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I have no hair  left just a few sprigs now ! My scalp it's been sore it looks like I have what babies have called cradle cap ! I do have a special shampoo and conditioner it's helping ,but I wondered if anybody else used something I can put on it please . 

  • Hi again  sorry to hear about your scalp problems…..

    I shaved all my hair off immediately once it started to fall out….. and as I had no hair I did not need to use shampoo…… so it was easy and very straightforward to just keep my skin moisturised…… I will say that the less I drank during treatment the more my skin in general would dry out….. I was often reminded to aim for a minimum of 2 litres of water each and every day.

    Mike (Thehighlander)

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  • Sorry to hear of this. You might ask about a steroid cream, if that would be applicable. It would reduce the inflammation. Some folks use a refrigerated "cold cap" to reduce blood (i.e.chemo) flow to the scalp. 

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    Hi  I hope you are doing well.

    I am not sure what the recommendations are about the use of ‘cold cap’ when treating Lymphoma is in the USA…… but in the UK ‘cold cap’ is not recommended.

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  • in reply to Thehighlander

    Thank you for that. I never used such a cap, as my scalp was about the only spot left at peace. No hair, though. 

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