Scarves & wigs???

I'm with Sandra,I found it harder to lose my hair than my breast. I got my hair cut short before chemo so as not to be so traumatic when it fell out. I bought alot of my head gear from a USA site called - www.headcovers.org they were cheap and good and delivered to your door. I got fitted for a wig rather than buying over the net.It was a human hair one and cost about $450.Now herein lies the problem - you have to wash it and restyle it unlike synthetic ones.I felt fake in it and imagined people thought that too.Also it was so darn hot and itchy that I could only wear it for a few hours before I wanted to rip it off. I rarely wore it apart from special occasions- I couldn't wear it for 8hrs at work. I mostly wore soft cotton bandanas,caps/hats,and cotton beanies(from Myers)which I wrapped scarves around in interesting ways(this was too hot for summer though).Your best bet is cotton cos anything else tends to make your scalp sweat and itch.I developed a terrible scalp rash at first -took awhile to go too. When my hair grew to buzz cut stage(3mths post chemo) I folded my bandanas into headbands,tied at the back and much cooler for summer.I had LOTS of head stuff cos you need to dress from the head down,so easy to end up looking like a gypsy or a pirate! My favourite was my black cap from headcovers- didn't feel like a cancer patient in that. If you can sew then you can make alot of cotton bandanas/scarves which is what I did as well. Some women embrace the bald look but I hated it and felt I'd lost my identity at one stage so you are not alone if you are worried about it. Hope this has helped and good luck with the preparations.

                                                       Tonya xx