Just because I have a perfect skull shape (it looks good even completely bald – at least there’s one good thing about this stupid body) it doesn’t mean that all wigs look good on me.
This is the “OMG the wigs that I should never have even considered buying”-blog.
They probably would have looked better if I had taken the time to brush and style them, but I’m a plug-and-play kinda gal. And I doubt if any amount of styling would have made these look good one me!!!
Red curly looks like someone butchered a sheep, let the blood infuse into the wool, and threw some of it on my scalp.
This is the only wig that was quite different from the photos in the ad… what happened to the colour???
All new and shiny. I don’t think the Marilyn-look is for me…
I don’t really have a lot to say about them. If you want one or more of them, I’m giving them away for p&p!
Som tidligere nevnt finnes det til enhver tid mange studier/forsøk man som pasient kan være med på. Her finner du oversikten over godkjente kliniske studier i Norge.
Om du er bekymret for kvaliteten på behandlingen da, er norsk lov veldig klar: som studiepasient skal du ha minst like god behandling som konvensjonell. Dersom du ikke responderer tilstrekkelig på forsøksregimet skal du tilbake på konvensjonell behandling. Om du på noe tidspunkt føler at du ikke har god nok behandling, kan du avslutte din rolle i studien.
Lurer du på hvordan utprøving av medisiner faktisk skjer? Det er fire hovedstadier, som beskrives enkelt og greit her. Generelle forskningsetiske retningslinjer er også ganske forståelige.
En klinisk utprøving kan bare igangsettes dersom “det kjente nytte- og risikoforholdet er veiet i forhold til den antatte gevinsten for den enkelte forsøksperson og for andre nåværende og fremtidige pasienter”
Forskning på mennesker kan bare finne sted dersom det ikke finnes alternative metoder som er tilnærmet like effektive.
Før forskning på mennesker gjennomføres skal det gjøres en grundig vurdering av risiko og belastning for deltakerne. Disse må stå i forhold til påregnelige fordeler for forskningsdeltakeren selv eller for andre mennesker.
Forskningen skal stanses dersom det viser seg at risikoen er større enn mulige fordeler, eller dersom det foreligger tilstrekkelige holdepunkter for positive og fordelaktige resultater.
Her er en liste over brystkreftstudier som foregår for tiden og er åpne for rekruttering:
Vi har alle hørt en eller annen skrekkhistorie om pasienter som får langvarige skader og smerter etter å ha deltatt i en studie. Selv med all verdens beste etiske retningslinjer så kan man ikke sikre seg 100% mot at noe går galt. Sånn er det dessverre når man tar tradisjonell/konvensjonell medisin også. Vi som har kreft vet at uansett hvor god behandling vi får, er det en mulighet for at vi får faenskapet på nytt – enten fordi kroppen vår er genetisk feilkoda eller som bivirkning av behandlingen (fjernspredning, underlivskreft av tamoxifen eller hudkreft av stråling er velkjente bivirkninger).
Det som (for meg) er viktig å huske, er at det er kvinner som har gått foran meg og vært med på utprøving av all behandlingen jeg får. Det er kvinner som har sagt “jeg vil være med og bringe brystkreftbehandling videre for at flest mulig skal bli friske”. Kvinner som jeg har den største respekt og er evig takknemlig for.
Deltagelse i en klinisk studie er, for meg, litt som å donere blod. Vi er fryktelig mange som ikke kan donere (for egen del – fordi jeg “tilbragte mer enn 12 måneder i Storbritannia totalt mellom 1980 og 1995”) og det er mange som er livredde nåler og blod og som ikke donerer av den grunn. Det er ingen som har noe med hvorfor man ikke donerer – og om du velger å delta i en studie eller ei er også helt og holdent din avgjørelse.
The one thing that ‘everyone’ knows is that if you get breast cancer, you get chemotherapy that leads to alopecia. If you don’t know anything else about side effects then you do know that. I was never worried about that part of it and thought it would be a fun way to “reboot” my hair!
Shortly after I told my closest friends and family that I had cancer, I got the most amazing purple wig in the post from Kay. I love my darling sister! It was absolutely perfect and really made my day! Purple goddess, that’s me. And I love it! Such an amazing colour and matches my nail varnishes, too.
Lucky are we who live in Norway and have chemotherapy that leads to alopecia. We get a requisition for “headwear and wigs” so that we can cover our bald heads with something nice, without having to pay for it ourselves. I made an appointment to visit Jalvad parykker in Oslo. Great service and we found the perfect wig for me.
Wigsafari with June. First time at Starbucks (OMG I know!!!!!) and fancy new hair. Photo: June Ø.
The fun thing about having had every single hair colour and do possible is that no matter what kind of wig, people are always going to think that this is your real hair because it probably has looked that way at some time or other. This one was nice and short, had a good snug fit and looked good. And I’ve had that hair colour and style on at least one occasion!
Not that I used it much. I rarely used any wigs at home. Far too hot! But at least I learned that wigs are basically all the same size so I could safely order some from overseas.
I went a bit nuts at Rosegal and have a number of wigs from them. I’ve since read several complaints about their web store, but I’ve always received the items I ordered within an “acceptable time period”. I do live in Norway, after all. And I absolutely love my fake hair! It doesn’t even look fake! I know that some women are worried that ‘everyone’s going to see it’s fake’ if they get a synthetic wig, but it’s not like that at all. Just don’t sit too close to an open fire – and don’t open the oven door – and stay well clear of candles.
Cos it’ll, you know, melt.
I used my “proper wig” a few times and then I got Edie. I’ve been a fan of Warhol since forever – after all, without him there would have been no Velvet Underground. I found this silver one and I just had to have it. So this is Edie Sedgwig. If you don’t know who Edie Sedgwick was, you’ve missed out on important cultural history! She was one of Andy’s superstars in the Factory.
Edie was fun. Edie made me feel colourful. Edie gave me OAP ticket prices on the bus. I even got an extra Edie so I can make an even more fluffy version!
The problem with wigs is that you have to wash them, just like ordinary hair. It’s fairly easy – at least for normal people it’s fairly easy. One bowl with shampoo & water – gently wash – leave for 15 minutes. Rinse. Bowl with balsam water. Hang to dry.
The only problem is that when you’re crippled with neuropathy and fatigue, there is no way you are able to stand let alone actually do anything.
I did the only smart thing: changed wigs. Which was great fun!
I got this really nice steering wheel cover from Sverre for my birthday. It’s lovely, nice and warm in this freezing cold winter, in a lovely black and pink floral pattern. And it matches Melanie perfectly! Melanie Martinez appeared on some talent show and sings, and is famous for her two-toned hair.
Personally I prefer Venus the chimera cat. But you already knew that, didn’t you?
