comfy hats for hair loss - suggestions?

Posted by justbreathe11 @justbreathe11, 3 days ago

Hi, after speaking to my oncologist this morning, I'm going ahead with chemotherapy. He said hair loss is guaranteed (and I've decided not to do the cooling cap). I live in MN - brrrr! I'm planning to get some knit hats, and wondering if anyone has suggestions for comfy ones (maybe without seams, etc.) Thank you. 🙂

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | 3 days ago

Hi @justbreathe11 I’m sorry you’re having to start chemo. No one looks forward to it but our attitudes can make a huge difference in our overall success. Sounds like you’re ready to face this head on/hair off. I did the same and preemptively had my hair buzzed the morning I’d be starting my chemo. It was actually kind of liberating taking control.

Being from Wisconsin, I know what you mean about brrrrr and wanting to insulate your head from winter’s bone chilling cold. I found great hats on https://www.headcovers.com They’re soft and designed for people going through chemo.

I sent for some lighter weight chemo caps from Amazon. They also double as gators to wear around your neck if you get chilled but were perfect to wear around the house or to bed. They’re pretty inexpensive. The link was huge so type Womens-Slouchy-Headwear-Sleeping or Chemo Caps in the search bar on the Amazon site.

There are some conversations in the forum with other breast cancer patients who tried the cooling caps. Here’s one of them. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-used-a-cold-cap-for-chemotherapy/

Wishing you well with your treatments! Stay strong, stay positive, you’ve got this!! Hugs.