[LuckyLinda]

My hair started falling out, silently and prolifically, on day 15. Curiously, I had scalp pain---super sensitivity---beginning at about day 10 after my first infusion. The scalp pain, and accompanying headache, lasted for about 3 weeks, well after all of my hair was gone. A friend shaved my head at day 17 because hair was shedding everywhere. Like so many others, I couldn't bear to wear my wig---way too painful. It was like having a steel garotte tied around my head. I was looking for major narcotic pain meds! I'm happy to report that by the second month I could wear a wig comfortably for a couple of hour at least. I definitely prefer scarves and hats except when I going somewhere special. And the wig is suffocating in warm weather. Everyone is different. I have friends who wear them to work for 8 hours at a time. Good luck.