MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bald'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994244&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F21%2Fpbs-documentary-%25e2%2580%259cthe-whisper-the-silent-crisis-of-ovarian-cancer-%25e2%2580%259d%2F To raise ovarian cancer awareness, Long Island’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate WLIW-Channel 21 will present the exclusive New York metro area premiere of a half-hour television documentary entitled, “The Whisper: the silent crisis of ovarian cancer.” The program will debut at 7 P.M. (EDT) on Friday, September 24 in the New York metro area, [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994244 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:24:12 +0100 3994244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816721&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=39215&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancersuucks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fradiation.html Well first of all, I have a tattoo. well it is just three separate dots around where I will get radiatiion, but it was done the way a regular tattoo is done with ink and needles and all. Didn't hurt a bit so now i think I am ready for the big time. I am thinking a heart on my butt or a flower or something in a discrete area. Or maybe a tramp stamp. I feel I am at an appropriate age and stage in life for one of those.I am modifying my feeling about male cancer doctors. Not because I think any of them read this and would sue me, because truth is a defense to libel, plus i didn't mention any names or for that mater, say anything bad about them. My radiation guy is good. He spent a lot of time, talking to me like i was stupid which i totally was. Also we bonded over having kids at NYU. I didn'... Cancer does suck but it is a little funny. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816721 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:56:00 +0100 3816721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129652&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fi-have-roots.html A couple of weeks ago, I played "beauty shop" with Constant the Wonder Dog and colored my peach-fuzz hair. (See: Playing 'Beauty Shop' With Connie)  Now, just two weeks later, I have noticeable dark roots, and definitely more hair. This is so exciting! So I need to color my hair again.  Still no photos, sorry, but maybe tomorrow when Monica comes over to take jewelry photos for me we can get one of my hair.  I did not enjoy being bald this time. I much prefer to fly under the radar and have hair during cancer treatment. Whatever choice we make for me next time--still being debated by Dr. Lee and me--it will be something that leaves the hair alone.  That's not how I make my treatment choices, by whether or not they will make me bald, ... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129652 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:47:08 +0100 3129652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092890&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fplaying-beauty-shop-with-connie.html Yesterday after our long walk in the rain, Constant the Wonder Dog and I played "beauty shop" together. My hair has started to come back in--it's at the peach fuzz stage right now--and I decided I wanted to color it, because the color was kind of a no-color. So I bought a box of hair dye at the drug store.I debated going with a really extreme color, but I knew the boys wouldn't find that difficult (a mom with purple hair? Pleeeze), so I picked a dark blonde.I read all the instructions, mixed up the goop, and then applied it to my hair. Not much hair there, so I used less than half the bottle. Then, wait 30 minutes. While I was waiting, I grabbed Connie and got him in the shower, where I scrubbed him from nose to tail with doggie shampoo and rinsed, rinsed, rin... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092890 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:21:35 +0100 3092890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3067279&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FMdnPRXewdW8%2Fprosthetics-baldness-cancer It isn’t couth, compassionate, and politically correct to ogle over a woman’s breasts, whether they come in a pair or not.  Standing around the food table at a house party last night, I tried but couldn’t help steal glances.  I loved that the woman across from me had the audacity to walk through the world with a cute small boob on the right, and a pancake flat space on the left. The woman with a mastectomy and no prosthesis turned out to be S.L. Wisenberg.  She’s the author of The Adventures of Cancer Bitch, a book I have seen on the shelf next to my book in many stores.  We spent most of the evening by each others side talking about exercise, book readings, cancer fundraising, pink washing, and more.  I adored her immediately. I learned that during cancer treatment, she nixed... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3067279 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:44:22 +0100 3067279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039982&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fhat-weather.html Daytime temperatures in Seattle have been in the 40 to 45 F range lately, and raining more often that not. That's HAT WEATHER, especially if you are bald, as I am. Well, my head doesn't have that bald-as-an-egg look anymore--I do have about half an inch of very skimpy hair. Not enough to keep my head warm, that's for sure. Barely enough to see. But luckily I have a huge choice of hats in all styles, thanks to Carver, who sent me a box of hats several weeks ago. I think she sent me about six, everything from a classic black wool beret to a knit hat in nubbly gray tweed. I love them all, and with the two or three hats I already had I have quite an assortment. (I used to have more hats, but I passed several on to a friend who lost her hair to chemo. I thought I w... