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It's not like Male pattern baldness or anything but when I was on Chemo for breast cancer I lost all my hair. It was heartbreaking for me and every day I avoid looking in the mirror because it makes me so sad and sick I almost throw up. I tried wearing a wig but it doesn't look convincing to me even if it does for other people. Also the feeling of the wig on my scalp makes my body feel gross and just reminds me of what I don't have anymore.

I know my hair will likely grow back but that's months from now and I need strategies on how to cope until then. Has anyone else been in this situation? How do you cope with something like this? It's just so hard.

Also this is my first post on Lemmy since I found my phone which was lost for months.

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