Hair loss

Hi everyone. Have now had 3 of 6 chemo treatments.

First 2 sessions I had the cold cap but as my hair was really shedding it became sore with cap having direct with my scalp. I did not have the cap during my last treatment nor will I have it for the remainder.

My hair has continued the shed and fall out and now probably have lost 70% to 75% of my hair. To be honest I can no longer look in the mirror and wear beanies around the house or knitted hats or wig when out and about.

Just looking for experiences anyone has of using clippers on hair so it is really short (what's left) what did it look like and when did it start to grow back.

Thank you x

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  • Hiya,  After my lung op back in 2019 I had ‘preventative’ Chemo. This was mainly because I was left with an ‘infected’ lymph node, couldn’t be removed as it was too close to my windpipe and considered too risky. I have/had thick hair and didn’t lose much until near the end of my Chemo. I decided to take up my son in law’s off of clipping. He used grade 4, not quite scalp short but pretty short. It looked OK, I wore bandanas (it was summer anyway and I wanted to protect my head from the sun). It didn’t take too long for the hair to grow back. Yes, greyer but also curly. Not had curls since childhood, lol. It grew to a good length and seemed to benefit from the drastic clipping.  So if you feel you can do it then take the plunge. I wish you well.

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