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039982 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:59:31 +0100 3039982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902932&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fshould-you-shampoo-a-bald-head.html My hair had been thinning on the irinotecan, so I had it cut short. But it continued to thin, and soon my head resembled a dandelion puffball.So I decided to take it all the way down to the scalp, and I got out the clippers I used to cut Older Son's hair when he was younger and started mowing. Twenty minutes later: A bald head!The next morning, I got in the shower and automatically my hand reached for the shampoo. Then I stopped and just stood there, wondering: Do you shampoo a bald head?After standing there bemused for a few minutes, I decided the answer is no, and I carried on with my shower. I now wash my head with the same soap I use on the rest of me, a grapefruit-scented clear bar soap.Out in PublicI know, from having been bald three times before, that a bald head is a ligh... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902932 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:55:46 +0100 2902932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834444&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fback-from-the-beach-.html I've been back home from the beach for a whole two hours now, and the good mood is still with me. I'm hoping it lasts and lasts ...Here's a photo my friend Monica shot of my newly balding head. I haven't felt like hiding it under a hat, but I probably will once the weather turns, just for warmth. Read more: Bald (Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient) The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834444 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:47:21 +0100 2834444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772690&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fwhats-that-shower-oh-its-my-hair-.html Last night, I was crashed out on the couch, watching reruns of "Supernanny" (a show I'd never seen until last night since I don't watch TV) on Hulu, when I realized there was something fuzzy in my mouth. I wiped my mouth, thinking it was cat hair, and then I realized the couch was covered with short, curly, fuzzy hair--MINE. So, my hair is falling out after all. And my scalp is quite tender, which is common with hair loss due to chemo. Dr. Lee thought it might not, since I only got the irinotecan this round, and skipped the etoposide, but surprise, surprise. It's not particularly upsetting, but I do need to find my hats. Luckily I already have several great hats from when I've been bald in the past. Read more: Bald Other than that, th... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772690 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:52:29 +0100 2772690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859070&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FB2bXNuQcCHk%2Fcancer-identity In 10th grade chemistry I created 40 phonetic spellings of my first name, chose Kairol, and it stuck. (I was born with the Mrs. Brady spelling. And yes, in 1987 you coul make up whatever name you wanted and slap it on a drivers license.) So, I got curious when I recently learned Matthew Zachary, founder of I’m Too Young For This, is actually named Matthew Greenzweig. He developed Matthew Zachary as an alter ego after treatment. Here’s what he told me: “When I was a senior in college, I was a concert pianist diagnosed with brain cancer. They said I’d never play again. I had horrific radiation, was so depressed, and thrown into the lion’s den of trying to figure out what happens to your life after treatment. That was the story of Matthew Greenzweig’s life and it was uncomfortable... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859070 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:09:28 +0100 2859070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2685349&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fgetting-those-ducks-in-line-.html I've had a really productive couple of weeks since my trip to Germany, and I'm hoping to keep up the momentum in the week to come, because I have a lot to do. I'm supposed to start my new chemo regimen on Thursday, but I don't have the oral chemo drug, etoposide, because the pharmacy at Northwest Hospital refused to fill it for me. They said the Medicare reimbursement was too low. (See: Not Sure WHO the Bad Guy Is ...)The pharmacist suggested that I try the pharmacy at another cancer center ... which seems like a weird solution. And I realized after I left the pharmacy window that I didn't ask if they had submitted it to my secondary insurance as well as to Medicare. Argh. So tomorrow's most important task is to get my hands on some etoposide. In c... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2685349 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:12:38 +0100 2685349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2639565&cid=t_114517_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Ftransplanting-hair-where%2F Mention hair transplants and most people will assume you’re talking about transplanting hair onto the scalp. And while that is still the most common location for hair transplants, according to this article from MSNBC, hair transplant procedures are  now taking place all over the body. These days doctors can harvest and replant hair follicles pretty much anywhere. Scalp transplants remain the most common, accounting for 93,000 of the nearly 99,000 surgical hair restoration procedures that took place in the United States in 2008. Second most common was eyebrow transplants, followed by moustache and beard procedures, and eyelashes. As for the most ‘unique’ hair transplant procedure, that would have to be the  pubic hair transplant performed Dr. Paul T. Rose, former president of the In... