niececola Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Hi, My mom is taking Taxotere and one of her nurses told her the other day that her fingernails might fall off. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there anything that can be done to stop it? Thanks, Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kay64 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 that is one of the side effects listed but they didn't say fall off, said they could discolor from the med. my husband had 6 rounds of it with the carboplatain and nothing happened to his nails, his hair fell out after the third treatment, he was rather sick from all of it but would bounce back after about a week and a half. Hope this helps. KAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Lucie's fingernails and toenails turned black during Taxotere treatments. Nails grow fast. like hair, so the chemo tends to attack them. She was given something to coat them with during the treatments. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 The Duke had 3 taxotere treatments and nothing happened to his finger or toe nails. Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tess Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Hi, My husband was given ice water during chemo to prevent the black nails and to keep them. It worked for him! He never lost his hair either. He was also told to use tea tree oil after chemo on his nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 My husband Dave has had three Taxotere sessions now and still has his hair ,Thank Goodness. His nails seem fine too. He has been feeling very tired and is off his food because of that awful taste in the mouth but," so far, so good!" Paddy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ry Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Denise, I do not remember which chemo I had that put dents in my finger nails. I had a dent for every round of the chemo that caused the dents. John M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebbie Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I had 6 weekly doses of Taxotere and while my hair did get very thin, it didn't completely fall out, nor did I have any problems with my fingernails. Hopefully your mom won't either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAnn Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I had 5 rounds of Taxotere and my nails did not turn black, but they did do some interesting things. First they got this ridge on them, if you've ever had fake nails put on, you know when they start to grow out it is flat by your cuticle and a "bump" for the rest of your nail. That's what happened first, now that I've been off Taxotere for about 1 month, my nails have pink and white stripes! No kidding, kinda like a tree, a stripe for every treatment! I think they are very "cool" looking. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow! Good Luck! TAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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