Brett had been complaining to me about his nails for about a week or so.
I, being the diligent calm and caring mother I am, vaguely replied 'Just leave them alone or put on some hand cream'
Brett finally shoved his hands into my face last Wednesday and I have to admit I nearly jumped out of my skin.
His nails look as though they are falling off.
He has yellow nails, a heavy ridge and then pink nails below.
They are revolting!
Sorry sweetie, but they are!
Brett questioned the consultant about his nails when he attended clinic last Thursday. The consultant nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders and said
"Yes that is a normal part of the transplant process.
When you went through your chemotherapy and radiotherapy conditioning a week before the stem cell transplant, your body effectively died.
The yellow nails are your old dead body and the new nails are the donor cells that took your own cells place.
As a consultant I can tell how far along on your transplant you are, just by looking at your nails."
OMG - Gross and as usual,
Thanks hospital for the heads up... Not !
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