Who didn't cut their hair before it fell out?

@Glen19 The prickly patches can be hair regrowth between cycles. 

Hi Kombigirl - I decided not to cut my hair (probably half hoping that maybe I wouldn't lose it lol). I didn't have a sore scalp either so just decided to go with the flow.  It started to fall out exactly on the day everyone said it would.  Just started to fall out gradually and I would twist my fingers in the hair and have it come out.  Was a clean process, didn't lose lots of little bits, so no drainage problems in the shower or on my pillow.  There were wispy bits left around the hairline so was great for beanies in the winter.  It has started to grow back now and any stragglers that were still there have fallen out with the new regrowth.  Good luck with your treatment and whatever way you decide to go.  There is no wrong decision here. xx

I was planning to keep what I could as I thought it would look better under a beanie or hat.  But the reality was that my scalp became so itchy and sore and the hair so matted I couldn't stand it and cut it all off as close to the scalp as I could.  What a relief to be able to slather my scalp with Sorbolene several times a day!  Then when no longer sore I finished the job with my husband's electric shaver but didn't like the prickly feeling I ended up with.  Since then more must have come out but I still have prickly patches so probably wouldn't have shaved it if I had realised that.

 

I had long hair and thought I wouldn't be able to cope seeing my lovely long locks falling out so I did get it cut short so I had a little bit of time to adjust. Believe me, even short hair it seemed like an awful lot of hair falling out. It was ok though as I would go through what was left and gently pull on what was left and any that was ready to go, I could get rid of at home, rather than when I was out in public. I kept a little bucket beside my desk at home and near filled it lol. Stage by stage I learned to cope.

About 13 days after my first chemo my hair matted after a shower even using my regular shampoo & conditioner. Omg it was so quick. Within minutes it knotted like the oils were stripped. So I put on a beanie and got my hairdresser to clean it up.  After chemo finished it was horrible and balding so I clipped it off. Felt like GI Jane! Was actually liberating. Chemo cleaned up everything and I’m clear and now to start a fresh. It’s 4 months now since last chemo and my hair has started growing. Probs 1/2 of a finger height length already - Yahoo. Wondering to colour it!  Hopefully by Christmas I can stop wearing beanies, wigs & caps lol!

I had bum-length hair & I didn't cut it until it started falling out, then I got my son to cut off the matted mess that it turned into whilst trying to wash it, then i clippered it myself as my scalp was painful. I ended up shaving it all off as just the small amount really hurt my scalp. It was much less painful being bald. 

I didn't shave mine off as I was having the cold caps and hoped that I might keep my hair.  Sadly, it wasn't to be and it just steadily dripped off over about 5 days after the second FEC treatment.  I was too scared to wash or brush my hair over that week for fear that I would enter the shower with hair and emerge from it bald! It only just slightly delayed the inevitable.

Good point @HarleyB, you need a hair catcher thingy in your drain. They are super cheap and do wonders at catching the hair when it starts falling out. 

I cut my hair into a very short style as soon as I realised I was going to need chemo. 
My initial plan was to keep the short style and just see what happened but when my hair started falling out during my first FEC cycle my husband used his clippers and got rid of it. It was actually my GP who convinced me when she laughed and said "I know a lot of cancer patients and if you think doctors are expensive - wait until you get the plumbers bill for unblocking your shower!"

My hair started growing back during my last cycle of Docytaxel. I was overjoyed but sadly that's when my eyebrows and eyelashes fell out!