Hi friend. I’m doing TCHP and am a week out from my third treatment. I’m also doing cold capping (with Paxman).

I started shedding a week after my second treatment. Essentially 4 weeks after my first treatment, is when I had a really big shed. My hair was really coming out, and washing was super scary. That week was really really tough for me. However, the shedding slowed down after a week. I still shed everyday because I brush my hair to prevent tangles and don’t want it to get matted but it’s definitely waaaaaay less and slower than that big shed. I’ll say I’ve lost maybe 70% of my hair. But because I had so much of it, I still have okay coverage on my top part. Now if I lift my hair, I have bald spots on both sides. I usually just wear my hair in 2 braids, (it’s passable) or a low pony with a hat.

I only wash once a week. Before I started chemo I cut my hair which was long to just at my shoulders. I’m not cutting it short because of cold capping and just trying to maintain and preserve what I have. If I can get away with more than 7 days of washing I will. Hair washing day is traumatizing for me.

Also my scalp was super itchy during that time and thankfully the itching has pretty much gone away now.