll is that since I need help getting in and talking a shower my husband and his crew at the firehouse came up with a contraption that allows him to get me in and he can hold me tight and we both get a shower. We do this every third day (or whenever I have to go out of the house) and all I do is towel dry and blow dry my baby fine thin hair.
@WTFsunshine Omg my heart hurts just to read what you have to go thru. It sounds to me like you have a wonderful husband who loves you very much. Such a blessing! I have damage to the left side of my brain front and rear for years. One day at 4 a.m. here comes a seizure, my daughter happened to get up just as it hit talked me thru it. That’s why the test. Results came in am having seizures didn’t even know it quite often even when sleeping. Have damage to right rear now with epilepsy. They can knock me down but can’t keep me down. I’m a firm believer in miracle’s. I don’t understand why they can’t figure out what’s going on with you especially in this day and time. One thing I do know is we both have hair and we all have an awesome GOD! I’ll keep ya’ll in my heart and my prayers. Peace ✌ out my friend.
@hotwheels53 You must be a southern girl. I still get made fun of here in the north for saying y’all and when I get angry (when I use to dispatch - and after my disability - when I could talk normal (the way I sound now with speech and when I can’t get my words out right people think I’m deaf now)) my southern accent would come out. When on the radio people and responders who knew me knew I was angry. My family and friends also cleared out of the way. But, yes, I have a wonderful husband, children and my parents that moved closer to help. I first went blind which led to the diagnosis of RRMS and a nurse said that 60% of marriages end because of the disease and that my kind of MS progresses and has no cure. That is not something someone should say to a person when first diagnosed. I became so insecure especially when I would relapse. But we just celebrated 17 years of marriage and 20 years together. Fun fact: we actually got married on the same date as my parents who just celebrated their 50th anniversary on the same date. My parents have stayed together and his parents did as well until his Mother died from a second form of cancer after originally having breast cancer a little less than two months before our second child was born. We didn’t want to know the sex of the baby but we found out so we could let her know she was going to have a grandson before she passed away. I also have damage to my lobes and one is in an area that makes me human. After the seizure activity started i now have further damage that they don’t think is related to the MS. I can’t make phone calls because of how I sound and when I can’t get my words out my family started to learn sign language. It works well for us but in public it compounds the fact that people think I’m deaf. I lost a lot of friends and I abhor social media but finding this site and the people on it has been great for my soul. So I thank you for your kind words - please know it means a lot to me. I’m glad your daughter is there for you she sounds like a rare and special person.
The head gets trimmed with a 1.5mm guard twice a week. 2mm on the face, except for the moustache which is trimmed with scissors. The “soul patch” is left to its own devices. I’m happy with my facial hair, but the hair on my head can’t fall out quickly enough. I look forward to not having to cut it.
If I’m working, it’s most likely in a bun, or at least pulled into a braided ponytail. Sometimes I use machinery that requires my hair to be out of the way. Bun is easiest for that.
I don’t put a bunch of stuff in my hair because I don’t wash it every day. Washing long hair every day is terrible for its health. My hair is naturally straight and thin, so it dries quickly. I don’t even own a blow dryer.
A lot of people think long hair is hard to maintain. Mine is super easy.
What, no hair dryer? I have armpit length hair (not in my armpits) and if I don’t blow it dry, it looks like crap. I’ve read how you’re supposed to air dry your hair to avoid damaging it, but I just look like a frizz machine if I do that.
Whenever it starts to look like I might actually have to do something with my hair, I put the #1 guard on the clippers and run them all over my head and face.
This is not too hard to do, since there’s hardly any hair left.
well, i’m a hairdresser, who unfortunately tried many "popular"styles as a tween/teen in the 80’s…(i’m sure some of u know where this is going!) But, having incredibly straight/thick/colicky hair, it dont recall stylists telling me what styles could work for me, or not or why… alasmany accidental mullets/bi level cuts ensued appearing to be cut w/a steak knife the next day i washed it…:( !..Eventually succumbing to perms that never took well, i gave up, then found a bitchy guy who told me to get a bob , which would release me from agony! And it did!! i could get up wash it, dry naturally, and go!! Never thought i’d be a hairdresser, but 25 years later, i have variations of bobs and it works…i am helping people avoid hair trauma as best as i can…with real life cuts… its all about commuication! its imporatnt! people dont be afraid to ask questions, if stylists dont inform you they are not effective… learn to love what u got, get a cut that works, or be willing to spend time…xoxo j
I run my fingers through it shortly after my shower, and it is perfect.
