TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT-HAIR
I have long hair but have been losing it in clumps since December. I've been reading about the hair loss from the chemo. Did most of you find it better to cut your hair before you started chemo Or ev...
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Hi Shaza, I can understand your reluctance to cut off your hair. I had long, very thick hair before chemo and the thought of losing it was one of the hardest things I had to come to terms with. I didn't cut it until after surgery and held out cutting it short until my oncologist confirmed there was a 97% certainty of losing it. I got a wig that looked like my hair (at that time) and held out hope that I'd be in the 3% who didn't lose my hair :-) Unfortunately that wasn't to be, and about 14 days after my first chemo started to lose my hair. When it started shedding everywhere over the next few days my hubby shaved it so that at least it was even all over and I didn't have gorgeous bald patches! I used my wig and also had a selection of hats and sleeping caps that got me through the following 6 months before I started sprouting new hair. I can't say I ever really loved the bald / short hair look on me, but lots of ladies do look amazing and have found the shorter styles suit them better. Best of luck for the 17th. Jane xx