Chemo Nausea akin to bad morning sickness?
Hi Everyone - I am starting 6-8 rounds of chemo (AC for two week cycle and then taxol/herceptin for 1 week cycle) for 20 weeks. I asked the oncologist if the possible side effects are a bit akin to ba...
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Hi @LisaJHM.
Ondansetron is the bom for nausea.
Wow, that really ticks me off when people don't even get the option to try the cap because oncologists just kibosh it at the start. You walk in thinkiing you may have some chance of keeping your hair and the bam....shot down in flames without even being given a go at it.
My first oncologist did that to me, wouldn't even entertain the idea and made me feel like a vein idiot for even asking. I got a new oncologist with a better attitude and changed hospitals.
I had 6 months of AC and Taxol, used the cold cap and kept my hair. It thinned all over but was even and no body else could tell the difference. It started regrowing towards the end of taxol and is thicker now than it has ever been in my life.
It does add a bit of time and yes it is cold but that's the point right? Yes, there is another layer of worry to add to the whole thing as your hair does keep it's normal shedding routine plus more. I stopped worrying so much after the 3rd AC. I figured if it had hung around that long it was staying.
There are varying results but some of that is in the way it's fitted and the type of hair that you have. If you have the option to try, go for it.
Just send me a pm if you want any detailed info.
This is a link to my story on the paxman website.
https://paxmanscalpcooling.com/experiences/testimonials/kerry-muscat
This is my hair the morning of my last chemo treatment.
All the best lovely
Ondansetron is the bom for nausea.
Wow, that really ticks me off when people don't even get the option to try the cap because oncologists just kibosh it at the start. You walk in thinkiing you may have some chance of keeping your hair and the bam....shot down in flames without even being given a go at it.
My first oncologist did that to me, wouldn't even entertain the idea and made me feel like a vein idiot for even asking. I got a new oncologist with a better attitude and changed hospitals.
I had 6 months of AC and Taxol, used the cold cap and kept my hair. It thinned all over but was even and no body else could tell the difference. It started regrowing towards the end of taxol and is thicker now than it has ever been in my life.
It does add a bit of time and yes it is cold but that's the point right? Yes, there is another layer of worry to add to the whole thing as your hair does keep it's normal shedding routine plus more. I stopped worrying so much after the 3rd AC. I figured if it had hung around that long it was staying.
There are varying results but some of that is in the way it's fitted and the type of hair that you have. If you have the option to try, go for it.
Just send me a pm if you want any detailed info.
This is a link to my story on the paxman website.
https://paxmanscalpcooling.com/experiences/testimonials/kerry-muscat
This is my hair the morning of my last chemo treatment.
All the best lovely