Hi Hlou32,

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis and forthcoming chemo. 

I’m a bit older than you but likewise I had very long hair and was unable to use the cold cap as it was not effective for my cancer treatment.  I have heard good things about it though. 

I knew ahead that I would most likely lose my hair due to the type of chemo I had. I wanted to carry on working too if I could so wanted a wig that looked natural. There are some excellent wigs for all different budgets and I would definitely recommend going and trying some on when you feel the time is right as I’ve heard some bought on line were a bit hit and miss. Whilst I wanted mine to look like my own hair I met some people that went the other way choosing a different colour and style. 

I had a bespoke human hair wig made that was fixed by hair tape and it stayed on 24/7 so I was able to shower and wash my hair as normal without taking it off. You sleep in it too.  I even went to my hairstylist to have it blow dried and I had it restyled half way though. It does require professional maintenance but if you look after it mine lasted me well until my hair started to grow back. 

I certainly don’t think you are being superficial at all about losing your hair as I felt the same about mine and I’m sure so many others do. I felt it was part of my identity. 

Maybe take someone with you to try out some wigs locally - if you talk to your cancer support nurse then they maybe have some recommended wig centres locally. Remember as well you can get a wig recut too making it look like yours or with extra layers, a fringe cut etc. makes a big difference. 

I felt a bit nervous when I first went to have mine made but need not have worried as they put me at ease straight away and were all so lovely. It took about 5 hours from start to finish. 

If you do chose a human hair wig I’ve got some great tips to keep it looking fab. I’m not a hairdresser but had some great tips from them that worked really well. 

Hope this helps and hope your treatment goes well. 

Jane x 

Sorry to hear you are in this situation ,I also had bilateral breast cancer and had chemotherapy. My hair was only chin length and I decided against the cold cap . I wore really nice velvet caps during my treatment and it was amazing how quickly my hair grew back ,it’s curly now, never had curly hair before. 
I know a few people who used the cold cap and it worked . Have a chat with the nurses about it . I also know many now who wore wigs and they looked natural. I would go to a shop though ,as a friend of mine bought one online and it looked artificial.We get a voucher here in Wales towards a wig ,don’t know if this is the same in other parts of Britain . Good luck and keep in touch xxx

If you have a Maggies near you they often have hairdressers in ,so if you decided on a wig,they are happy to style them there too 

Yeah I have heard the cold caps aren't the nicest of things, I think I'm guna try it to see how it is, oh did you, oh wow I'm glad it's grow back quickly, that's another thing I havent thought about how quickly it would come back. Oh really I have read that some come back a different colour and different texture.

Yeah I think I would rather go to a shop and get it then online, you know what your getting then. Yeah the doctor I saw on Thursday did say that you can get a voucher. So I will look into that aswell. 

Thank you so.much for your reply and information.

Xx

Oh really I will have a look to see if there is one near me thank you so much xxx

Oh really I will have a look to see if there is one near me thank you so much xxx