It's bloody painful even if you shave it all off but it's on a scale of 1 to 10 of pain about a 3 and it's more irratating than anything. I was surprised just how irratating it was for many weeks even though I clipped and shaved my head so it was shiny and bald. There is no easy answer, just suck it up and think about how it will look in 8 months time.......gorgerous and soft and just lovely. You can do it just like all of us in the past. It's only hair.
Merry Christmas and go girl you can do it.
Sarah54