Thank you DigniCap!
After undergoing surgery due to my breast cancer, I began chemotherapy at the Hilleröd Hospital. I was given the possibility to undergo scalp cooling to keep my hair so I accepted. The staff at the clinic said that there was no guarantee that I could preserve my hair, but as they have good experience with scalp cooling, I knew I simply had to try. The cooling cap is to be chilled to a cap temperature of 5°C via a cooling machine. I noticed that my critical point was 14°C as seen from my temperature curve on the touch-screen. After the 14°C threshold, I actually felt less sensation of cold, and by the time the temperature dropped to 5°, I did not sense much at all.
DigniCap has really done me good. I had thick hair before. I have lost very little hair and no one could see that I have undergone chemotherapy. My experience with DigniCap has been a very positive one. It was a consolation considering that difficult period of my life that I went through.
Thank you DigniCap!
Courtesy of Mrs. Bente Schmalz
Chemotherapy regimen: Epirubicin+ Taxotere
Making a difference
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent surgery to remove my ovaries and uterus around end of June 2007. During a conversation with my doctor, I was told that I had to undergo 6 sessions of chemotherapy which would lead to severe hair loss. I was recommended by my doctor to undergo scalp cooling treatment to preserve my hair. No guarantee was given but I was told by the nursing staff at the chemotherapy department that the chance of me keeping my hair is greater with scalp cooling.
The nurse applied two different caps on my scalp - an inner cap to induce cooling and an outer cap to insulate and to hold the inner cap in place. It felt cold in the beginning and I experience the coldest sensation when the cap temperature was around 8 – 10°C. When the cap reached the treatment temperature of 3 – 5°C, the cold sensation diminished and I did not sense the cap much at all for the rest of the treatment. The treatment takes some time as my infusion treatment takes 3 hours and I need continue with the scalp cooling treatment for another 1 1/2 hour. The process felt slow at times but I experienced no pain.
For my part, chemotherapy became more bearable as at least, I got to keep my hair! It may seem like a small thing but it had made a big difference for me!
Courtesy of Mrs Gunilla Lundberg
Chemotherapy regimen: Taxol + Carboplatin