Just wanted to let people know that if you wouldn't mind getting around in a buzz cut, then do it early, as soon as you feel the hair falling. I went to a mohawk first, trying to keep a bit of style but regret it now as the middle sections that had longer hair get pulled out more by brushing/moving. So although I haven't lost all my hair (day 28 Carboplatin/paclitaxel), it doesn't look good.
I also agree, as soon as I started waking up with strands of hair in my finger off it came. I twiddle my hair in my sleep still do it to this day I wake up and I can see exactly where I have been putting my fingers through my hair often thought of going back to buzz cut. taming my hair back down every morning is getting to be annoying. I'm not at all fussy about my hair just lucky one of my best friends is a hair dresser She shaved it off initially and now we have fun with styles (short) and colors. back 10 years ago no-one mentioned cold capping seeing discussions about that all seems like too much effort. The relief of not having that crawling strange feeling was great . I played with scarves, hats, caps and wigs in the end I just went mostly bare. treatment was over summer so outside was just the old straw hat, just so i didn't burn my scalp. My whole body basically went nude of hair by the time the chemo stopped. The thing with the hair falling out is for most it grows back.
Agree! I checked my hair every morning after starting chemo and had lined up my hairdresser (then happily at the end of my street) to arrange an on call appointment. Two weeks to the day, my exploratory runthrough dislodged a handful of hairs - so to the hairdresser! Number 3 clippers and a new hairdo! I rather liked it. It didn't last of course, but a sleep cap at night made falling very short hairs easier to hold and dispose of. I did lose all my hair (positive note, chin hairs went too!) but at least it was a bit more orderly.
