Hi Doglover
Not daft at all. I did not want to use a wig either. My hair started shedding after first chemo too in spite of cold cap. One thing to consider is that the cold cap has to fit tightly to the scalp. I had some shedding all over but it was shedding particularly badly in a strip from one ear over to the other where the cap was not touching my scalp because it was too big. The chemo nurses were great and 'packed' the cap for subsequent sessions to try to make it fit better. This definitely helped. Don't know if this could be an issue for you too.
As you say everyone is different but my hair loss did slow down and then stop. Where the cold cap fitted tightly at the back my hair looked more or less OK - people who did not know me would not have noticed. The fringe thinned a bit but again nobody would have noticed. I never used the wig - I got by with hairbands to cover the thin strip from one ear to the other because this was noticeable. Also had a cap to wear in strong sunshine (I was advised to protect head from sun).
I was told sticking with the cold cap would mean hair grew back quicker and more likely to be the same colour. Don't know how true this is but where mine thinned it was growing back by end of last cycle and it was the same colour (which was a relief as I did not want a strip of different coloured hair!).
It is uncomfortable so I can understand that you might think about giving up on it but I was pleased I stuck with it. You could ask your chemo nurses what they think - mine encouraged me to keep going because they thought it would stop shedding. I am guessing that with all their experience yours might have an idea too. Hope this helps - and really hope it slows down so you can manage without the wig - I felt exactly the same.
