Please can anyone kindly share their experience of using a cold cap to prevent hair loss when receiving chemo with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin?
I used the cold cap. It’s cold LOL but only for a short period then I found it weared off about 10-15 mins.
I did it as I didn’t want to regret any of my decisions. I tried everything they threw at me!
It did help but I still got bald patches - who knows why! And it shred straight away within the first 7-10 days. Clumps of hair. That wasn’t nice to see. I was heartbroken.
BUT it is growing back now slowly! I’ve currently got ‘curtain hair’ but it is what it is and I’m here to tell the story!xx
I did it all the way through. I have a big shed after the first round and gradually lost more. It didn’t all go but I reckon I lost 75%. It grew back reasonably but the growth on the crown is much less than the sides and back. I blogged about this in my Size of a Melon blog on Substack (with photos) if you want more detail.
Thank you. It seems like a lot of extra time and stress for an imperfect result.
I was worried by the rare side effect of permanent hair loss. So I persevered. Nevertheless crown growth is slow, as mentioned.
Hi, so sorry I had replied but seems like I didn’t confitm!
had same drugs as you, Lost about 25% of hair but not for some time as was on weekly chemo. Definitely worth persevering in my opinion as had no bald patches. Was tough for first ten minutes then fine. I also used a hair growth serum ‘Champú’ pitta serum which helped a lot, my hair is now thicker than before,
whatever your choices are I hope it all goes well x
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