Chemotherapy and The Great Hair Loss

A friend of mine opted for an expensive cold capping treatment so she wouldn’t lose her hair from chemotherapy. 

If I were younger, I’d probably care more but I was ready to lose it, or do I thought.

My Oncologist says I might or might not lose it during the first series of treatments but guaranteed I’d lose it for the 2nd round. 

I had my hair cut extra short, put my hairdresser on alert, and sat back. I have fairly thick hair so I figured it would probably only thin out some in the beginning. 

To my surprise, the morning of my third infusion, it started to fall out! The shower drain was full of my hair, 

My hair was pretty short and wavy so I didn’t usually brush it, just ran my fingers through it. That morning it came out in my hands when I ran my fingers through my hair!

I dealt with it another few days and then made an appointment with my hairdresser to cut it all off four days after the fallout began.

Now that it's gone, it's a bit weird. I don't see myself as much as my husband so I don't wear a headscarf when I'm inside in the SC heat. He doesn't care. I'm often taken aback a bit when I do see myself in a mirror. 

I expect to be completely bald with the next series of infusions. Meanwhile, my hair is really short and any fallout is much easier to manage.!

Getting Ready

My supportive angel

Shave it off!

Layer by layer she kept going

Scar from falling off a horse

Close enough

How does this work

Let the expert do it

We did it together

The new lighter me