I am currently on fec and will shortly do 3 sessions of tax. I have heard a lot of people have nail issues on tax or tec. Seems these elasto gloves are good.
Anyone heard or them used them. Are they used in uk ?
Never heard of them. I have had 6 cycles of tax and have kept my nails covered in dark nail varnish (very Goth!). There has been quite a discussion on my usual forum, December Angels, with various opinions but this has worked for me. My nails have funny markings and have crumbled a bit at the tops so I keep them very short but it has worked for me. It is the UV light getting in to the bed of the nail that makes it lift so it is important to leave them covered and watch out for it growing up the nails. I have been so paranoid about it I have even re-done my nails in the evenings so they don’t get the UV on them and I have worn socks to keep my toenails covered (not so easy to do in summer). Good luck.
Hi booksandwine…my cousin is a consultant dermatologist so I asked her about the gloves. She sent me a couple of links for you. The first is a control study (by Georges Pompidou Oncology Centre in France where the gloves were first trialled) and the second is an article (sourced through Oncology journals) by Pam Stephan, an 11 year bc survivor, that describes general nail care. I finished FEC-T in July 2012; my nails started to fall off at the end of August (not all of them) and were long and strong again by December. Toenails took a bit longer.
elasto-gel.es/PDF/estudio-01-zapatillas-elastogel.pdf
breastcancer.about.com/od/lifeduringtreatment/tp/fingernail_disorders.htm
Hope some of this helps…all the best for the rest of your treatment
Thanks all. I will ask my oncologist on Friday. Article was interesting and I am planning to wear frozen gloves and socks to try to protect nails. I always paint my toes but will start on fingernails.