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Re: Loose fingernails...
I too battled the lifting nails and have some very real world advice to pass along.
The first time on taxotere no neuropathy but my finger started to tingle. I mentioned it to my onc who kind of ignored it. I did end up with an infection on one nail that antibiotics quickly took care of. So...just be aware and don't let your onc ignore it for too long.
Now...let's just see if I can really gross everyone out. On my recent round of abraxane my finger nails lifted (again) and they began to ooze. I was very fearful they would get infected. They actually smelled and everytime I put my hand to my face, I was reminded that all was not right. TEA TREE OIL. absolutely worked. I dropped some of this minty extract under my nails and the oozing stopped. The smell went away. My nails still looked funky but at least I didn't have to worry about them smelling.
Good luck....it will pass.
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2007
Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008
Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED
March - Continue - Herceptin Only
April - Rads for 6 weeks
2009
Continue Herceptin - Continue NED
April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met
May - Cryosurgery
June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin
Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED
2010
January - Continue NED
July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1
August - Cryosurgery #2
August - November Navelbine
November - Back to NED - End Navelbine
2011
Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe
March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin
July - Confirmed continued liver involvement
August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb
October - Mixed results from H+T
Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April
2012
January PET Scan - It's working!!
April - Back to NED
July - Recurrance
August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)
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