Hi to all
I finished my last chemo (Taxotere) on 23 July, and since then my finger and toenails have become very sore and painful.
My fingers and toes are very stiff and feel almost numb, and any pressure on my nails is quite painful, even the quilt in bed at night is painful if resting on my toes, I have to keep them to the side or sticking out from the quilt lol! Anything fiddly like doing up buttons, popping a tablet out of its packet, pulling the tab on a tin to open it, that sort of thing is painful. Also, some of my nails have got large dark red marks on them which I have to cover with nail polish.
My oncologist just says its a side effect and should go in time. But I was wondering if anyone else has had this and can tell me how long it takes to go away?
Thanks, take care xx