Taxol nails

Noticed several fingernails on my right hand have dark pink "stains" on them. Chemo nurse Ellen said these are Taxol stains. Then I noticed two nails on my left hand appeared to be coming loose from the underlying tissue. One even started "leaking" clear fluid. So I got out the handy dandy clear iodine that I used to stop my nails from bleeding when I was initially on taxotere and carboplatin.

Sure enough, the leaking stopped and the nails toughened up. I'm hoping the iodine will allow me to keep my nails this time. Only problem is that you can smell the iodine when you bring food up to your mouth.

But the taxol is doing some damage to my taste buds as well. Not as hungry, and some of my favorite foods no longer taste as yummy as they did. Fruit and fruit flavored drinks are more tolerable. So those fruit smoothies are a treat still.