Discoloured Nails

Great news Patti, its a pity it takes a whole year! My eyelashes came back looking great after finishing my treatment but they have now decided to fall out again grrrr…..

One whole year later, after finishing Paclitaxel,  my finger nails are back to normal. My big toe nails however, still look very strange. 

@Blossom that's great to hear the oils haven been working to some extent for you. Yes the Myrrh is expensive, I think there is a blend you can use without the myrrh to strengthen your nails?


Good luck with anymore treatment you are having x

@Jrcn Thank you for that. My last chemo was seven weeks ago so hopefully I will see a turnaround soon. I use doterra as well but haven’t bought the myrrh due to the cost. I used the oils for neuropathy pain and also for toe blisters with success. The chemo stopped the internally taken oils from being effective but for external issues they were great.

 Hi girls, my nails didn't start to discolour until the last one or two chemo treatments and did get worse for about 4 weeks after finishing chemo then they started to turnaround. Like I said in an earlier post I didn't paint my nails but used essential oils and kept them out of direct sunlight as much as possible. They have improved greatly and I didn't loose any. I finished radiation about 6 weeks ago and my thumbs are the only ones still to grow out. 


Hope this helps...

@Kiwi Angel. I didn’t paint my toenails as they were always covered from the light. They still discoloured. I thought the end of chemo would see them starting to improve but they are actually getting worse. My fingernails were also covered from the light and they look great which is fantastic but the toenails hurt when they press against anything (shoes). I was just wondering when I could start to see a turnaround.

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 found my nails are still not as strong as they used to be and I’m 6 months post chemo. Luckily mine survived pretty well using black nail polish to protect them during chemo. It takes awhile for your body to recover. About a month ago my eyebrows started to get sparse again. 

Seven weeks post chemo and two toe nails are still getting darker and one is getting more tender. How long after chemo finished did everyone else find their nails stopped discolouring? 

Hi @Fletch, its good to vent so don't feel bad. I've been wearing a black cap on my head since losing my hair and a Bamboo sock (that's what I call it) when I'm cold which gets me through. My hair is starting to grow back but taking a while at the front, I think I'm just impatient. Nails - my toenails are just starting with the discolouring and its almost been 3 weeks since completing chemo. The oils I use are Doterra - I make a blend using Myrrh, Frankincense, Lemon with Fractionated coconut oil and use it every second day. 
@kmakm that's great you didn't lose your finger nails and have finally reaching the end point with them. Yes they certainly remind you of the chemo days, I get embarrassed about mind and hide them where possible.