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2639565 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:00:04 +0100 2639565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512898&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fchemo-cap-anyone.html My friend Penelope, a cancer blogger who lives in Oregon, has offered to knit chemo caps for anyone who wants them. She feels like knitting right now, which is why she's offering. And if you're going to go bald from chemo, then a knit cap is probably the most comfortable way to keep your head warm. (I know, it's summer now, but think ahead, so to speak.)And a hand-knit cap, made by someone who "gets" it, probably has all sorts of good energy knit into the fabric. Plus, you get to pick your own yarn. Anyway, here's the link to her post that gives all the details:Would You Like a Chemo Cap? And here's the link to my posts about going bald: Bald @ Jeanne Sather 2009.  (Source: The Assertive Cancer Patient) The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512898 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:22:47 +0100 2512898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2113869&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F01%2F18%2Fshoot-your-wig-pop-a-cap%2F I lost my hair during chemotherapy seven years ago. But I hated my wig, which mimicked the hairstyle of my repellent 50-something teacher from grade school. (”My name is Mrs. Green. Like paint! Ha ha ha ha!”) So I decided I would stick to hats and caps. But I was addled and sad and scared when I went hat shopping, and I made some poor choices. Learn from my mistakes. A few tips: 1) Your hair goes with whatever you wear. Hats do not. While the colorful prints are tempting (and it’s fun to have a few) keep in mind that most will clash with your clothes unless you stick to very neutral colors. I have brown hair, so I enjoyed my leopard-print beret. But most of the others collected dust. 2) There are lots of synthetic hats for sale, but most don’t breathe, and you can g... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2113869 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:18:22 +0100 2113869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110536&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2009%2F01%2Ffamily-photos.html I was going through some family photos recently, because I'd promised copies of them to someone who'd interviewed me, and I made a digital copy of this photo of Younger Son and me, which normally sits on the piano. It's one of my all-time favorite photos. One of the reasons I like it is that I am so obviously happy. The other is that my closeness to Younger Son shows so clearly. And then there's that bald head ... which just didn't bother me. Or it didn't once the hair fell out--having your hair fall out is pretty traumatic, but once it's gone, well, it's easier. I've been bald three times, and I expect to be bald again. And that's OK. Read more: Hair Today Telling the Kids (A note on this "Telling the Kids&qu... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110536 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:10:14 +0100 2110536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791670&cid=t_114517_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F-68Poq4J5Co%2F The September 13th St. Paul Pioneer Press notes this about Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s “track record” on spending for special needs: In the budget she signed into law earlier this year, Palin approved a dramatic raise in spending on children who have what Alaska officials call “intensive needs,” including children who need nurses full time or cannot breathe without ventilators. When Palin took office, the state was spending $27,000 a year on each such child. The budget she signed this year raises funding to $49,000 per child. In three years, the amount will rise to $74,000, roughly equal to the $75,000 a year cost of educating such children. The public school teachers union in Alaska, the National Education Association-Alaska, has lauded Palin&#8... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791670 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:05:23 +0100 1791670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739255&cid=t_114517_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F8vsnPES5KVk%2F Hillary Clinton mentioned autism in her speech at the Democratic National Convention and, last night, Bill Clinton did too (”I will never forget the parents of children with autism and other severe conditions who told me on the campaign trail that they couldn’t afford health care and couldn’t qualify their kids for Medicaid unless they quit work or got a divorce”). Will Obama; will McCain…….. More than sadly, the mother with cancer and two adopted autistic children mentioned by Hillary Clinton has died. Tags: Adoption, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, bald, barack obama, cancern, democracts, democratic convention, developmental disability, Disability Rights, Family, hillary clinton, mothering blog, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nosShare This (Source: Au... