It can be very distressing to have your hair come away in huge handfuls, to find it all over the house, matted on your pillow when you get up in the morning. Plus, your scalp can really hurt in the run up to it falling out. Mine did. I tried the cold cap but it didn't work well enough for me to persist, so I shaved it off. At that stage I could have worn a hat or cap all the time as there was enough hair clinging to the sides, but the texture was horrible, all brittle and manky. It was just all to much so off it came.
We are all very different from each other. The reason I tried the cold cap was because I wanted to try to minimise the trauma to my niece and nephew by not presenting them with the same visual as their deceased mother's.
I think the need for control at a time when you have virtually none is completely understandable. When I took my hair off it was scary but I felt empowered.
There's no right or wrong. We all do what we need to in order to get through the Big C. What surprises one is often completely logical to another. With respect, vive la difference. K xox
