Hi everyone,
Had my last Cold Cap/Scalp Cooling Chemo and now onto radiation in the next couple of weeks.
Woo hooo !!!
Please if you have the chance to do this with chemo give this a go.
I've been so fortunate to keep at least 95 per cent of my hair.
Unfortunately it doesn't always work for everyone but it is worth giving it a go.
You can go through the public system and the Epworth have been a wonderful support to me.
I found lots of useful tips to keeping my hair.
Wash only once a week, use wide tooth comb and only comb if necessary, l used Nioxin no2 shampoo and conditioner online at Ebay both $40 it helps with breakage or DeLorenzo Tricho Sensitive for growth, also both $40 on Ebay.
I found that combing my hair when wet l was losing a lot more. So, l washed it only once a week and usually the day after my chemo treatment. l worked out what day chemo fell - usually the same day each time.
Pulled my hair back each day with soft scrunchie and used cotton scarves from Op Shop or Kmart -cheap..
Used dry hair shampoo lightly toward the end of the week.
You will still shed hair every day but gee it was worth it for me.
I had four treatments and l never had headaches until my last one and just rode out the 6hrs with nausea but nurse gave me injection for that.
So you do need a full day from 9am until 4pm usually and they also usually give you free parking tickets, which is a bonus.
You also need to know you have a sedative with this, so you need someone to drive you home.
Moo Goo also great for the dry skin and probiotics for the gut helped too.
Symptoms aren't great by the fourth day but l just slept and didn't do much for about 4-6 days.
I also found not much sleep on the night of chemo as of the steroids and the next couple of nights but that was maybe just me.
Anyway I thought this might be helpful to anyone thinking of giving the Cold/Scalp Cooling a go.
Goodluck, best wishes and love to you all.
Lissie.