Cold caps and taxotere

Karheim

Hi. Im starting chemo in 2 wks

I have stage 1 breast cancer with 2 nodes neg. Treatment was lumpectomy then radiation and hormone treatment but they did a mamoprint and came back high risk for returning so they want to do taxotere every 3 weeks for 4 times. Ive been reading about permanent hair loss with this drug. I have very fine hair to begin with and dont want to be one of the 6 -10% that are permanently bald esp when living in arizona...wigs would be unbearable. Has anyone had success using cooling caps with taxotere?

Moderators

Hi Karheim, and welcome to BC.org! You may find help on the Cold Cap Users Past and Present, to Save Hair topic.

We're so sorry for what brings you here, but we're so glad you've found us, and hope you find the answers you're looking for.

Best,

The Mods