Do you always lose your hair with cancer??!

A cold cap is an option, but not a very satisfactory one!.

I decided against using one, and was glad I had when I saw a woman crying with the pain and discomfort of the cold cap she was wearing!.

Using a cold cap adds a great deal of time to your chemo session - you have to wear it for a while both before and after receiving chemo!. And, as I've said, it's uncomfortable and even painful!.

Which might all be worth it if it kept your lovely head of hair the same as it was, but it usually doesn't!. Most people I've known who've used it have lost some of their hair - up to half in some cases!. And hair that remained was usually in such poor condition that they cut their hair really short anyway!.

I'm sure some people have had a better experience, and I'm glad for them, but that's been the experience of people I've talked to in cancer support networks!.

Most people who've been through chemo will know about association sickness, which you can continue to get months and even years after chemo; I know people who've used the cold cap who've had association sickness and headaches standing in front of an open freezer or giving kids ice lollies!. One woman even said she got it when she saw a cyclist wearing a helmet!

All in all, not worth it in my opinion!.

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You need to understand what chemotherapy does to understand why you will loose your hair!. Chemotherapy drugs are powerful medications that attack rapidly growing cancer cells!. Unfortunately, these drugs also attack other rapidly growing cells in your body

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