Ask any group of men and 9 times out of 10 they will prefer long hair to short. Believe me, I have surveyed. You can cry. You can scream. Or, you can accept it and have fun with it.
Most women never do.
Now, you have the opportunity to change it daily, weekly, monthly, or whenever you get the urge. You just need to have a prescription from your doctor. The sooner you find a wig you like, the sooner you will accept it. It will be difficult to get a good fit until you have lost your hair. I didn't get a good feel for what it would look like.