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starwishn2 · 01-06-2013, 10:42 PM

Wow.. I am so glad to be done with Taxotere. We did not get along very well. All my finger nails are black. I am having issues now with five of my finger nails and two toe nails lifting. One is bleeding from under the nail. I keep my nails short - and have bandages on a couple of them but typing (which is what I do the majority of time at work) is difficult along with picking things up, zipping, writing...etc. and they hurt.

So many others here are dealing with much worse issues. I'm sure there's really nothing I can do, is there? Maybe I just needed to vent a little with a group that understands.

Jeri

01-06-2013, 10:42 PM	#1
starwishn2 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 124	Black lifting nails Wow.. I am so glad to be done with Taxotere. We did not get along very well. All my finger nails are black. I am having issues now with five of my finger nails and two toe nails lifting. One is bleeding from under the nail. I keep my nails short - and have bandages on a couple of them but typing (which is what I do the majority of time at work) is difficult along with picking things up, zipping, writing...etc. and they hurt. So many others here are dealing with much worse issues. I'm sure there's really nothing I can do, is there? Maybe I just needed to vent a little with a group that understands. Jeri __________________ Diagnosed 16Dec1993 ITP (auto immune disease - low platelets) Splenectomy 11Nov2009 Rituxen May2011 ITP playing nice Diagnosed 3Jul2012 BC 2 cm - Grade 2 - Stage IIB HER2+++ ER+/PR+ bilateral mastectomy 20Jul2012 Metastasized cancer found 1 lymph node expanders placed during surgery TCH chemo "cocktail" started 24Aug2012 every 3 weeks - 6 treatments Herceptin - 18 treatments LAST treatment Taxotere & Carboplatin 7Dec2012 -yay! Continue with Herceptin 26Dec2012 Started Arimidex 01Jan2013 (for 5 years) Surgery to remove expanders/reconstruction 18Jan2013 Infection in left breast from reconstruction/infection in most nails - SO many meds! 22Feb2013 Left implant not playing nice.... might need to remove and try again - blah! 04Apr2013 3Jul2013 - one year since diagnosis - booo cancer! 15Aug2013 LAST chemo infusion!! YIPPPEEE!!! 13Sep2013 2nd reconstructive surgery.. the FOOBs are looking good!