Hi there,
has anyone cold capped? I have for first session but have a fair bit of hair come out on day 20! Is this normal? Will it possibly stop for a bit?
Hi
You may want to post this question into the more active breast group as well to increase your replies but as far as I know even those who 'cold cap' can get up to 40% hairloss.Day 20 is just about on the button for hairloss to start.
You are right in thinking it comes out worse first then slows but a lot of this shedding depends on how good a fit the cap is, as it has to be a snug/tight fit to the scalp all around - If you get any voids hairloss can be patchy.
J didn't cold cap but loads of ladies in the main breast group have who could give you more experienced answers.
Hope this is of some help for now, G n' J
Hi , I finished 4 cycles of EC on 17th December. I used the cold cap . I found that I lost hair every cycle but probably lost the most about 10 days after my second cycle. I still had a fair bit hair at the end of my chemo but it was the thinnest at the crown. What I didn’t know was that you really should look after the hair in between cold capping , my problem now is that the hair that hung on in tere has mostly snapped off leaving about 2 inches from the scalp. I’m sporting a rather fetching straggly mullet I think that although the cold saves the follicle it can cause trauma to the hair itself making it very dry and brittle. I’m still happy that I did it because I couldn’t have coped with going bald and I can still put a clip in it and hide the fact that it’s fallen out. But my tip would be. Don’t wash and dry your hair too much, but put a hair mask or treatment on in between cycles , don’t use hairdryers with heat and don’t use straighteners .
good luck with your treatment
Clairex
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