Cooling cap

Hello beautifuls,
So I’m tossing up between pre shave and trying the cooling cap. Has anyone has success with the cooling cap ?? I’ve had a conversation with my 15 year old son and he wants me to shave as he doesn’t want to watch it fall out. I think he was very brave for telling me this. I’m just wondering if anyone has had success with the cooling cap as I was going to try it ??
So I’m tossing up between pre shave and trying the cooling cap. Has anyone has success with the cooling cap ?? I’ve had a conversation with my 15 year old son and he wants me to shave as he doesn’t want to watch it fall out. I think he was very brave for telling me this. I’m just wondering if anyone has had success with the cooling cap as I was going to try it ??
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You've got nothing to loose if you try. You could shave if it becomes obvious it isn't working.
I used it successfully. ECx4 and Paclitaxel X12.
Many people didn't know i'd been having treatment for Cancer.
The cold did not bother me much. The temperature drops in about 10 increments, over 1/2 hour.
You get used to it just like you do when you jump into a pool. I often fell asleep, while the Chemo was in progress.
It did add extra time 1/2hr before and an hour after.
You should have a good indication if it works after 2-3 sessions. You could decide then, whether to continue.
I was advised not to blow dry or straighten my hair.
If you go ahead, make sure your hair is very wet, and the cap fits well.
I think that there are 3 sizes. The nurses were great at doing this for me.
The caps are not custom or a perfect fit. I sometimes wore an extra strap over the top, when there seemed to be an air bubble.
I had some thinning, but no-one seemed to notice but me.
I can send photos if you message me.
I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you mean by TC. What is the abbreviation for?
I did EC which is Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide x4, then Paclitaxel x12
I'd still try the cold cap. You've got nothing to lose.
I didn't use conditioner, I hadn't heard that that was a good idea. It couldn't hurt.
The nurses did it all. But I did sometimes encourage more water.
I read somewhere that curly hair may need more water.
It conducts the cold.
If you do it don't pull the cap off fast, there could be icicles. Then you wait a few more minutes.
I don't think that there is a lot of info on why it works or doesn't.
One thing for sure is that you will leave Chemo with wet hair. Take what you need to sort your hair out especially if you don't go straight home. My hair is curly, so I did add some hair product.
I saw ladies using Cold Caps with long and short hair.
Let us know if you go ahead and how you go.
We'd love to hear from you, on how you go with Chemo anyway.
Good luck with it.
Thanks for the tag @Mazbeth.
xoxoxo
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