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Cold Capping and hair loss experience with TC chemo
I went for my first TC chemo session with cold capping on a Paxman. I've got wavy coarse hair, that's not particularly thick. Conditioner and water was applied with a focus on the top of the head. I was expecting a brain freeze but came nowhere near that in the 2.5 hours of the cold capping. I'm a skier so I'm comparing it…
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Does life go back to normal?
Hi! thanks to BCN for putting me onto this discussion page. I was diagnosed with ER, PR & HER2+ breast cancer June 2024 at the age of 53yrs. Had surgery to remove two (R) breast aggressive tumours, three months of chemo and 4 weeks of radiation. I’m now on Anastrozole. I feel I got off lightly and just thought I’d get back…
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Caps with 'fake hair' to wear , during/post chemo
On Xmas Day, I was at a restaurant for lunch with friends & one person was wearing the 'middle' cap below - and it looked really cool!! They are available on ebay & Temu etc I am sure there are more 'styles' too. Here's a couple more - would you consider wearing one? take care
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BYO Cold Cap?
Hi all, I have just found out that my hospital (Monash) doesn’t offer the cold cap for chemo. The breast care nurse I spoke to was very disparaging of them, saying there was no evidence they worked, which surprises me as they seem relatively common in better hospitals. She said the only option was to BYO frozen caps in an…
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Hair cut before cold cap?
Hello there! I am going to start chemo soon and am going to use a cold cap. I've read your hair may still fall out so I'm wondering if I should still make a hair appointment to get it cut pretty short? Did any ladies with the cold cap get their hair cut short before starting chemo or should I just wait and see how my hair…
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When does the hair stop falling out?
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I was diagnosed with early BC and am now 5wks post my last chemo (4 rounds). I wore a cold cap throughout and lost most of my hair but managed to retain a bit so I could wear it in a tiny bun and along with caps/scarves 'pretend' to the outside world that nothing had changed. But now 5wks on it's…
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Cold cap during chemo
Has anyone tried it, did it work to reduce hair loss?
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Kisquali
FYI - I did post in private group last night but no response so thought I'd try here as well. :-) Hi there all, Strange question for you all for a Sunday night - I'm on my 13th round of Kisqali, still on 3 tablets which is highest dose. I'm taking in combination with Letrozole and the bone strengthening injection every 2-3…