skull caps
I'm interested to get people's view on the 'cold skull caps' which can be worn during chemo.
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@Melc503 You do what you need to do to be as happy as you can be.
I tried the cold cap in order to spare my niece & nephew the visual. It didn't work very well at all for me, despite most of the medical professionals saying they thought it would. After two chemo sessions I ended up with an incredibly wide stripdown the middle, big patches underneath what was remaining and hair falling out all over the house. The texture of what was holding on was dreadful. Manky, lifeless and kind of crunchy. At that point it was distressing me far more to deal with than if I'd had nothing so I went to a groovy hipster barber and had the rest removed. No tears shed and wow, showers were a whole new fantastic sensation.
I can send you a picture of what my hair looked like the morning of when I got rid of it. I found these images very confronting when I was researching online so I'll PM you only if you want to see it.
I coped with the cold cap OK after the first 12 minutes which were dreadful. Then it was difficult for 20 minutes and after that it was fine, just numb. I had to have it on for six hours (different chemos have different recommendations) and because it was quite heavy I was in a bed so I could rest my head on a pillow and be covered in a heated blanket.
Keep squashing the cap down on the top of your head so it freezes the hair there thoroughly. And be prepared for the icicles when the cap comes off! Good luck. K xox
I tried the cold cap in order to spare my niece & nephew the visual. It didn't work very well at all for me, despite most of the medical professionals saying they thought it would. After two chemo sessions I ended up with an incredibly wide stripdown the middle, big patches underneath what was remaining and hair falling out all over the house. The texture of what was holding on was dreadful. Manky, lifeless and kind of crunchy. At that point it was distressing me far more to deal with than if I'd had nothing so I went to a groovy hipster barber and had the rest removed. No tears shed and wow, showers were a whole new fantastic sensation.
I can send you a picture of what my hair looked like the morning of when I got rid of it. I found these images very confronting when I was researching online so I'll PM you only if you want to see it.
I coped with the cold cap OK after the first 12 minutes which were dreadful. Then it was difficult for 20 minutes and after that it was fine, just numb. I had to have it on for six hours (different chemos have different recommendations) and because it was quite heavy I was in a bed so I could rest my head on a pillow and be covered in a heated blanket.
Keep squashing the cap down on the top of your head so it freezes the hair there thoroughly. And be prepared for the icicles when the cap comes off! Good luck. K xox