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Hello RosieC 

Well done - only three days left - you will be so relieved when you don't have the daily trek to the hospital!

Apparently Capecitabine can cause scalp sensitivity.  I wasn't affected at all, but we are all different, so this isn't advice to go and get your hair done.  I am not an expert at all so I honestly don't know.  It would probably be a good idea to ask the oncologist who should have a much better idea of when it is safe.

The best of luck, I really hope you get what you want!

Irene xx

Thanks Irene

Hi RosieC 

I finished my treatment 6/11/24 and got my highlights done in the december basically as soon as i could get an appointment. It is probably best to check with the oncologist though. X

Thanks Bungle

Hi RosieC , firstly a huge well done on almost completing your treatment, I found it a strange feeling to begin with not attending those daily hospital appointments but was also really relieved that I didn’t have to get up & ready to go each day & if my recovery dictated staying in bed or lying on the sofa all day then that’s exactly what I did.

My hair was pretty frazzled by the end of my treatment, I didn’t lose much but it did go quite dry so I got a couple of good cuts before I had it coloured again (I go lighter which I think is a little easier to wait out than if you’re needing to go darker). Any decent hairdresser will be able to advise you how long is best to wait. 

Nicola 

Thanks Nicola

Hello RosieC

I put a natural hair colour (chemical free) the night before my last day of treatment as I didnt want to ring the bell with a grey badger stripe! Somehow my sister and I managed to do it even with the issues that treatment brings. 

Hope this helps i would speak to your oncologist about a chemical dye though. 

Jo x

Thanks Jo

You can get the non-chemical hair colours etc., from Holland & Barrett’s I think.