Discoloured Nails
Hi all, Just after some advice regarding discoloured nails due to the effects of Chemo. I have heard that either painting your nails with a dark colour can help, especially protecting them from t...
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Only found out about the nails yesterday in my chemo education, I was advised to put on hail hardener first and dark polish which I will try but nothing was mentioned about losing nails, so I'm grateful once again for the tip, this forum is great.
I have very soft nails that peel anyway, so I keep them short.
I had fake nails for about 8 years and it took months to recover after having them removed, they were tender for ages and very soft with ridges, peeling etc. I don't trust nail salons after I got a fungal nail infection in two toes - thanks so much.
So I will have to do them myself, I'm guessing they will look like a dog's dinner haha
My question is I have 6 months of chemo, just had Cycle one, so when can I expect to see the discolouration start?
And can I have any colour other than black? Like a dark Red or Maroon?
I have very soft nails that peel anyway, so I keep them short.
I had fake nails for about 8 years and it took months to recover after having them removed, they were tender for ages and very soft with ridges, peeling etc. I don't trust nail salons after I got a fungal nail infection in two toes - thanks so much.
So I will have to do them myself, I'm guessing they will look like a dog's dinner haha
My question is I have 6 months of chemo, just had Cycle one, so when can I expect to see the discolouration start?
And can I have any colour other than black? Like a dark Red or Maroon?