Wigs!

I’d wait. I bought one and literally never wore it. I wore a soft beanie if I needed warmth or otherwise went bareheaded. I bought the wig because I was worried about needing to go to something like a funeral and not want to draw attention to the fact I had no hair. But in normal life I felt absolutely fine without it. 

Good luck. For me it was nowhere near as awful as I feared 

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.  I think the fear is getting to me! Xxxx

I agree with SusanHB. I bought one and hardly wore it, instead preferring head coverings that were easy to put on. I bought mine from www.annabandana.co.uk. They have lots of lovely styles, are affordable and come very quickly.

I also spent a lot on my wig and just thought, even if I don’t wear it a lot, I’ll still have that safety net. 

I took mine to a wig maker who made wigs for films/tv and they cut it to the length and style I liked and even put a fringe in as I used to have a fringe! It was a lot cheaper than going to a hairdresser and I had more confidence in them. 

I wore it probably about 10 times but so glad I had it! 

Daughter had about 3 wigs but hardly ever wore them, preferring hats mostly. (She lost her hair 3 times with her lengthy treatment for a blood cancer, it’s in my profile) 

I haven’t needed chemo, was supposedly low risk but advised not to have chemo when it recurred, am on Abemaciclib instead. 

hugs xxx

Not trivial at all. I also had a wig and never wore it, I preferred beanies made of jersey/bamboo/soft material. I found the wig to be an itchy, stress inducing, faff. I know others get on well with a wig but I never wore it for longer than a few minutes each time before I gave up. All the best x

I loved my wig and not sure how I would have coped without it. It gave me confidence and made me feel good. In fact I often think it would be handy to wear it again as my own hair now takes a lot of time as although I am lucky to have my own hair back it’s not the same as before. X

Hi, I used a cold cap throughout my chemo treatments, my hair 'just' thinned. I also bought a wig and wore it once. I was able to wear a hair topper, which was very natural and just clipped in to my hair, it was great. Would highly recommend. No one knew either. 

Not trivial at all, hair is your identiry and its been a part of you since you were born. I am also due to start chemo ( 3 wks) and am having the wig dilema and will maybe use the cold cap. Another fear of being bald for me is how people look at you, think, feel sorry etc. I watched and lived through these reactions when my mum went through chemo. Only my mum was a gentle soft speakkng lady with a filter, whereas Im not. Im trying not to create story lines around it, tomorrow is a painting that hasnt yet been started, and any story created in your mund probably wont happen anway.

You will be a beautiful woman, with or without hair, your journey represents your survival, strenghth, beauty and courage. Be proud of yourself and love yourself every step of the way x