Hair

In preparation for the chemotherapy, I’ve been cutting my hair from very long to shorter and shorter. It is quite short at the moment. Apparently, the shorter it is the better the chances of not losing it. Also, I’ve decided to try the “cold cap” which is a cap that helps cooling the scalp, restricting blood circulation during the treatment and reducing the risks of hair loss. And the cold cap works better with short hair. It was very uncomfortable, almost intolerable (minus six degrees), but I managed to stoically keep it on for more than 4 hours. I hope it works because I find the idea of losing my hair quite distressing. At the moment people cannot tell I am ill, but once hair starts falling out it will be very visible that I am going through treatment.
In case I do lose my hair, I have already several fun scarves that I will learn to match with my clothes.
I have to admit that I had fun cutting my hair. One positive thing about cancer was finding a couple of good haircuts that suit me well and are easy to manage.

Here I am looking funny with the cold cap on during my first chemo session.
Obviously the cold cap did not work for me as I lost all my hair during the second week after the 1st chemo.
This picture has been added to this post on the 11th of Dec. 2010