Chemotherapy tips

Hi @Aussiegirl19 , it's all a bit daunting what lies ahead but as you are finding out this forum is a great support. As @melclarity mentioned I did give the cold caps a try and was told by my Oncologist it was a 50/50 shot I'd keep my hair, I didn't but I had AC Chemo 1st. When I did the 2nd round of Chemo, Taxol ,several ladies did the cold caps with that treatment and most had decent but varying results of keeping their hair. It does add alot of time to your treatment 30 mins before and an hour afterwards and you do have limitations on styling, washing, colouring etc but there's not one of the girls that kept their hair that wasn't happy or wished they hadn't done it. I didn't find them painful as some do, warm blankets are a must and they do offer you a light sedative if you want. In the scheme of things my hair became not so important as the stress of worrying about how much i was going to loose the next time I washed it or lightly combed it wasn't worth the hassle to me. My hair started growing back on Taxol and almost 8 weeks after chemo has finished I have a decent covering coming through, still wear a hat outside as it's just too cold! Good luck with your treatment
Kat x