Bruised Nails
I have been having Taxol (last dose yesterday) and the girls at oncology recommended that I have my nails painted black to prevent the splitting etc. I removed the nail polish today so that I could ...
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There seems to be a degree of plain luck as to what happens with nails. I had taxol also. Black nail polish was recommended to me by the Oncology nurses not to just keep nails strong but apparently UV radiation acts on the chemo at the nail bed so the dark colour works as a block out to hopefully avoid damage occuring. My public hospital didn't offer ice mitts so I just bought soft blue cold packs with me and put my toes and hands on the packs during chemo. There isn't any good data as to whether icing makes any difference. Luckily though I did not loose any nails.
Anna B