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sassy · 12-14-2007, 09:28 PM

My fingernails are still very soft and I have to keep them as short as possible because they split and chip. My toenails are fine except both my big toes. Right one has grown out but is shaped oddly. Left one is only grown out about half way and I have to work with it to keep it from becoming ingrown on the sides. I've been off Herceptin for almost a year now.

12-14-2007, 09:28 PM	#6
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	My fingernails are still very soft and I have to keep them as short as possible because they split and chip. My toenails are fine except both my big toes. Right one has grown out but is shaped oddly. Left one is only grown out about half way and I have to work with it to keep it from becoming ingrown on the sides. I've been off Herceptin for almost a year now. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!