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I am a cancer survivor and finished my chemo in November 22.  I had stage 3 ovarian cancer.  In preparation of my chemo I decided to research ways to keep my hair and contacted a company in the UK.  As luck would have it they had a representative in Toronto that had that medical device at Princess Margaret Hospital.  Unfortunately, there were none in Ottawa.  This concept of scalp cooling in not well know in Canada.  Many other countries around the world have the availability to use as part of their chemo care.  I cold capped during my chemo and kept 95% of my hair.  I had only thinning all around but did not lose length or have any bald spots.  No one knew I was going through chemo treatments.  I made it my goal to get these medical devices to Ottawa.  Working with the representative in Toronto we started a painful journey of knocking on those doors that could make it happen.  I am happy to say that we got 3 Paxman machines at the Ottawa General Hospital and 3 at Irving Greenberg Hospital.  If you want more information please feel free to reach out to me.  You can also go on the Paxman Canada website for more information. 

I am a cancer survivor and finished my chemo in November 22.  I had stage 3 ovarian cancer.  In preparation of my chemo I decided to research ways to keep my hair and contacted a company in the UK.  As luck would have it they had a representative in Toronto that had that medical device at Princess Margaret Hospital.  Unfortunately, there were none in Ottawa.  This concept of scalp cooling in not well know in Canada.  Many other countries around the world have the availability to use as part of their chemo care.  I cold capped during my chemo and kept 95% of my hair.  I had only thinning all around but did not lose length or have any bald spots.  No one knew I was going through chemo treatments.  I made it my goal to get these medical devices to Ottawa.  Working with the representative in Toronto we started a painful journey of knocking on those doors that could make it happen.  I am happy to say that we got 3 Paxman machines at the Ottawa General Hospital and 3 at Irving Greenberg Hospital.  If you want more information please feel free to reach out to me.  You can also go on the Paxman Canada website for more information. 

Hi @Elgin55, Congrats on this success! I saw their ad at the General a little while ago. Although I'm not doing scalp cooling, I'm also in Ottawa and currently diagnosed with Stage 3 (diagnosed Nov. 24), age 39. I'm approaching Round 4 of chemo, followed by surgery and then two more rounds of chemo. I have only met one other person with Ovarian Cancer here so just wanted to say hi!! 

I am a cancer survivor and finished my chemo in November 22.  I had stage 3 ovarian cancer.  In preparation of my chemo I decided to research ways to keep my hair and contacted a company in the UK.  As luck would have it they had a representative in Toronto that had that medical device at Princess Margaret Hospital.  Unfortunately, there were none in Ottawa.  This concept of scalp cooling in not well know in Canada.  Many other countries around the world have the availability to use as part of their chemo care.  I cold capped during my chemo and kept 95% of my hair.  I had only thinning all around but did not lose length or have any bald spots.  No one knew I was going through chemo treatments.  I made it my goal to get these medical devices to Ottawa.  Working with the representative in Toronto we started a painful journey of knocking on those doors that could make it happen.  I am happy to say that we got 3 Paxman machines at the Ottawa General Hospital and 3 at Irving Greenberg Hospital.  If you want more information please feel free to reach out to me.  You can also go on the Paxman Canada website for more information. 

If you're looking to meet others with gynecological cancers in the Ottawa area, there is a peer support group.  Find out about it at https://gynecancerottawa.wordpress.com.

Hi @Elgin55, Congrats on this success! I saw their ad at the General a little while ago. Although I'm not doing scalp cooling, I'm also in Ottawa and currently diagnosed with Stage 3 (diagnosed Nov. 24), age 39. I'm approaching Round 4 of chemo, followed by surgery and then two more rounds of chemo. I have only met one other person with Ovarian Cancer here so just wanted to say hi!! 

I am a cancer survivor and finished my chemo in November 22.  I had stage 3 ovarian cancer.  In preparation of my chemo I decided to research ways to keep my hair and contacted a company in the UK.  As luck would have it they had a representative in Toronto that had that medical device at Princess Margaret Hospital.  Unfortunately, there were none in Ottawa.  This concept of scalp cooling in not well know in Canada.  Many other countries around the world have the availability to use as part of their chemo care.  I cold capped during my chemo and kept 95% of my hair.  I had only thinning all around but did not lose length or have any bald spots.  No one knew I was going through chemo treatments.  I made it my goal to get these medical devices to Ottawa.  Working with the representative in Toronto we started a painful journey of knocking on those doors that could make it happen.  I am happy to say that we got 3 Paxman machines at the Ottawa General Hospital and 3 at Irving Greenberg Hospital.  If you want more information please feel free to reach out to me.  You can also go on the Paxman Canada website for more information. 

I am a cancer survivor and finished my chemo in November 22.  I had stage 3 ovarian cancer.  In preparation of my chemo I decided to research ways to keep my hair and contacted a company in the UK.  As luck would have it they had a representative in Toronto that had that medical device at Princess Margaret Hospital.  Unfortunately, there were none in Ottawa.  This concept of scalp cooling in not well know in Canada.  Many other countries around the world have the availability to use as part of their chemo care.  I cold capped during my chemo and kept 95% of my hair.  I had only thinning all around but did not lose length or have any bald spots.  No one knew I was going through chemo treatments.  I made it my goal to get these medical devices to Ottawa.  Working with the representative in Toronto we started a painful journey of knocking on those doors that could make it happen.  I am happy to say that we got 3 Paxman machines at the Ottawa General Hospital and 3 at Irving Greenberg Hospital.  If you want more information please feel free to reach out to me.  You can also go on the Paxman Canada website for more information.