side affects
hi, this is my first post. I am having 4 doses of Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide. I've recently had my 3rd round and 1 to go. I have this really annoying side affect where the tips of my fingers and ...
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There can be two things going on with fingers and toes. One is the nerves like you said and can be quite serious and damage can be permanent if its pushed too far. My oncology nurse told me to make sure I tell them immediately as further full doses could make it worse.
The other is what happened about 2 weeks after my 4th dose, the nail beds were damaged and for a week or two every time I used a nail it would lever the nail up and the nail bed would recede down the finger. I ended up I cut my nails back very carefully so I couldn't use the nails at all, not even to scratch myself. This stopped further damage and within a couple of weeks the beds had firmed so no further receding occurred. Now I just have to wait for the receded bits to grow out as its still touchy to use the nails at all. It takes ages.