Chemotherapy Hats/Turbans

[Flybye]

Hi. My dear, sweet mother in law has to have chemotherapy starting tomorrow for non-hodgkins lymphoma. The prognosis is good, for which we are thankful.

I would like to purchase a turban or hat for to wear. She is not sporty at all, so baseball caps are out of the question. I understand that her scalp will become sensitive and so a soft hat or turban would be best.

Any suggestions of things family members have used and liked or avoided?

[solobiker]

Hi, sorry to hear about your MIL. My thoughts are with you and your family. One of my patients where I work wears a nice looking turban/soft style hat that looks really nice and is not sporty at all. I will ask her tomorrow where she got it.

[rubywagon]

Would she consider something like this?



It provides coverage but is breathable for summer.

My thoughts are with your family.

[zoom-zoom]

I'll bet a Buff would be nice...she would have so many ways to wear it and they have some made with a UV protective fabric, too, which would be of extra benefit to protect her scalp.

[Aggie_Ama]

I think you get very cold, my father was constantly having trouble with his body temperature and my MIL as well. Maybe a nice wool cap? I think you might be able to find one at REI even in the summer. I have an Alpaca wool beanie, it is heavenly soft.

[indysteel]

Several of my friends have purchased various hats and scarves during their chemotherapy from hatsscarvesandmore.com.

[Dutchgirl73]

Kangol knitted hat

I had chemo some years ago, and the most comfortable head covering I had was my Kangol knitted hat. They are expensive, but very well made, very stylish, and I still love wearing that hat; I can't recommend it highly enough! I bought mine at Nordstrom.

The reason I liked it so much is that it is soft and lightweight. My scalp was very tender, but this hat felt good. It was unlined, so cool in the summer (which was when I was going through chemo). It completely covered my head, so that other's couldn't see my baldness, and the brim provided additional coverage and shaded my eyes, but was not so big that it obstructed my vision, a major annoyance with many other hats.

It is costly, but not nearly as much as a wig, and a lot more comfortable.