Cold cap during chemo
Has anyone tried it, did it work to reduce hair loss?
Forum Discussion
Hi Pamelac,
I'm happy to hear that you tried the Cold Cap. Did you have the cap on for the whole time that the infusion went in? What did they do to take 7hrs? Which Chemo are you on? I agree it is not pleasant, but tolerable. I used to fall asleep while it all happened. I found the most annoying thing for me was going to the bathroom and taking the Cold Cap tubing with me. I couldn't wait, as they do give a good amount of IV fluids. I was never advised to have Conditioner on my hair, but I have heard of that since I used the CC. I read that it is very important to have the hair very wet, especially if the hair is curly, which mine was. When I started Chemo we still had some warm weather in March. That made having wet hair not so bad, but over the 20 weeks it did get cold. Make sure the Cap fits well, especially on top. For a couple of times I wore a chin strap. It went over the top and under my chin. Most of my hair thinning was on top, where I believe the fit was not always good. For me it worked quite well, No one would have known I'd had chemo, at least by my hair. Towards the very end of Chemo I lost eyebrows and eyelashes. I hope that it goes well for you. So far as the Cold Cap goes, you should know if it is working well enough by the third or fourth chemo. Keep in touch.
I'm happy to hear that you tried the Cold Cap. Did you have the cap on for the whole time that the infusion went in? What did they do to take 7hrs? Which Chemo are you on? I agree it is not pleasant, but tolerable. I used to fall asleep while it all happened. I found the most annoying thing for me was going to the bathroom and taking the Cold Cap tubing with me. I couldn't wait, as they do give a good amount of IV fluids. I was never advised to have Conditioner on my hair, but I have heard of that since I used the CC. I read that it is very important to have the hair very wet, especially if the hair is curly, which mine was. When I started Chemo we still had some warm weather in March. That made having wet hair not so bad, but over the 20 weeks it did get cold. Make sure the Cap fits well, especially on top. For a couple of times I wore a chin strap. It went over the top and under my chin. Most of my hair thinning was on top, where I believe the fit was not always good. For me it worked quite well, No one would have known I'd had chemo, at least by my hair. Towards the very end of Chemo I lost eyebrows and eyelashes. I hope that it goes well for you. So far as the Cold Cap goes, you should know if it is working well enough by the third or fourth chemo. Keep in touch.