Fingernails

vonski

Hi

Is anyone else having problems with their fingernails? Mine grow and then when they get near the top peel? It's like they split but only the top layer, it comes off all the way across. Not sure if it's down to arthritis or the cancer so anyone got any ideas please

Love
Vonski x

woodbon

My nails are always breaking, sometimes so low that they bleed and hurt :x I think its the way I use them as much as anything.

vonski

Hi Sue

Have you always had problem nails or do you think it's your meds?
I only seem to have problems with the top layer.

Love
Vonski x

elnafinn

Hi vonski

Have you tried eating jelly?

Could be some meds that you are taking........

Do you file your nails the correct way, or is there no need as the nail peels off?

What about vitamins and all that jazz? Multi vitamin and calcium perhaps........

Climate affects hair and nails. Nails do not like the winter weather, like we don't either.

Not doing too much spring cleaning are you vonski or immersing your hands in water a lot without rubber gloves ......

I am throwing you all these questions and yet my nails are not that great but they never are!!

Be good!

love
Elna xx

vonski

Hi Elna

I think I file my nails the right way, but not sure. Wonder if it could be vitamin deficiency but I still have to have the fortijuice. My hands do seem to be spending a lot of time in water at the minute so could be that

Hope you are ok.

Love
Vonski x

woodbon

I think my nails may be associated with oa, but I don't know. My sister used to eat jelly to help her nails. Whether it did any good, I don't know. Sue

petmad

I have OA and my nails need lots of care, yet still break or peel. Linda

mash65

my nails break just as they get to a decent length.
i use a titanium based nail varnish. that seems to keep the in good condition,they dont peel. but they still break off then i tend to ripe them off.i find the titanium nail varnish the best iv come across been using long before arthr set in.
worth a try,a...,(the 1 thats calls) also do a good range in varnishes for peeling,brittle nails.

ritnew

Snap, I was going to ask how peoples fingernails were as well. Mine are the complete opposite and have grown long and strong. I wondered if it was associated to arthur or the meds. Not had nails like this for years.
It's more likely because I can't do the garden decorating or as much housework as I used to do.

vonski

ritnew wrote:

Snap, I was going to ask how peoples fingernails were as well. Mine are the complete opposite and have grown long and strong. I wondered if it was associated to arthur or the meds. Not had nails like this for years.
It's more likely because I can't do the garden decorating or as much housework as I used to do.

Oh! you lucky thing, I'm jelous now I used to have nice long nails but now keep them short and they still won't behave. Don't do the gardening or other things either and they still won't behave

Love
Vonski

grahamb

woodbon wrote:

My nails are always breaking, sometimes so low that they bleed and hurt :x I think its the way I use them as much as anything.

I will have to say i am a male, i do not file mine, but my wife Anne say's they are a mess let me at them. I do fine mine split a lot no lack of colour, But i am all ways clipping mine, that is what i have left of them.

Graham

suzster

not sure if it's related, but they say hair and nails are, my hair seems to grow really fast since getting arthur. although due to meds it can fall out abit it still grows much quicker. my hands and nails always suffer with dryness in winter. i use aqueous cream on y hands (and any other dry bits of skin) which seems to really help, much better than some hand creams i've tried which seemed to actually make my hands worse. but i do have an allergy to alot of perfumes.

lindalegs

I suggest we all give up household chores forever and see if that works

Luv Legs

frogmorton

Me too Vonski me too!!
So glad you mentioned it.
My nails have always been my pride and joy!! My one vanity and now they are trashed. They split off in layers and despte very very careful filing I can't seem to solve it. This has onlt happened since this arthur malarky and I think it's the meds or the arthur I really do.
If anyone has any good ideas I would be really grateful
Toni (the vain) x

vonski

Hi

Wow there is quite a few of us, just another thing thrown our way :roll:

Legs I love the idea that we should give the housework a miss. Might try that but not sure how long I'd get away with it

Toni I used to have long nails, some of the ambulance drivers used to want me to scratch their back I can't believe you're vain but do you have a lot of mirrors

Hope you are both ok

Love
Vonski x

skezier

Hi Vonski,
All joking apart Biotin would really help. I don't know what human brands you can get but between corny crescent and biotin I have got my employers hoof to almost double the speed of normal growth and it is thick, strong hoof at that! I know its a bit different but you can get human form of at least biotin I know....... Our nails are the same principle as their hoofs...... honest. I going back to the asylum now.........
Take care,
Cris x

vonski

Hi Cris

I've just looked at h & b and they have some biotin tablets. Says for hair though so will this be the same?

Love
Vonski x

skezier

Hi Vonski,
Hooves are hair as are toe nails on elephants......So are tusks and rhino horns it would kinda follow that nails are also hair....... I don't know but some where I think I was told that at school. Maybe our nails aren't but I am sure they are....... Maybe someone else knows for sure? :?

For me if it does hair as well I need some as mine is really thinning.... my nails are rubbish as well but there could be many reasons eh?
Love
Cris x

vonski

Hi Cris

I never knew that :oops: I can give you a few baaa why you meow might have woof problem sqwuak? nails
Oh! here come those nice young men in there clean white coats

Love vonski

skezier

Hi Vonski
..................But have you noticed how the arms always buckle at the back.........

I'm sure if it does hair it will do nails but can you get Corney crescent for humans?
Love
Baaaaaaaaaah x

frogmorton

Vonski
I do have lots of morrors of course!!! One which tells me I'm the fairest of them all
Takes me ages to get out of the house as I have to look in all of them!!!!!
Toni x

frogmorton

Everyone
Am just off to visit Skeizer and Vonski in the psych hospital (if they will let me in the locked wards!!!) does anyone want me to pass on a message to them?
He he!
Toni x

woodbon

I used to have long, very strong nails that grew very quickly. I think they started to break just before I had OA pain. I think it must be connected. Love Sue

vonski

Hi Toni

They might let you in but will they let you out again? You could be stuck with us forever

Love
Vonski x

skezier

Hi Toni,
........ and we're not allowed sharp objects or mirrors......... That made me laff but be careful if they offer you a special white coat, with the long arms......... x

Hi Vonski,
Tusk aren't hair,I must have been blown to think that! but Ellie nails are, all horn is and biotin is really good for horn.............. I met a mate today, they've been on steroid and there nails are bad, split and peel as well. I have got some Biotin so will let you know how it goes........... I was trying to work out what the active ingredient in Corney creasent actually is........or where my coronary band would be..........
Love
Baaaaaaaaaah x

lindalegs

You asked me earlier if I was okay Vonski and my reply then was 'yes' but I've since changed my mind to 'No' as I'm now suffering from word blindness and confusion along with hallucinations after trying to read the nice 'sensible' post on Fingernails :shock:

I'm now going to lie down with a damp flannel on my forehead and a glass of cool white wine and hope that I'm not 'barkin' afterall :shock: :shock: :shock:

I hope we all feel better soon - must go my left hoof is itching :shock:

Luv Legs