Chemotherapy patients - when you lose your hair - what do you wear?!
Question: I don't know what to wear:
a bandana
a cowboy hat
an indiana jones hat
a baseball cap
a trucker hat
or a wig
Please help? What do you wear?
Answers: I don't know what to wear:
a bandana
a cowboy hat
an indiana jones hat
a baseball cap
a trucker hat
or a wig
Please help? What do you wear?
I only wore a wig when I went out of the house. I found the wig to be uncomfortable and hot. (it was a borrowed one from the cancer society).
In the home I always wore a turban or scarf... if I was home alone, I would go 'topless' ;-) (meaning bare head)!!
it takes about 3-6 weeks to lose once hair
a wig would be most natural but you can wear anything that fits you; if hair loss is really important
talk to your cancer specialist; since there are chemotherapeutic agents that makes you to keep your hair
good luck
Bald is Beautiful
I wore a wig twice, but it was hot and itchy.
I liked wear scarves because they were pretty, but in the end, I just let bald head show. It felt so liberating to not be ashamed of it
As a guy, I didn't mind the bald look. saved on shampoo and conditioner, and once a week with a buff of turtle wax made it sparkle. (Not reccomended if you have silk sheets!! head slides right off pillow..lol)
One time I did stop by Spencers in the mall near the treatment center, I bought a "electric" red fro wig, stopped at McDonalds and bought some vanilla shakes for my treatment partners. It made my day and theirs, and our picture is still up in the nurses station.
It took me about a month. I have a lot of very thick hair. I didn't lose all of it, and I was able to get a hair weave sewn in underneath all my natural hair.
I had different periods that I wore different items. First I wore a bandanna around the house, but it kind of made me feel worse, so I bought a lot of baseball hats in different colors and I liked that better. I also bought a wig. I know it is hard, but you are definitely not alone.
A scarf ended up being the easiest for me to wear. The wig was the hotest. If you can handle it, go bald.