This is a silly thread, but I'm feeling the need to ask a stupid question:

has anyone thought of or actually waxed or used a hair removal cream etc on their arms? I;m not sure if it's the steroids or what, but I have a lot of dark hair on my forearms and with summer and short sleeves coming on i'd really like to bare them without looking like 'm a descendent of the Planet of the Apes! It's strange because my lega dn underarm hair has virtually stopped growing - I used to have to shave almost daily to get rid of stubble, now it's more like once a week (another pred blessing i guess, just like Erin's big boobs - I too can empathise with that Erin, went from a 36 C to a 36 E!! Husband is happy).

Anyways, I'm getting off topic - arm hair.... What should I do? All suggestions welcome as long as they will reduce the chance I will be mistaken for Chewbacca this summer.

~Kathy

Hey hon! I can totally relate -I call it my "wookie" hair! LOL! It is growing in nicely! What a sight!
I am thinking about dying/bleaching mine for the summer! My stepson told me I have more arm hair than he does! It is sooooo true! B/4 the pred I was hairless, but it's all relative!

I guess the big boobs are our one compensation! You may want to look into a fake tan as well - the spray on kind! They are ez and make everyone look slimmer - bonus! Since we are not allowed to really enjoy the sun, for ME the spray on tan has worked really, really well! Mike and I are going to Alaska in few weeks - God willing - and I want to look my best!

You are tooooo funny! Your planet of the apes comment was the best!

Hope this helps!
Big hugs!
Erin

OMG! I just tried the Nair exfoliate cream! It really worked....okay...no laughing....I tried it in the bikini area....hair just "wiped" off after 8 minutes....with no trimming done first.....but the stubble grew back the very next day!!....as if I shaved!!! I thought that stuff took the hair out from the roots....and the smell....the bathroom smelled like I just gave myself a perm!

I am sooo scared to get a wax job! I hate pain.

Hi Kathy! I just saw something on either QVC or HSN that you use to yank your hair out. Sounds owee, but I guess it actually does get the roots, so that the next time its not so painful. They say you can use it everywhere except your eyebrows.

My daughter and her husband both shave their forearms. (I don't know why!) But my arms already look like I shaved them -- I have virtually no hair at all (none that you can see, anyway). That doesn't bother me, but my eyebrows are disappearing, too, which I don't like.

I didn't know that a tan made you look thinner! *runs off to buy some tanning wipes

Note to self: this year, let the tanning stuff DRY before you pull your pants on, so you don't look like a zebra!

I saw that sanding stuff they sell it at walgreens, & on TV , you just rub the hair off. They say it isn't rough on your skin, I haven't tried it yet, but have been thinking about it !
Mary

After reading your posts ladies...I've decided to just put up with mine!

Thankfully my wookie hair is pale, I'm a redhead and my arm hair is blonde/pale red.

and my Under arm hair to is practically nonexistant, I shave about every 2-3 months, I use to shave every second day..................one good thing I guess about medication.

OK ladies, I have been royally cheated! Not only do I have facial hair and sideburns, but now I have to shave every flippin day! WTH?

I am truly a wookie! No fair! Soon I'll be shaving my back! LOL! Thank God I go down to 20 mgs this month! Cannot wait! Until then I'll be getting my weekly eyebrow wax - soon to have the full body wax! Should be fun!

Hope you are all feeling GREAT today!

Big hugs!
Erin

I'm a little reluctant to post this, but here goes....One very amazing thing has happened since I started on Prednisone, my armpit hairs don't grow anymore, and only lightly on my legs. I know, that's unusual, but I'm not going to complain, or, and since being on CycloSporine, my hair has gotten very curly! Some times it looks like I've had a spiral perm. Again, won't complain too much now that my whole head does it, but at first, I'd just get the "boing" of a spring of hair on my bangs. Now, it's more generalized..
Love Lizzie
Oh, and P.S. Prednisone did inflate my boobs, and I didn't need any more in that department. I asked my neuro, and it was confirmed, it was from prednisone, it does that a lot to women..

Lizzie- I must admit I am sooooooooooooo jealous! I have hair growing out of places I knew existed! Not really, but my wookie hair makes me very self concious! I just want to feel like a WOMAN again! My hubby tells me how beautiful I am all the time, but I ain't buying that! LOL! He is so sweet, but I do miss being (somewhat) pretty..........oh well - c'est la vie!

Big hugs!
Erin