my husband went with me to get my head shaved. He is ex military and still keeps his bald, so he had more hair than I did! He called me his very own GI Jane. I did find that the wig will fit different with hair versus without. My hair was already short, so my short wig worked fine. The only ones who saw me without it was close family. I can say that it was nice not to have a "bad hair day" for 4 months, but now that it has grown back (and came back curly) it is hard to get use to. Hate to say it but dealing with a wig was easier. You can also check with your local American Cancer Society for wigs. They offer one free wig per person, synthetic or real. Saves some $$

I haven't seen the Avon commercial. I told my parents with cake.. Because bad news always goes better with cake.. I hate the sadness to.

Depending on your chemo but if you are on any AC/T regimen it will fall out. Sorry for the bad news. Good luck.

Its the folicals....yes you are correct its the chemo that has effected the hair folicals and ready to come out. My scalp was so senative. I neve wore a wig, bandanas worked best for me. I hihly suggest some comfy sleep caps for the night. Keeps the hair from falling out all over the pillow,keeps your scalp covered which is more comforatble while sleeping - well for me it was. headcovers.com had some inexpensive terry sleep caps. Maybe $9.99- 12. They were great!

@A MyBCTeam Member lol good for you - I'm not going to be that brave - I'm expecting tears

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