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To chemo or not to chemo?
Firstly Im really sorry for this long post. I met with my oncologist for the first time on Thursday and here is what I understand. The surgery I've had is left breast mastectomy + 10 lymph nodes t...
Sorry you have been in hospital, that's not what you wanted. Can't advise on the neutropenia, but the sensitive scalp usually stops after the hair falls out. I didn't fancy shaving it when it felt so uncomfortable, so I just got it cut really short (No 3 clippers). That way my scalp wasn't hurt any more than necessary, and hairs that fell were really small and hard to see. I wore a sleep cap in bed to protect my sore scalp and hair collected in it overnight - easy to tip out in the morning!