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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thank you so much for all the help!  I have breast cancer and I will lose my hair.  I will shop for wigs soon.  It's funny, my main fear is the actual infusion.  I am afraid it will hurt, or I will be allergic to it or something.  I am glad to hear that it usually isn't as bad as everyone expects.  Thanks again everyone.[/quote]

22:12 back again. I also had breast cancer but had a little different chemo regimen (TACx6). Check out the message boards at www.breastcancer.org. There's a great deal of info there. For example, check out the links here:
http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topic/785189

One thing they didn't tell tell me was to take 24-hour Claritin for a few days after the Neulasta shot (the injection they give you the day after your infusion to help boost your white blood cells). I learned about that on the breastcancer.org forum and asked my nurses about it.

Re: hair - I got mine cut short, but my longtime stylist wouldn't shave it off for me. In retrospect I wish I'd shaved it - when your hair is falling out it comes out everywhere and gets in everything. Plus, it just prolonged the process - I'd wake up in the morning with a clump of hair on my pillow. I also did chemo in the fall/winter so you can wear some cute winter hats too. I also wore a soft cotton cap (like this http://www.tlcdirect.org/Cuffed-Cotton-Hat.html?did=61) when I slept because I'd get cold. 
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