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ammebarb · 10-29-2010, 07:15 AM

I used a cold cap twenty seven years ago during my year of chemo. It gave me hope, but didn't do a whole lot more than that. I did Cytoxan, Methotrexate, 5FU, and Vincristine on a three week cycle for a full year. Started with what was probably a forerunner of dose dense, with an infusion once a week for a month. After just a couple of treatments, the hair went. It grew back thick and shiny, and because I wore it short, it didn't take long after chemo before I could go wigless. It lengthened the time I had to spend at the treatment center, because they put it on a half hour before infusion, so as to give follicles time to cool....I had two elementary school age children and was working full time as a kinder teacher, so I didn't want to spend the extra time for what didn't seem to be working, so I gave up on it after a short trial.

10-29-2010, 07:15 AM	#6
ammebarb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 508	Re: Cold Cap Therapy Halts Hair Loss During Chemo? I used a cold cap twenty seven years ago during my year of chemo. It gave me hope, but didn't do a whole lot more than that. I did Cytoxan, Methotrexate, 5FU, and Vincristine on a three week cycle for a full year. Started with what was probably a forerunner of dose dense, with an infusion once a week for a month. After just a couple of treatments, the hair went. It grew back thick and shiny, and because I wore it short, it didn't take long after chemo before I could go wigless. It lengthened the time I had to spend at the treatment center, because they put it on a half hour before infusion, so as to give follicles time to cool....I had two elementary school age children and was working full time as a kinder teacher, so I didn't want to spend the extra time for what didn't seem to be working, so I gave up on it after a short trial.