Hi Anna Louise, so sorry you are on this crappy bc journey. I always took someone with me to appointments and treatments because you feel so vulnerable, especially without hair.I absolutely hated the bald thing. It’s a matter of finding headgear that suits you and that you feel confident in walking out the front door in.For me it was caps.As for the needles and veins, I’d only let the nurse have 2 cracks at it and then I’d demand someone else.Always make a list of questions before you see your doctor and tick them off! I had stage 2 cancer like you and that was 14 years ago- am still ok. Please stay hopeful and keep coming back to this network.