Hi thereSo my hair has begun to come out with the chemo. Its quite knotty when i get up of a morning. Should i sleep with something on my head at night? Not sure what to do. Xx Trikki2

It's not easy but far better than waiting for it to all fall out. And as @kmakm has said, reactions are a personal thing and can also differ depending on the day you've had. My emotional reserves are lower than I could have ever dreamed possible - the smallest setback can bring me to tears. As for hair, I found losing the eyebrows the hardest but I've not got a 3 o'clock shadow there 6 weeks after chemo. My head still has bare patches but I'm hoping they will cover before the weather gets too warm. The drawback is that I found chin hairs the other day! And I had to buy razors to do my legs for the first time since February!Just rember, though... You will get through this. You're more than your hair. And this is the best reason you've ever had in your life to have your hair done in a particular way.

Thankyou all. Family and friends are being as wonderful as they can but I feel so much safer talking on here. I admire those of you that coped so well with the hair loss. Since I had the no.2 on Friday, I still hate it. But all your thoughts and experiences are giving me strength to pull up those big girl panties! Until now I don't think I really accepted that I had BC. Best wishes to all.Someone on here said " it is intensely personal " yes, here,here to that ! Off to buy yet another beanie.......

@Vangirl I used the cold cap. Finished chemo and the end of May and it had thinned considerably up until the end of June but I still had a sad little ponytail to hang out the back of my cap for work. At the end of July I ended up shaving off the long bits but I have quite a head of hair compared to someone who did the same chemo as me at the same time. The cold cap definitely worked - the nurses did tell me that it would grow quicker.

Here's the latest pic of my turnip head. Just over 6 weeks after chemo. Gave it a going over with the clippers on number 3 to get rid of some of the extraneous fluff.

Just wanted to add that some of my most worn head coverings have been cheapo bandannas (both cotton squares and the soft stretchy ones people wear under bike helmets) off eBay. I got a pre chemo number four shave, then the hair felt out gradually but quickly over a few days and then I went over it with an electric razor. During chemo it still grew a little bit but only straggly sparse fluff.

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Harvey1903
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7 years ago
Thanks will do. J
Fletch
Member
7 years ago
@Harvey1903 yes, I have spoken to a bc sister who had ear problems due to hair loss. Probably best to get it checked out.
Best wishes.x
Harvey1903
Member
7 years ago
Still have eyebrows and eyelashes - although thinning. No nose hair, leg hair and below. I was wondering whether anyone had/has ear ache. I'm wondering about the ear canal hairs? Whether that would cause an ear infection? J
kmakm
Member
7 years ago
I had TC and my eyebrows thinned significantly after chemo finished.
Kiwi_Angel
Member
7 years ago
@Fletch I’m 5 months post chemo and just noticed one eyebrow has started to go patchy again :(
Fletch
Member
7 years ago
Hey Everyone, I have not lost my eyebrows yet, have felt very grateful. I finished AC chemo one week ago. Is it still a possibility that my eyebrows may go? I still have about 75% of my leg hair too! But that doesn’t worry me.Lol
kmakm
Member
8 years ago
Well done @Melc503. You're being brave to embrace this with a (beautiful) smile. You've got guts grrrlfriend! It will all be a memory one day and your magnificent hair will be back. And it will be better than before because the woman beneath will know she's done everything she could to be cancer free. K xox
Kiwi_Angel
Member
8 years ago
@Melc503. It would of been rough for u as u had such beautiful, long hair. U look stunning without and are rocking that scarf xo
Sister
Member
8 years ago
You look fab @Melc503 - with and without the scarf!
Melc503
Member
8 years ago
YouTube has great tutorials on how to tie headscarves