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TraceyWatkins
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10 years ago

Hair loss and constipation - weekly paclitaxel and Herceptin 3 weekly, using cold cap

I'm hoping there is someone out there that has had similar treatment to me - weekly paclitaxel for 12 weeks and Herceptin every 3 weeks for 1 year.  I'm up to my third cycle of paclitaxel tomorrow, w...
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maryroset1
Member
10 years ago

Hey there. I had 6 chemo treatments and cold cap. I found it a bit uncomfortable but i managed ok. Unfortunately for me the cap didnt fit well on the top of my head so lost hair on top but kept it elsewhere. Overall very successful for me and would recommend persisting with it.  I did have tingling and it came out in clumps so cut hair short I also had constipation nothing really worked for me.