"I have finished chemotherapy at the Western Infirmary. Everything has gone well and I still have a fantastic head of hair. My hair was thinning, however I still managed to keep a fair amount, so much so that I never at anytime looked as if I was having chemo. That was an enormous boost. I've since had my hair cut and coloured and it looks great (if I say so myself)! I am tremendously grateful to you for all your advice regarding the cool caps."

M.B. Scotland.

"I recently had to undergo chemotherapy at Dewsbury District Hospital . I was devastated to hear I would lose all my hair as a result but could try the scalp cooler machine manufactured by your company to minimise the loss.

I am pleased to say that it worked, I lost a slight amount of hair, but no one noticed.

I would like to thank all concerned in the inventing and producing of this machine. It made such a difference to my recovery. I tell everyone how amazing this is, they can't believe it.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, it meant such a lot to me not to lose my hair. It is now as good as new.

Many thanks."

Angela Bates.

"Last year I had chemotherapy with the drug taxol at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Thanks to the use of the Paxman head cooler, I lost hardly a hair from my head - something for which I will be eternally grateful as years before, without the benefit of the cooler, I had suffered complete hair loss with taxol."

All good wishes,

Anon, Midlands.

"It is bad enough dealing with cancer let alone lose your hair. My mother is undergoing chemotherapy and she was so worried about losing her hair. I think that it is the worse part of chemo. Luckily where my mother has chemotherapy she was offered to go on a trial for using a cap to stop her losing her hair. It was called a Paxman Cooling Cap and you wear it before the chemo and after and the results are fantastic, she is nearly finished 6 months of chemo and has lost very little hair. She was the 4th person to use the cap in Australia and now there are about 36 women on the trial it is great.

I don't think she would have managed if she lost her hair. So ask your oncologist it is never too late to try it as it generated the growth of new hair."

JB, Australia.

"l have just received my 5th chemo session in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and have used your Paxman cooler machine during each session and can only say how pleased l am that l have been able to keep all of my thick brown hair.

This has been so important to me as l was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 and l did lose all of my hair then. As l am a self-employed shop owner and l am in the public eye constantly, then it was very difficult for me to lose all of my hair, as people do have a tendency to say silly comments to you, as l did not wear a wig.

So this year when l was diagnosed for a second time in March it was a great relief to find out l could use your machine and that l could possibly keep my hair. Its been wonderful and l have been able to feel very much more normal !! and as l live in the Orkney Isles it can be particularly cold and windy up here so its always good to have hair!

l can only say a big thank you to you for inventing such a wonderful machine."

Yours faithfully

Judith Glue

"When i discovered i had breast cancer in June of last year my biggest fear was that i would lose my hair.  I know that sounds vain but it was the one thing that makes your illness so apparent to everyone and i wanted my life,& that of my husband and children to go on as normal.

We researched cold capping on the internet and found the Paxman Cool Capping system, i contacted yourself and i found you to be extremely helpful and understanding. On my first chemo session Paul Paxman came to the Bristol Oncology Centre to explain the simple procedure to my husband as he would be the person to operate it. Cold capping is slightly painful for the first 10 minutes or so.  It made me feel light headed if i moved my head too much but other than that it was fine.  The results were worth the little bit of discomfort.

I had epirubicin (90mgs) then CMF.  As the dosage of epirubicin was quite high the chances of saving my hair was only about 65% but i am glad to say apart from some thinning i kept most of my hair.  My neighbours didn't have any idea that i was undergoing any treatment until i told them at the end of my chemo.

Cold capping enabled me to lead a completely normal life.  I kept my self esteem and dignity.  My illness would have been 100% more difficult for me if i had not used the system.  I wouldn't have felt confident enough to go out as much and my life would have taken longer to get back to normal.

I finished my chemo on the 1st February 2006 and i cannot stress strongly enough how i feel that all women who want to try to retain their hair should be given the opportunity. I was able to have my hair cut once during treatment and i continued to colour it with a natural hair dye."

Yours sincerely

Debbie Wolfe

"I sit here with my hair now longer than ever and actually in far better condition than it's been in for decades! I feel like a human being, a woman, and my wonderful friends and family say I look great and throughout my chemo I 'got out there' and amazed my clients.

To Mr Paxman and his dear wife I send a million thank you's."

Isobel Heaton

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