I don’t want to micro-manage its day-to-day decisions. I just check in once a week or so.
Wear it in a ponytail all day, every day. Have it shortened once a year or so.
For about a month after a haircut, it self maintains.
From month 1-2 I have to use product in the morning
Month 2-3, there is no controlling the beast
Once I look like Wolverine, I shave, get a haircut, and start again
My hair has a mind of its own.
I think by the end of summer Imma finally give in and just shave the fucker. Nature’s pretty much already made that call for me anyway.
If I care for one hair, I usually deal with all of them. Saves time.
I have one hair at the top of my head and if I forget about it for a couple of months, I kinda look like sweet pea.
@cranky1950 Probably more like uncle fester with one hair.
As little as possible. Usually this involves moistening it with warm water, towel drying, and calling it good enough.
I do, however, get a good haircut every 4 weeks. My haircut guy always wants to put junk in my hair, and I let him because it makes him happy.
Well I will try to do this as quickly as possible. I had hair down to my hips. The doctors did a 3 day EEG with video at home. They hurriedly put on the electrodes. Upon removal 3 days later my hair was a mess left with glue and tops of electrodes in it. Trying to remove the items left in my hair created bleeding wounds on my scalp. Now after that I went to take a shower not realizing how badly matted my hair was. It had all my hair wrapped into a huge massive knot. Trying for 2 days and everything on the net I had to cut into the knot 5-6 places to get my hair lose. Needless to say I ended up with shoulder length and above shoulder length hair.I didn’t get it trimmed because it was long on the outside and short on the inside. So I just brush it and braid it to the best of my ability until it grows out enough for me to get it trimmed. It’s now just below shoulder length once it gets to the middle of my back comes the trim. Needless to say my Drs. were livid, my grown daughter was livid, my grandchildren were livid and all I could say was shit happens! I think I was just happy I had some left and believe things happen for a reason. Now the place that did the damage owner is training his people to deal with patients who have long hair so this never happens to anyone else be it male or female . He called me personally after my Drs.office had a nice chat with him. They said your lucky that she’s a nice and forgiving person. That made me feel good to hear that said. We must try to stop the anger building in this country even if we have to go through bad experiences. I say anyone can get angry but few can forgive easily. Now this is the end of my hair raising story. Peace ✌ out.
@hotwheels53 You are an extremely nice, generous and kind-hearted person! I’ve had them done 6 times and the last two were: 1. To try to explain why I have up to seven to ten syncope events a day (still not explained but wish they were because when you have one and you face plant to the floor and the nose pieces of your glasses get crammed into your eyes the after effects aren’t pretty) and 2. Apparently I developed the occasional and now more frequent (what appeared to be) seizure activity (wouldn’t know since I’m not aware of it). Had one while in the MRI and they called a code blue on me (scared the crap out of my husband when he heard it and knew that it was me and he couldn’t get to me) and the second was when I was getting a monthly three hour infusion and I told him to get something to eat in the cafeteria and the nurses found me and again called a code blue (my poor baby ran hard). Both ended up not showing anything because I didn’t have the activity during a syncable episodes during the EEGs but the last two I ended up like you. My hair goes down to the middle of my back and I can’t go get it cut professionally anymore so my husband trims it for me and I do my bangs. But I did the same you did in researching the computer, freezing them, and even tried peanut butter and finally my husband suggested trying goo-be-gone and surprisingly it worked well. He was able to get toothpicks in the knots, after getting an electrode off they missed, and they finally gave into his persistence. Some of mine were closer to my scalp and I didn’t want to cut it. I think I’ve forgiven them, but typing this makes me think maybe not, but I definitely haven’t forgotten it. You, my dear, make me feel slightly ashamed for holding onto what I thought I let go but apparently have not.
My answer to the poll is that since I need help getting in and talking a shower my husband and his crew at the firehouse came up with a contraption that allows him to get me in and he can hold me tight and we both get a shower. We do this every third day (or whenever I have to go out of the house) and all I do is towel dry and blow dry my baby fine thin hair.
