Hair cooling caps to retain hair?

Thanks Perthmum. I'm glad you were able to keep your hair. I have now had 3 rounds of EC chemo, and still have most of my hair. Unfortunately I started shedding a bit about two days before my second chemo cycle. I have some slight balding patches near the crown which can be hidden if I pull my hair back (combover lol) or wear a beanie. My children have found my small bald spots hard to cope with. I guess they would have found it even harder if I had lost all my hair. I have basically stopped shedding hair since then. My hair was fairly thick and just below the shoulder. I think it probably insulated the scalp a bit, so now that it is thinner, the cap works better. My second chemo was good and I just used neurofen for the pain from the caps. The second one was not as good. The chinstrap was on very tight that time, and was quite uncomfortable. But only one more to go! After that I will have another 12 weeks of different chemo drugs. I won't be using the cooling cap then. My oncologist tells me I will most likely keep my hair during the second part of my chemo, even though hair loss is listed as a side effect. Fingers crossed that this hasn't all been a waste! I have read on a UK site that your hair grows back more quickly if you use the scalp cooling. I will post again down the track. :)