People who lose their hair often wear wigs, hats or scarves. You may be entitled to a free wig from the National Health Service. Your doctor or the nurse looking after you will be able to arrange for a wig specialist to visit you. If you do lose your hair it should grow back within about six months. Although they may be hard to bear at the time, these side effects will gradually disappear once your treatment is over.
Chemotherapy affects people in different ways.
Some find they are able to lead a fairly normal life during their treatment, but many find they become very tired and have to take things much more slowly. Just do as much as you feel like and try not to overdo it. We would be pleased to send you a copy. Factsheets about individual drugs and their particular side effects are also available. All rights reserved.