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prudencerose
9 years agoMember
Nails lifting
Hi all. I have finished chemo and have nearly finished my first week of radiation. My finger tips are numb but it is my finger nails that are worrying me. What have others done to manage nails that ar...
KarenneW
9 years agoMember
Hi Prudencerose, I'm 2 years post chemo, surgery & radiation. My nails lifted off the nail bed and were numb too. I spoke to my nail girls and did take that product Hair Skin & Nails, not that it really did any good. I just let my nails go, kept them very short and eventually when the new nail grew through they were find. The neuropathy in your fingers is a result of the chemo, but that too will dissipate in due course. I also had the nails of my 2 big toes go funny, and they took about 12 months to grow out - I just let my Podiatrist look after them. Most good nail technicians would be able to help - I'd suggest not going to those salons that appear in the big shopping centres with like 10 girls doing nails - try your local beauty salon where you would get to be treated by the same girl or girls each time.