If you have been told that you will receive chemotherapy, chances are that you are going to lose your hair within a couple of weeks after the first treatment. In fact within the first week, your hair is actually dead and you will find that it is more difficult to style it and even wash your hair in the shower. Within a few weeks it will begin to come out in clumps.Many women are faced with a decision regarding what they should do about the loss of hair and how they will look after they have lost their hair. There are a number of issues that you may want to consider as part of your decision, which we will quickly review on this page.
Some people will have a difficult time making a decision regarding what they should do about their hair. Some people cannot believe that it will actually fall out, and will ignore this prediction until their hair actually comes out in clumps in the shower or they see many strands of hair on their pillow in the morning. Suddenly they are in a panic, because they now cannot style their hair and cover the bald patches that are beginning to show.
There are several alternatives. Chemotherapy patients are provided with an opportunity to attend a session were they are instructed on how to apply make up and opportunities to see different types of wigs. The course lasts about 3 hours and they will receive a box full of make up products that they can use during their time on chemotherapy. This is all free to the cancer patient. Some patients for financial reasons will wear a bandana or a hat whenever they go out. Bandana’s are also cooler and easier to remove and care for, so many patients prefer them for this reason as well.
They are also a sign that you have cancer and patients are comfortable with this approach, while others would like to appear as normal as possible and attract less attention. We will discuss wigs more in another article.
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