Lynnie1974
6 years agoMember
Nails detached after chemo
Hi everyone
I was wondering if people could share their stories on the impact chemo had to their nails and how long it took to recover. After Paclitaxel the nailbeds on my thumbs and first 2 fingers on both hands swelled, pushing my nails off the nailbeds. Then after the swelling subsided these nails became detached from the nailbed.
I decided in order to hide the state of my nails (because I was sick of painting them to disguise the green and black colouring) that I'd get SNS. After having it on for probably 1.5-2 months I think the nails are even more detached than they were after chemo! I think that because the SNS is so hard it's stopping my nails from growing along the nailbed. Has anyone else successfully done anything to make their nails 'pretty' whilst trying to get them back to health?
I need to get the SNS taken off but the other night I smacked my thumbnail on one hand on the bench and the entire nail virtually came off. It is now 'stuck' down but is incredibly painful and will likely fall off entirely. I need to get the SNS off but you do it by soaking the nail in acetone which just isn't an option right now with all the trauma to my thumb :(
I was wondering if people could share their stories on the impact chemo had to their nails and how long it took to recover. After Paclitaxel the nailbeds on my thumbs and first 2 fingers on both hands swelled, pushing my nails off the nailbeds. Then after the swelling subsided these nails became detached from the nailbed.
I decided in order to hide the state of my nails (because I was sick of painting them to disguise the green and black colouring) that I'd get SNS. After having it on for probably 1.5-2 months I think the nails are even more detached than they were after chemo! I think that because the SNS is so hard it's stopping my nails from growing along the nailbed. Has anyone else successfully done anything to make their nails 'pretty' whilst trying to get them back to health?
I need to get the SNS taken off but the other night I smacked my thumbnail on one hand on the bench and the entire nail virtually came off. It is now 'stuck' down but is incredibly painful and will likely fall off entirely. I need to get the SNS off but you do it by soaking the nail in acetone which just isn't an option right now with all the trauma to my thumb :(