Scalp cooling - should I stop, done 11 chemos and 5 to go

Hi BCNA community, Thanks for all the helpful advice re scalp cooling. It helped me decide to start and perserve with it this year.
I've done 11 chemos (4 x AC and 7 x Taxol) with 5 Taxols to go. At my last chemo the nurse sat me down for a quiet chat and said they were reluctant to continue with scalp cooling as I've lost over 50 percent of my hair (their advice is not to continue after this much loss as I could burn my scalp). Thanks to advice on here, I've been using gauze over any spots that are thin so I haven't burned my scalp (they did warn me about the burning about 6 chemos ago but I've been fine with gauze). It looks like I'm getting some regrowth now too, a few mms in some areas and mostly grey.
My questions are:
1. Should I persist with scalp cooling if I'm getting regrowth during Taxol, is it regrowing only because I'm doing scalp cooling?
2. Has anyone actually had experience with scalp burning while using gauze for any thin areas? How bad is the burning?
3. If I am getting some regrowth surely I have more coverage to enable me to continue with scalp cooling?
I do feel the nurses find it a bit of a hassle (not many people seem to use it at my day treatment unit) but at the end of the day they are willing to support my choice as long as I understand the risks.
Also, I've kept enough hair that I generally wear hats out and about as I have enough wispy hair that makes me feel more confident. However I do pop on a wig if I am on a work call or going out in the evenings. Thanks!
I've done 11 chemos (4 x AC and 7 x Taxol) with 5 Taxols to go. At my last chemo the nurse sat me down for a quiet chat and said they were reluctant to continue with scalp cooling as I've lost over 50 percent of my hair (their advice is not to continue after this much loss as I could burn my scalp). Thanks to advice on here, I've been using gauze over any spots that are thin so I haven't burned my scalp (they did warn me about the burning about 6 chemos ago but I've been fine with gauze). It looks like I'm getting some regrowth now too, a few mms in some areas and mostly grey.
My questions are:
1. Should I persist with scalp cooling if I'm getting regrowth during Taxol, is it regrowing only because I'm doing scalp cooling?
2. Has anyone actually had experience with scalp burning while using gauze for any thin areas? How bad is the burning?
3. If I am getting some regrowth surely I have more coverage to enable me to continue with scalp cooling?
I do feel the nurses find it a bit of a hassle (not many people seem to use it at my day treatment unit) but at the end of the day they are willing to support my choice as long as I understand the risks.
Also, I've kept enough hair that I generally wear hats out and about as I have enough wispy hair that makes me feel more confident. However I do pop on a wig if I am on a work call or going out in the evenings. Thanks!
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I didn't go ahead with the scalp cooling offered when I had my initial four rounds of AC so I lost all my hair but I will say when I switched to the weekly Taxol regime, towards the end of my 12 rounds my hair started to come back, slowly at first but then quite a bit.
I know this may not help your decision but thought I would share anyway as it seems perhaps hair does grow on Taxol without cooling.
Take care and good luck for your last few rounds
I didn’t have scalp cooling and my hair started growing back during Taxol. I didn’t expect it but it seems it’s quite common. Best wishes.
My hairdresser had a look at my hair today - good news she said I have about 2mm regrowth all over and no patches but bad news is she doesn't think she can do much with the longer bob length hair i have left around the front, as there's not enough to style it. She suggests to let it grow a bit more and do a pixie cut.
So I'm still undecided about scalp cooling tomorrow, although my two boys (6yo and 9yo) have given their advice that they don't think it's worth it anymore...
Thanks every one for listening and your support and advice. 😀