Someone recommended this to me for head coverings https://www.annabandana.co.uk/
Might be worth a look. Has anyone tried it?
I have booked in to an online session next week with https://lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk/support/women/
Has anyone tried that? I can report back.
Iām booked onto a lookgood feel good session in a couple of weeks. I went to one last time I was on chemo and really enjoyed it. I donāt wear make up very often but the day was about more than that. It was just a nice little āmeā session shared with people on a similar journey so was a lovely break from the routine hospital appointments etc. plus you get a lovely goody bag to take home.
You enjoy it @excellenthelp Xx
Iām on day 15 of weekly taxol and still holding onto my hair, although I have got some beanies in preparation. Iām not cold capping either. Was on EC 10 years ago and lost the lot so assume will be the same this time. How is your hair
My third session for yesterday did get cancelled though as my liver enzymes are way too high!
Hope youāre doing ok generally x
Hi
I got one from MASUMI , not cheap but is comfortable, I got another one with a headscarf just off Amazon doesnāt fit as well but a different colour and style so donāt look the same all the time !
Need to put some makeup on to feel more like myself but honestly canāt be arsed at the moment 
I am booked into a look good feel good in a months time so will be good to hear how yours went, they seem well received from other people on here.
Glad it settled, I had a better nights sleep, aching still there so just taking everything I can for that 
I bought a masumi one and one off Amazon, it may be nice to just have one just in case also if your just having a bad hair day you can pop it on.
Take it easy x
Thatās me done now with 2/4 rounds of TC 
. Second round was quite similar to the first.
Despite cold capping my hair is mostly gone, just have edge sections but itās itās enough to pin up and put a head band over, atleast there are wispy bits etc.
I have one of these turbans from a French company, if anyone wants to go glam with me. Theyāre good quality and not too expensive. Bit of jewellery and makeup and I feel like Iāve made an effort.
Hey hope youāre doing ok? Iāve been rubbish since second round was hoping to feel a bit better today but stomach is off again and the bloody aching ! ( sorry if TMI)
Iām the same with the hair have the edges bit but the top looks like my grandads combover from 1983 ! Anyhoo I canāt do anything about it - those hair wraps look fab which one did you get ? I was on that website within 30 seconds - I want to feel a bit more glam more like myselfš„°
Hi
Ive had 3/12 of weekly taxol and my liver enzyme is creeping up as well. Day 18 Iāve decided to shave hair off yesterday as shedding everywhere, an emotional day, looking at a someone I donāt recognise, Made an effort this morning to put some make up on and a nice turban, its going to take a while to adjust.
Im trying to look at it that itās slowing them cancer cells down,.
Hi @hucky345, I am not cold capping as have heard so many stories where people have and it hasnāt really made any difference, so I decided not to bother. I finiahed cycle 1 on Friday last week, and yesterday was the dirst time I noticed my hair was starting to fall out. My scalp is feeling rather sore (not unbearably so, but enough to feel it). I was just wondering what shampoo/s people are using as Iāve googled it and the results are somewhat overwhelming, and Iād rather trust all our lovely ladies, that may have tried and reccommend some particular brands? Big hugs to you xx
So sorry about your hair. When I lost mine last time I was really sad at first, I felt it was the first thing to mark me out as having cancer. But you know I got used to it and even saw some positives! No more washing/conditioning/wrangling my unwieldy mop of thick hair into submission! I got some little beanies to wear in bed - a cold pillow on a bare head is not pleasant and a short crop style wig that actually really suited me! It kidded lots of people at work, who didnāt know I was on chemo, who just thought I had had a radical haircut. My hair had been long beforehand. Once my treatment stopped it grew back quite quickly and I kept it short for a few years. Itās now long again and I will miss it and feel sad again once it starts going again this time too but I know itās temporary and just a sign the chemo is beating those cancer cells into submission. So onwards and upwards! I have some beanies ready, got rid of everything from last time as hadnāt planned on a recurrence! I am also thinking this time of not bothering with a wig, no work to deal with this time and did find the wig a bit hot and itchy at times. But when the reality of baldness hits may change my mind 
I think we are all feeling it at the moment, Iām trying to be brave and positive but like some others the hair thing is what is confirming for me I am actually ill- not that I have been denying it as having a mastectomy shows something has gone wrong but that could be covered up easier and now itās like from the outside people can actually see I am ill. I donāt know why that is bothering me so much, maybe it was a bit of denial. Big hugs to everyone, this is tough and I have had to acknowledge I canāt always be positive and itās ok to feel down sometimes itās a lot to go through and pretending to everyone else all is fine is not always the right thing to do sometimes we just need to feel how we feel .
Take it easy - one day at a time xxx
Yes I think sometimes we just need to acknowledge itās just all a bit shitty!
On the whole Iām a really positive person and find I spend my time reassuring other people about what I am going through because I donāt want them to worry - stupid eh?
Sending some big hugs out to everyone xx
Sorry to hear youāve been feeling worse! I found the symptoms on the second round to last a bit longer and be a bit stronger? like Iām day 10 and feeling a bit rubbish but no longer on any med at all. I guess thatās just itā you keep going and itās all a bit sh*t but it ends.
In terms of that turban company, I got a dark blue oneā itās good quality but kind of wish Iād gone for a jewel colour like emerald green or ruby red.
First day back at work tomorrow without my hair! Wish me luck. I work from home so going to try and blag the hair with a headbandā¦
Good luck for tomorrow! Can imagine going back to work just now , although the distraction may be good.
Iāve ordered two of the Parisian turbans with patterns on them, hopefully wonāt look like a complete eejit in them - I was envisaging Monaco Versace vibes probably look more like a day out in Blackpool 
( no
Offence intended !)
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Hi , Iām exactly the same, nothing daft about it who wants to worry anyone.
Had a good cry and felt better for it and now awaiting my Sunday dinner - hopefully be able to taste it properly 
Take it easy x
Hi Kerryw22
Ive been recommended a specific lotion.
Eucerin Dermo Capillaire. Use daily on wet or dry scalp to ease soreness.
Looking after your scalp is a whole new activity i wasnāt expecting.
Hi @hucky345,
Thanks for sharing that, Iāll ask about it when Iām in for my treatment on the 17th Jan. 
Hi
This is my first posting. Iāve read through previous posts and am grateful for the advice thatās on here. Like others have said, itās not the club you want to join but oh my goodness, itās great to have all of the support and kindness through this daunting journey.
I had my first chemo session on 23rd December. I was a bit worried that it would affect my Christmas plans; I was travelling from north to south to spend it with my daughter. Thankfully Iāve not had too many sickly/bad days so was able to get out and about and go for some lovely walks. My next session is on Monday 
that the sickly days keep at a minimum.
My hair has started falling out though at an alarming rate, this has happened much more quickly than Iād expected and has been quite a shock. I did try the cold cap, managed it for a couple of hours but it was too painful for me. The sight of seeing my hair come out in handfuls has really hit home that I have cancer because otherwise Iāve generally felt ok.
So sorry about your hair 
I think it is weird that with primary BC you donāt feel ill at all but it is the treatments that make you feel rubbish and really bring your diagnosis home to you.
The hair loss is a shock when it happens and itās natural to find it upsetting. But hold on in there, youāre not alone in this. Xx
I have just attended the online session on hair loss. Very helpful . They recommended aloe and tea tree shampoo in the hair loss phase as lovely and soothing. Also lots of advice on cold capping and on hair regrowth after treatment (Rosemary shampoo).
Really helpful videos on all sorts of hair stuff