Hi All,
I hope you are doing as well as can be.
I am new to this forum and just wanted to reach out, firstly to say hello, but also ask for any experience of anyone who had the cold cap and stopped mid treatments.
I have just finished my 3 weekly treatments, for which, I had cold cap for all 3. I will shortly move to Paclitaxel, weekly for 9 sessions.
My hair has gone extremely thinn and brittle and I have noticeable thinning on top of my head and under my ears. The last cold cap I had i really felt it due to thinning and made me feel sick, i didn't have this with the first two As im moving to weekly ive been told i will have to go another treatment centre over an hr away for the cold cap, and also the day before for bloods too.
So I am thinking of stopping the cap, my question is, has anyone experienced any bald patches once the hair has grown back because of having initially starting with the cap and stopping mid cycles.
Thank you all in advance xxxx
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