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Miami, FL

Does anyone have fingernail or fingertip pain after chemo ? It feels like certain nails were slammed in a door .. Also my heels ache, especially where they are dry and it even hurts to walk.. I thought they were sunburned or something but they are not ?? Is this normal for everyone?

May 25, 2014
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A MyBCTeam Member

Omg! My fingertips and toes are always numb. My doctor prescribed Lyrica. She started me off with a very low dosage first. It seems to help the fingers but not my toes. Yes I have constant pain in the heels of my feet. I can't even walk when I get out of the bed. The lyrica doesn't help that so I don't know what to try next. Does anyone else have any recommendations?

May 25, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

Yes! I hear it will revert back to normal, but some have shared that normal feeling in fingers and feet has not returned two years after treatment. I am doing accupuncture to assist with the nureopathy. (Sp?).
Good luck to you!

June 10, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

My fingernails felt like that and developed red striped lines and eventually lifted off their nail beds. They never fell off though. They oozed puss so I had to push antibiotic cream down inside them.

May 26, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

I hear tea tree oil is good for finger nails

May 25, 2014

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