I’m in this weird phase where I’m 4 months out of chemo, 2 months out of radiation and just starting to feel bits of myself again. Physically, I’m a little tired, have the anastrozole stiffness and hot flashes but I’m okay mentally. Back to work full time and doing my thing.
The strangest thing I’m dealing with is feeling like I’m needing to reintroduce myself to people who don’t recognize me. I saw my uncle last week in the community, he greeted me but had no clue it was me until he heard my voice 🙃(I typically see him a couple of times a year). I’ve had instances at work where I’ve had to say to colleagues who I haven’t seen in a while “It’s me, Joy, my hair’s just really short right now”.
Just today, I interviewed an old coworker who was applying at the same location I’m still at, she introduced herself to me and I had to say “it’s me, we actually worked together for a couple of years, just rocking a new look”. She felt the need to apologize for not recognizing me afterwards, I told her not to worry that my own uncle didn’t know who I was last week😂
It doesn’t bother me, just an odd feeling to have my looks drastically change in such a short period of time (especially since I’ve looked basically the same since the early aughts besides some weight gain due to kids). I can’t wait to stop wearing the baseball caps and have my hair back to normal. Cheers to all of us who are roll yours eyes everytime someone says “you’re rocking that pixie cut”. Meanwhile, I’m counting down the days where I can rock the messy bun again 😎