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We are planning a summer elopement but now that I may be having chemo before then, I am thinking of eloping before the treatment would start. I do not want to look back on my wedding photos and see myself sick from chemo or in a wig. I like my hair now, although if I lose it, I know it will grow back. I am okay with that, but just not in my wedding photo. I don't mean to be vain...but it is my wedding! Any thoughts?

December 21, 2017
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I kept thinking I was going to be the only one in the world that wouldn't loose my hair during chemo. I was wrong and by the 2nd treatment it began. Someone advised me to order a wig before it started to come out and she was so right. I became very used to it and it looked just like what it was before chemo. It gave me a lot of comfort for many months until my hair started to grow back within weeks of finishing chemo. It takes a while but it does come back. That wig got me through. The doc will give you a prescription to purchase it and your insurance should pay for it depending on who you use. Best wishes to you and your fiancé!

January 5, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

Mine was with in the 6-14 days if first treatment. Good luck and congrats on the elopment.

December 21, 2017
A MyBCTeam Member

My hair loss was the next day after my treatment

December 29, 2017
A MyBCTeam Member

Do it!!

December 28, 2017
A MyBCTeam Member

I had long hair that I cut prior to my first round of chemo to ease the process of losing my hair. However, I ended up developing a rash 4 days after my first chemo that cause severe itching and pain on my scalp that I ended up shaving my head to ease the discomfort and apply medication to my head.

December 27, 2017

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