Pain and itching after hair loss??

poopergirl14052
poopergirl14052 Member Posts: 1,183 Member
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
My hair is almost all gone now after 2 weeks of chemo. now my head hurts and my scalp is very itchy, I am scrathing my head and leaving marks I can't wear my wigs right now because of this wearing my scarves and chemo caps. Does anyone else have this problem too? Also my eyelahes are almost gone and sometimes my eyes feel dry and irritated, i wash my face and get my eyes wet ,feels better for awhile

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  • leesag
    leesag Member Posts: 621 Member
    #2
    Gentian Eyedrops were the
    Gentian Eyedrops were the ones my onc's nurse practitioner recommended for dry eye. I shaved my head before my hair began falling out, so I can't address those symptoms. However, I did wash my scalp with Nizoral shampoo (bought for my hubby's dandruff). I'd read on another forum that a lot of ladies used this. I wore my wig twice I think, LOVED my scarves!
  • srwruns
    srwruns Member Posts: 343
    #3
    I am three weeks out from my
    I am three weeks out from my first chemo (2nd one this Friday). My scalp hurt more the 2nd week out from chemo than it does this week. I didn't shave it but had it cut really short. It is about 80% gone. My scalp seemed to hurt less as the hair REALLY started coming out. Perhaps it hurt more the second week as it was "getting ready" to fall out? I don't know. I have shelved my expensive hair care products and now I am wondering do my expensive facial care products now go up and over the (once) forehead? Just kidding...kinda.
  • kcfromtx
    kcfromtx Member Posts: 1
    edited January 2020 #4
    Scalp pain remedies?

    I am almost 3 weeks out from my first chemo, and my hair is falling out constantly.  Today my wonderful hubby sheared it off to a buzz cut.  It helped enought to put on my new wig that I love.  However, in a few hours my scalp is SO sore that I had to take off the wig again. The soreness seems to come from any movement across my extremely short hair.  Now I'm feeling sad and frustrated, when I have had such a good attitude up to this point.

    Does anyone have remedies that you've tried (and worked) for sore/painful scalp?  

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,485 Member
    #5
    kcfromtx, I am a visitor from

    kcfromtx, I am a visitor from the Uterine board and saw your post.  You might want to do a little search over there as we have had some threads on this too.  This one is an older thread and I don't think some of these ladies still follow. 

    I will add, there are ups and downs, and  I am so sorry to hear you are in a 'down' right now.  It is hard. I remember crazy crazy itchiness!!  I was losing my mind.  It might take a little time, and as a suggestion, you might want to take an old t-shirt and create a turban wrap.  There are videos out there showing this, and a super soft t-shirt was comfy, especially hanging out at home, and easy to wash when my hair was still falling out.  

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