Hair loss

My husband shaved mine off. He's from Yorkshire and won't pay for something he can do himself. We did it because I was trying to cook and bake and ended up with double quantities because of my hair falling in it. Hair everywhere was becoming a nightmare, on my clothes, on furniture and in the car. 

He does his his own with clippers so it was easy. After a few weeks we did it again because it was a bit tufty. Chemo went September to march. I wore scarves tied like turbans. I've stopped that now. My hair is growing, very grey but growing. Besides which after double x and full node clearance I couldn't tie my scarves. Now I don't care. I'm thinking of sticking at this length!! Saved a fortune in hair products and hairdressers.

Hello. I have triple negative hormonal BC. I’ve just finished Nov-Apr chemo and my hair started falling out on week 3. I cut my long hair into a bob on w3. On w4 I got a “bixie” cut. That was on the Monday, by the Friday my husband had to clipper it very short as it was falling out. If this isn’t an option, I would find a local hairdresser you like / trust and explain. Get them to help you through the different stages. Hope this helps x

Hi there, I had mine shaved off at the hairdresser ( kept it to a number 4 ) I think . I found it such a relief as the thought and worry about my shoulder length hair falling out - was causing me so much worry . I also found the stress around all the being extra careful when brushinetc and waking up every day to all the what ifs - made it even worse . I miss my hair ( it is now growing back) but if I had my time again I would have it cut very short right from the start . That’only my take and I have spoken to some people that the hair falling out didn’t seem to upset them as much as it did me .Good luck with your treatment - it’s a great feeling when it comes to an end -nd it will