Hi @JJ70 , my oncologist recommended I give the Cold caps a try when I started my AC Chemo but she also told me that I would have a 50/50 shot of keeping my hair. For me it wasn't worth the hassle, the cold caps themselves weren't too bad to put up with and if my hair hadn't started thinning quiet badly maybe I would have kept going with them.I found that not being able to wash, style or colour my hair was as big a stress for me as loosing it. I also found that I was getting really upset worrying about what each morning would bring when I brushed my hair. 3 weeks into treatment my husband shaved my head, all up I had 6 months of Chemo AC and Taxol and now have a full crop of hair. There were many other women who had varying degrees of success with the cold caps depending on the types and length of treatments they were on. One thing in favour of them is that your hair definately comes back faster once Chemo has finished. Like everything in this roller coaster we are on you have to do what works best for you, I was glad I gave them a try but in the end it wasn't that bad loosing my hair. ( lucky hats were in for winter )
Good luck with your treatment
