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Cold cap with chemo to save hair!
I have the chance to wear a cold cap when I start chemo next month. The nurse wets your hair, rubs conditioner in it and you put the cap on that has -20 degrees water running through it! Has any one ...
@kmakm grotty but doable describes chemo perfectly!!!
@Beaglemum I totally relate to your comments re hair colour. Have gone totally grey, and am not ready for it ....I finished chemo 2 weeks ago and will probably go blonde eventually. Must say I’m a bit paranoid about chemicals though, so a little unsure about what to do.
Have been told to wait a bit longer by my surgeon before I dye it urrrgh....
@Hils I was told that chemo can strip your hair colour. Can’t remember by whom, maybe an Oncol nurse. (My chemo brain is shocking)I’ve gone totally grey and wasn’t before. :s
@Beaglemum I totally relate to your comments re hair colour. Have gone totally grey, and am not ready for it ....I finished chemo 2 weeks ago and will probably go blonde eventually. Must say I’m a bit paranoid about chemicals though, so a little unsure about what to do.
Have been told to wait a bit longer by my surgeon before I dye it urrrgh....
@Hils I was told that chemo can strip your hair colour. Can’t remember by whom, maybe an Oncol nurse. (My chemo brain is shocking)I’ve gone totally grey and wasn’t before. :s