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Cold Cap Experience
You can see I'm back with a vengeance... I was offered cold caps at the same place I would be having the chemo, at no extra cost or runaround so I decided to give it a go if I could tolerate it. I'm not hung up on losing my hair but know that it would make everything a little bit gentler for the kids (and partner) and if I could manage it and the extra time it takes, no problems. The day of the disastrous non-chemo, about the only thing that wasn't a problem was the cold cap - whether it wasn't on really firmly or I was just so traumatised from the preceding 6 hours, who knows... Jump 3 days to second try at chemo and I found the cap only just bearable. I've still got a couple of weeks to see if it has had the desired effect but I really hate having the greasy feeling of the conditioner-washed hair hanging around my face and I look like one of the lesser-groomed side characters on Midsomer Murders. So, I'm starting to assemble fors and againsts.
I know from reading everyone's posts that when their hair falls out and grows back, the texture, colour and spread can be quite different from how it was before.
I'm sure that even with cold caps (and I know even if successful there's likely to be thinning) there will be changes to the hair. Of those of you who have used them, how would you compare your hair to before, immediately after chemo course, and further down the track?
I know from reading everyone's posts that when their hair falls out and grows back, the texture, colour and spread can be quite different from how it was before.
I'm sure that even with cold caps (and I know even if successful there's likely to be thinning) there will be changes to the hair. Of those of you who have used them, how would you compare your hair to before, immediately after chemo course, and further down the track?
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- @Sister. I think there might be a place near me - will have to look into it further xoxo
- Check out to see if there's a wig service near you - just for those days you want hair. The Royal Adelaide Hospital volunteers run one where you can hire a wig for $25 for as long as you need it with the option to change over once for that cost. There may be similar services or libraries near you.
- @kmakm I think @Finch will get it. If it happens I don’t think I will even get a wig - the idea of buying something so expensive that I will probably chuck out later on cause of the horrible memories isn’t for me. I’ll probably rock the cap and baseball cap and if it ever cools down in Sydney the beanie. I still probably won’t be able to avoid inappropriate, nosy questions though.
- @"Kiwi Angel" I get it. I'm away for a few days and I'm taking my cap/hat off in public far more than I do at home. No chance of running into anyone I know down here. Except for maybe @Finch today... but she's a special case!
- @kmakm. Mostly for work or acquaintances that I’m not close with - don’t want them knowing my business - everyone that knows now I don’t care about
- @"Kiwi Angel" Is the cover story for those you don't want to know you have breast cancer?
- I'm sorry to hear that @"Kiwi Angel". Fingers crossed it hangs on.
- Little bald spot but that’s is what I cut the matt out. Might go buy a cap today. If it get some bald patches but not fully my cover story is stress induced alopecia which I googled and is a thing.
- Hahaha @kezmusc. That would be hard to tame!! @Finch @kmakm I may still be joining the baldy club. Shed a lot this morning and then had to cut a chunk out that had matted so bad cause of the shedding and now my scalp feels weird. Pretty upset.
