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.
Thank you Kristen :)