Scarves & wigs???

Hi Annie13 - I started chemo in February 2012, believe it or not but I was more stressed about losing my hair than I was about losing my breasts! - further down the track I now realise that your hair is the most manageable part of chemo!

If youre in Melbourne there is a terrific place called Head Compliments in Ringwood, I went to see them a couple of weeks before chemo was to begin - my original plan was to just buy a wig online - I'm glad I didn't because what I had in mind and seen on the internet looked like a wig - I ended up with a short one as they tended to look less "fake".  It was synthetic but cost $400, I decided that this was OK as I would save that with colour and cuts for the next 12 months!

Head Compliements would not sell me the wig until my hair had gone as it's hard to get a great fit with too much hair - on the way back from my first treatment I got my head shaved to no. 4 (less itch) then picked up the wig - a pretty traumatic day all round.  I also picked up a sleep cap for $6 which was a really good investment as my head got really cold at night - I also picked up a couple of scarves and bandanas... I didn't bother with the scarves but got a lot of use out of these fantastic bandanas that had elastic at the back.

2 weeks after the first treatment I could pull out small clumps of my no. 4 spikes then on the morning of the second treamtnet 3 weeks later the lot came out in the shower - awful when it happened but glad it was no. 4 spikes and not the long blonde locks I previously had.

I've found its a lot easier with just having to pop a wig or bandana on and save a lot of time in the morning ! - Now 4 months after my last treatment I have hair again!  Very short but I'm hoping that by Christmas I had get something styled and lose the head gear completely.

Hope this helps - All the best with your treatment.  sandra xx