Scalp Cooling - long curly hair
Hi all, I started TC (docataxel/ cyclophosphamide) two weeks ago and had the scalp cooling PAXMAN. My hair is naturally curly and long, just past the shoulders. On day 15 post first chemo half of ...
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Let it goo, let it goo...
Nope, most people cut it short and by second chemo it all falls out anyway. But it grows right back once chemo is over . SLow and fresh , short pixie cuts for a while - it can be liberating once you get over the shock and grief.
Syntheitic wigs are great now a days and easy to wear. Much easier than doing cold capping and all the fuss and straggly hair bits and unable to wash and style.
There are some stories around of some people keeping some hair.But everyone is different and has different resiliance. You can't predict who it will help and who will just get a lot of pain for nothing.
Only you can decide what your willing to endure and look like.
It is heartbreaking to see all the hair in the shower. Every woman sobs at that. AC chemo is the most common for Bc chemo is the one that most known to cause baldness and kill healthy hair cells easily, not all chemos do that. Lucky us- not. But killing the cancer is more important. We want hair to regrow , but not the cancer.
Hang in there. Look after your self, preserve your energy .its a marathon of treatments.
I am about to lose my hair and plan to shave it off as soon as I see it fall. I think that must be very very distressing and I am just trying to prepare myself for this next phase. Thanks Kristen for your words 'killing the cancer is more important'. It helps to keep that in mind...
Yes. Killing the cancer is the most important thing and I hold on to that thought. Chemotherapy is hard. I am now bald but I am strangely as 'ok as I can be' with it. Possibly age related (60s) and I know that at another time/chapter in my life I would have been grieving the loss. I love clothes and have two beautiful scarves, which at the moment are more comfortable than even the cotton chemo hats, etc. It is wonderful that some people have not lost their hair. Stay strong. I love the supportive nature of these posts.
Thank you Kristen :)