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739255 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:26 +0100 1739255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734062&cid=t_114517_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FwNzVWBozA-8%2F Just after the introductory section of her speech at the Democratic Convention (transcript), as her first example of her “35 years in the trenches, advocating for children, campaigning for universal health care, helping parents balance work and family, and fighting for women’s rights here at home and around the world,” Hillary Clinton said: I will always remember the single mom who had adopted two kids with autism. She didn’t have any health insurance, and she discovered she had cancer. But she greeted me with her bald head, painted with my name on it, and asked me to fight for health care for her and her children. Comments Wonkette who liveblogged the Senator’s speech: A single mom, two kids, autism, cancer, painted bald head…This is the most tragic woman in Americ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734062 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:10:50 +0100 1734062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1711715&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fhair-today.html The first time I went bald from chemotherapy was traumatic—I cried, I raged, I agonized over the way people, total strangers, responded to my bald head: with pity. That was late 1998 and early 1999, and I was on chemotherapy with Adriamycin after a mastectomy. The second time, a year or so later when I had a local recurrence, I had fun with it. I decorated my head with a henna tattoo and flaunted my baldness. That time, the cause was the chemo drug Taxol, which I took for 12 weeks along with radiation to my chest wall. The third time was about five years ago, during Younger Son's freshman year of high school, and I was back on Taxol, in combination with Herceptin and a couple of other drugs. I wore a wig for the first and only time, as a concession to the sensibilities of my younger ... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711715 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:22:02 +0100 1711715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933252&cid=t_114517_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2007%2F10%2F07%2Fsir%2F Why would anyone call me sir?  I was pumping gas today, wearing my IMF cap to cover my bald head.  I had on flowered pants and a neon orange t-shirt with a cartoon dog on it, for crying out loud. Plus, I’m only 5′ 5″ tall, not to mention other obvious attributes. There’s no way [...] (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933252 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:04:00 +0100 933252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637982&cid=t_114517_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F24%2Fcancer-made-a-mess-of-me%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Cancer SurvivorsBreast cancer made a mess of me -- a scarred, sick, bald, burned, depressed mess. The mess was short-lived, though, and I am happy to report that my scars are fading, I'm no longer sick, I have hair, radiation burns are a thing of the past, and most important: I'm not depressed.I took my last anti-depressant pill on Saturday. For some time, I've been tapering my dosage and when I realized on Monday that I was taking my Zoloft only twice per week, I asked my oncologist to recommend an official quitting time. He told me: Now.So that's it. I'm standing on my own two feet -- no treatment, no counseling, no pills to help me cope. The mess has cleared, and life is once again tidy.Someone told me in the thick of my cancer madness: This too shall pass. F... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637982 Thu, 24 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 637982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=566337&cid=t_114517_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F24%2Fbreast-cancer-website-reads-show-us-your-chemo-style%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cancer SurvivorsIf you've ever visited the website My Breast Cancer Network, part of the Health Central conglomerate of health and medical information, you know the appeal of this site is its insightful navigation menu, comprised of three helpful locators -- Find, Manage, and Connect. With a click on the Find button, you can search answers to questions, check symptoms, and locate resources. Choose Manage and you can take action, achieve goals, and resolve problems. If you wish to get advice, find support, and share your experiences, take a simple tour through the Connect community.My Breast Cancer Network currently invites all viewers to connect with one another through a new feature: Show Us Your Chemo Style. You can simply visit this portion of t... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=566337 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 566337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563572&cid=t_114517_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F23%2Fthought-for-the-day-britneys-bald-explanation%2F Filed under: Daily news, Celebrity news, Thought for the DayBritney Spears, fresh out of rehab and back in the spotlight, is explaining why she publicly shaved her head back in February, following a rampage of bizarre behavior.Think about this:A friend of Spears says the pop star shaved her head as a tribute to her aunt who died from cancer. The pal states Spears was definitely suffering from postpartum depression at the time and the bold hair maneuver was an act of solidarity."Britney's aunt had just died of cancer," says this friend. "She was feeling very guilty because she hadn't been there with her, she was overwhelmingly depressed and she shaved her head in solidarity."Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Ca... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563572 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 563572