tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post3338289531339052356..comments2023-10-25T05:04:24.054-07:00Comments on Breast Cancer Won't Define Me: Penguin Cold CapsMdghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689474820971862717noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-17045279677369117772015-12-04T17:47:22.293-08:002015-12-04T17:47:22.293-08:00I used them in Grand Rapids, same pessimism from o...I used them in Grand Rapids, same pessimism from oncologist but I ignored it and wheeled in coolers of caps on dry ice each chemo session. I never lost hair. In fact, it came in thicker and has been growing faster ever since. Go figure. I also had to insist on the blood test (known as 2D6) for tamoxifen-resistance, finally got it, and found out I was resistant so I'm on the right med now for the next 3 years. If I hadn't insisted I'd have been on the wrong drug, with all side effects and no benefit.Blondvoyagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757107932396612752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-76759353417513907122013-08-06T13:39:20.521-07:002013-08-06T13:39:20.521-07:00Hello Dyane, I'm just catching your post. I am...Hello Dyane, I'm just catching your post. I am using the caps at Royal Oak Beaumont, have you started helping people. I have 12 more treatments to go and my helpers is going back to school soon. Let me know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-77745047762828288992013-03-05T11:24:49.121-08:002013-03-05T11:24:49.121-08:00My sister is currently going through chemo and has...My sister is currently going through chemo and has her 8th session tomorrow and a head full of hair. I am a big advocate of cold-cap therapy. It has allowed her to do so many normal everyday things like her kids basketball games, grocery store shopping and even lunch with girlfriends. Five days a week, she gets to feel cancer-free. The reflection in the mirror isn't a constant reminder of this disease inside her. During this process, she even started thinking of the caps as part of her armor and each week she got suited up to go to battle with this dreaded cancer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649430759015076514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-8366178616450055512013-03-02T10:03:41.667-08:002013-03-02T10:03:41.667-08:00Mdg, Thank you so much for this blog. My partner L...Mdg, Thank you so much for this blog. My partner Linda had stage 4 breast/liver cancer, and over the last 18 months had been on 5 different types of chemo. Some were severe, and others on the mild side. She was using cold caps, and had lost her eye brows and lashes and everything else, on two occasions no less. She lost everything except the hair on top of her head. They work. Sadly the chemo held things off, but not forever.amishelvis at msn.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-80120712850378409912013-01-09T17:28:28.652-08:002013-01-09T17:28:28.652-08:00I use to be in Michigan but we moved to Chicago af...I use to be in Michigan but we moved to Chicago after my chemo. U of M was not for them at all when I was there. Karmanos does not support them either. Doc's at Beaumont have freezers and caps so start there. I don't know about any other docs of hand that support use as I did not deal with any other oncologists when I was there. If you talk to Geralyn at PCC's she may be able to offer more information. Sorry I could not offer more help!<br /> Mdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689474820971862717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-74714722358533221392013-01-08T14:52:08.087-08:002013-01-08T14:52:08.087-08:00I helped ladies in California with Penguin cold ca...I helped ladies in California with Penguin cold caps and now I'm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, thinking of starting the business here. Are you in Michigan or do you know any doctors here who are sympathetic? I heard they've finished research at U of SF on Dynacaps and are investing in the machines, so I think oncologists will soon hear about it. I'm told that ice used years ago that did not work was not cold enough or left on long enough.dyanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08550740415294139275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391368486926099927.post-69732016213939027512013-01-04T13:16:41.352-08:002013-01-04T13:16:41.352-08:00Hi, I also was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cance...Hi, I also was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer May 2010. I used the cold caps and successfully saved my hair. Many of my doctors were totally surprised. It helped me recover quicker and made me feel like I had some control over something I had no control over. I also had a friend at the same time with breast cancer and she saved her hair the same way. There is hope. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com