Anyone experience using a cold cap for your chemo treatment
Hi, I’m new to the site so have been reading through some posts and when I saw yours I had to reply. I was diagnosed with stage 1 bc a year ago, had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal and was told I probably wouldn’t need chemotherapy but when I saw the oncologist he advised me to have 6 rounds , 3 of EC and 3 of T. Although I only had a small chance of reoccurrence I was very willing to have iit because I wanted all the help I could get. They told me about all the horrible side effects and one of them being I would lose my hair and that was what I was most afraid of as I’m a hairdresser so I just couldn’t imagine being bold. I asked for the cold cap and it was pretty bad for the first 10 minutes or so but then you sort of get used to it, although I still found it pretty uncomfortable. Within a fortnight my hair started coming out in handfuls so I decided it wasn’t really worth all the hassle so told them I wouldn’t have it anymore and a month later I had it shaved off ! I think my family were more upset than me, I embraced it, bought lots of colourful scarves to match what I was wearing and got on with it. I finished chemo, had radiotherapy and now on letrozole which is giving me some terrible side effects but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!! My hair has come back thicker and curly and I love it really short because I don’t have to bother with it (hairdressers are notoriously lazy with their own hair) in fact I get compliments on it all the time. I know it’s not for everyone and definitely try the cap, but if you don’t get on with it just remember it’s only a small part of your journey. Good luck with everything, I’ve got my first mammogram post bc in 2 weeks time so fingers crossed 
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