Neuropathy

[Pam P]

I had both neuropathy and the nail lifting from taxotere. The neuropathy was fairly mild and improved after I stopped taxotere. The nail lifting was worse for me. All my nails were affected. They lifted off the nail bed and oozed pus. Like you I soaked them several times a day. One got really swollen and pus built up below the nail bed and had no way to ooze out. I had to have a dermatologist lance it to drain the pus. No one put me on antibiotics. I think I lost all my nails, but they all grew back just fine on my hands. The nails on my feet are another story. The big toe nails are really thick and gross, and a couple other toenails never did grow back. I think only 2 toenails still look normal. It's been many years since I was on taxotere but I seem to remember that the nail issues started to improve not long after I quit the drug.