@WTFsunshine Omg my heart hurts just to read what you have to go thru. It sounds to me like you have a wonderful husband who loves you very much. Such a blessing! I have damage to the left side of my brain front and rear for years. One day at 4 a.m. here comes a seizure, my daughter happened to get up just as it hit talked me thru it. That’s why the test. Results came in am having seizures didn’t even know it quite often even when sleeping. Have damage to right rear now with epilepsy. They can knock me down but can’t keep me down. I’m a firm believer in miracle’s. I don’t understand why they can’t figure out what’s going on with you especially in this day and time. One thing I do know is we both have hair and we all have an awesome GOD! I’ll keep ya’ll in my heart and my prayers. Peace ✌ out my friend.
@hotwheels53 You must be a southern girl. I still get made fun of here in the north for saying y’all and when I get angry (when I use to dispatch - and after my disability - when I could talk normal (the way I sound now with speech and when I can’t get my words out right people think I’m deaf now)) my southern accent would come out. When on the radio people and responders who knew me knew I was angry. My family and friends also cleared out of the way. But, yes, I have a wonderful husband, children and my parents that moved closer to help. I first went blind which led to the diagnosis of RRMS and a nurse said that 60% of marriages end because of the disease and that my kind of MS progresses and has no cure. That is not something someone should say to a person when first diagnosed. I became so insecure especially when I would relapse. But we just celebrated 17 years of marriage and 20 years together. Fun fact: we actually got married on the same date as my parents who just celebrated their 50th anniversary on the same date. My parents have stayed together and his parents did as well until his Mother died from a second form of cancer after originally having breast cancer a little less than two months before our second child was born. We didn’t want to know the sex of the baby but we found out so we could let her know she was going to have a grandson before she passed away. I also have damage to my lobes and one is in an area that makes me human. After the seizure activity started i now have further damage that they don’t think is related to the MS. I can’t make phone calls because of how I sound and when I can’t get my words out my family started to learn sign language. It works well for us but in public it compounds the fact that people think I’m deaf. I lost a lot of friends and I abhor social media but finding this site and the people on it has been great for my soul. So I thank you for your kind words - please know it means a lot to me. I’m glad your daughter is there for you she sounds like a rare and special person.
Towel dry after shower in the morning. Once a year shave it off.
The head gets trimmed with a 1.5mm guard twice a week. 2mm on the face, except for the moustache which is trimmed with scissors. The “soul patch” is left to its own devices. I’m happy with my facial hair, but the hair on my head can’t fall out quickly enough. I look forward to not having to cut it.
The general public has to look at me. I don’t care about you suckers. Idk what it looks like - abused mop ?
I keep what I have left buzzed down to a quarter inch, so my normal routine is to glance in the mirror and walk briskly away.
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If I’m working, it’s most likely in a bun, or at least pulled into a braided ponytail. Sometimes I use machinery that requires my hair to be out of the way. Bun is easiest for that.
I don’t put a bunch of stuff in my hair because I don’t wash it every day. Washing long hair every day is terrible for its health. My hair is naturally straight and thin, so it dries quickly. I don’t even own a blow dryer.
A lot of people think long hair is hard to maintain. Mine is super easy.
Some of my hair is straight and some wavy so I have to use product to make it all go the same way or I look like I’m growing hair in a field of hair.
What, no hair dryer? I have armpit length hair (not in my armpits) and if I don’t blow it dry, it looks like crap. I’ve read how you’re supposed to air dry your hair to avoid damaging it, but I just look like a frizz machine if I do that.
Brush and throw into ponytail
Whenever it starts to look like I might actually have to do something with my hair, I put the #1 guard on the clippers and run them all over my head and face.
This is not too hard to do, since there’s hardly any hair left.
well, i’m a hairdresser, who unfortunately tried many "popular"styles as a tween/teen in the 80’s…(i’m sure some of u know where this is going!) But, having incredibly straight/thick/colicky hair, it dont recall stylists telling me what styles could work for me, or not or why… alasmany accidental mullets/bi level cuts ensued appearing to be cut w/a steak knife the next day i washed it…:( !..Eventually succumbing to perms that never took well, i gave up, then found a bitchy guy who told me to get a bob , which would release me from agony! And it did!! i could get up wash it, dry naturally, and go!! Never thought i’d be a hairdresser, but 25 years later, i have variations of bobs and it works…i am helping people avoid hair trauma as best as i can…with real life cuts… its all about commuication! its imporatnt! people dont be afraid to ask questions, if stylists dont inform you they are not effective… learn to love what u got, get a cut that works, or be willing to spend time…xoxo j