C/A & Taxol--TOENAILS

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jteach
jteach Member Posts: 199
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

I finished chemo mid January.  My big toes' nails are painful, leaking some sort of fluid (lymph??? Not infected) and the nailbeds seem wiggly and loose.  Help!  How do I keep my toenails from coming off?????? 

Thanks:)

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  • Texas357
    Texas357 Member Posts: 1,552
    edited March 2010

    Good news/bad news. When mine fell off, the pain was gone immediately. The "oozing" could be a sign of infection. Best to ask your doctor about an antibiotic.  

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  • cs34
    cs34 Member Posts: 253
    edited March 2010

    hi jteach,

    i didn't have any oozing but i went to the foot dr for mine. i didn't want any issues for the regrowth. i lost both big toenails but they're growing back just fine now. Slowly but ok. he gave me ointment to put on every day. i do it religiously!

    a lot of women have been through this. fingernails too... my friend told me to put clear nail polish on before i started taxol and my fingers had no problems at all. for some reason, chemo brain, i didn't put the clear on my toes and the nails came off.

    make sure there's no infection. good luck!

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  • GG27
    GG27 Member Posts: 2,128
    edited March 2010

    I wasn't able to figure out anything to keep my nails from coming off, my onc Dr said there was nothing to be done.  I was terrified that they would hurt but they didn't at all, it was a relief when it finally happened.  I finished chemo last June & my toe nails have almost grown all the way out, I have one little line left.

    Good luck! Cheers, Dee 

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