@kmakm I agree with @afraser - you are one extraordinary woman. But I know, you do what you have to, don't you? It's more about the kids for me, too. They've lost an auntie to breast cancer and we're living mine every day so I'd rather the evidence isn't in their faces when we're not thinking about it. So far, I haven't noticed any difference with thinning but I'm only up to Day 10 after the first treatment. The nurse at the chemo centre told me it's all about how much contact there is and how long before and after the infusion that it's on for - apparently for doxyrubicin she likes to leave it on for 90 mins after. We'll see how it goes. I won't persevere if it looks like a losing battle.