Scalp cooling - hair loss
Can anybody share their experience of scalp cooling and success/failure to hair loss
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Hi, I have 1 treatment left out of 12 weekly taxol treatments, and have used the scalp cooling for all. Up to now I have lost very little hair, I know that it is a little thinner and that there have been a few more hairs than normal in my brush, but for most people looking at me I look like I always have. Although as I am normally blonde, I do have quite a bit of grey regrowth. Luckily for me it is pretty unnoticiable.
The scalp cooling does add (in my case) an extra one and a half hours to my treatment time, and I havent found it overly uncomfortable( after the first 5 minutes). the Onc nurses where I go are very experienced with the cap and are supportive and caring in the use. it is important for the cap to be fitted well to minimise any hairloss.
For me it has been worth the extra time to keep my hair, the only down side is because I dont look sick sometimes its easy to forget that Im not functioning at quite the same level as I did.
It is not necessarily for everyone, but for me it worked and Im happy.