Red swollen painful toenail

Hi poodlejules 
Good to know your big toe pain was resolved with anti inflammatories, I will keep that in mind if I have this issue again.

Hi @PV123 . I had a swollen and painful big toe about 2 weeks after my BC diagnosis. I had a scan, saw a podiatrist and discovered I have 2 extra sesamoids (tiny little foot bones) :) but apart from that my doctor explained that cancer can sometimes do weird things to your body. So I just had to ice and rest it and took some anti inflammatories and it went away.
All the best , hope it improves! 

Thank you kezmusic, I shall definitely try that.  Manuka honey helped, the toe is no longer swollen and red.  I am a big fan of Manuka honey for any skin issues. 

Ouch that's awful.  Try painting your nails with a deep coloured gel nail polish as well.  My chemo nurses advised this and it worked a treat. 

Shame.  Yep, Definitely get it checked out, it could be infected (hopefully not.)

I ended up with blisters under my toenails. The Onco had never heard of it before but a quick look on an American forum showed me it is a ‘thing’ that does happen.

Thanks Afraser and shs14.
I actually started the cold therapy for the first time with my 5th dose of Paclitaxel.  My toenail started hurting on the same day, I am sure the two are not related because the cold therapy is meant to help with all these issues.  I applied Manuka honey to the toe which took away the pain but I am still going to see the GP today.

Hi @PV123 There is some evidence that cold therapy can help with nails and neuropathy during Paclitaxel chemotherapy. There is a post in this discussion thread which tells how people do it. Its basically icing your hands and feet during the infusion. I had sore thumbnails the one time I didn't ice properly but after that I did and it went away. Perhaps that might help. Good luck. 

Nail problems (discolouration and lifting) are common with Paclitaxel but the swelling and pain are less common. Best to get it checked.