Yes I still have my hair! There's this look people get on their faces when they know I'm going through chemo treatments but they haven't seen me in awhile... I can see the question running through their minds, "why does she still have hair?! Shouldn't she be bald by now?" The answer is, yes, I probably should be bald. But I've found a magic weapon against hair loss, at least on my head.
Some people may not know that I'm using the chemo cold caps. Not everyone knows about that. I've talked to at least 3 people in the medical field that haven't heard of them. It is a somewhat new option in the US, recently approved by the FDA. They've been available in Europe for 30 years or more. Guess we're a little behind the times here in the good ol' USA. I'm happy to report that the cold caps are working really well.
This picture was taken today (after 3 rounds of chemo) so you can see that I still have my hair. My lower eyelashes and eyebrows have thinned a little but I still have them. As far as the hair on the rest of my body, I don't have to shave which is a little silver lining you could say. I can only wash my hair once a week which is tough. I re-defined what I used to consider a "bad hair day." I wear my hair pulled back a lot because it's easier. But I'm very grateful to have my hair still. We all know how you look affects how you feel.
I hope more people try the cold caps. It's catching on slowly. If you know anyone who's on the fence about it, I'd love to share my experience with them.
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