I'm hypothyroid. I couldn't wear gel of any sort until I got my synthroid dose sorted out. My mother is half Mi'kmaq and those with aboriginal ancestry are particularly susceptible to it, along with other metabolic diseases like diabetes.
Nicole Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Jill in Ky <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:53:16 To: NailTech<[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: nail seperation This could also be a symptom of thyroid disease, as I found out when I was diagnosed with Graves Disease a few years ago. The thyroid regulates many things, as it's likened to our internal furnace. Nails lifting off the beds usually occur first on the latter fingers, like the pinkie, ring finger, and thumb. The longer it goes undiagnosed, the more side effects.......like intolerance to heat or cold, night sweats, hand tremors, eye sensitivity to bright light (leads to problems driving after dark), weight gain or loss, awful fatigue, short term memory loss, trouble sleeping through the night, frequent bowel movements, brittle nails which lift off the beds, hair loss, dry skin, depression, etc. With Graves disease it can lead to your eyes bulging out, which requires surgery to correct (I know a stylist this happened to). It's unreal how many people I know here in KY. that have thyroid disease (could be hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, Graves disease, or Hashimoto's disease). It typically runs in families and clusters with diabetes and lupus (all considered auto-immune diseases). For example, the grandmother might have diabetes, her daughter might have thyroid disease, while the daughter has lupus (or any configuration such as that). If she has some of these other symptoms, suggest she see an endocrinologist for a blood test to determine her condition. I've known people to let their family doctor do the blood test and that is fine, but I'd definitely recommend going to a specialist (endocrinologist) if it turns out her thyroid isn't functioning. A family doctor can't possibly keep up with all the new developments when it comes to an autoimmune disease. And leave all artificial product off her nail(s) until they re-attach. Keep them cut as short as possible to prevent further lifting off the bed. She needs to keep her nails out of water as much as possible and keep them away from dirt, such as gardening. Any debris caught under the lifted nail should not be dug out. Wearing long nails and/or nail enhancements will only make the problem worse, plus it's an accident waiting to happen. Jill Wright Bowling Green, KY On Sep 13, 9:15 am, Cheryl Haynes <[email protected]> wrote: > Angie, > Thanks, so as long as the nail is sealed well it should be ok?I just > dont want her to lose the nail.I had never seen it before so I was worried.I > told her I would check into it and let her know whether to take it off or > not. Thanks again Cheryl > >________________________________ > From: Angela R Wingerter <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:49:57 PM > Subject: NailTech:: Re: nail seperation > > Cheryl, > > I had this happen and it grew out fine. She had pulled her skin away from > underneath the nail and it must of got bacteria caught up under the nail > because it started seperating. She got some Dr. G's from Sally's and I didn't > take her nail off, I just filed it down thin and short and didn't fill it in > until it grew off. I would of taken it off but it was sealed down really well > so I just did it that way. > > If it looks worse or looks like it hasn't attached back from where it has > grown then I would remove it, but if it looks like it is starting to attach I > wouldn't. Tell her to keep it dry and get some fungus killer either way. > > > Angie Wingerter > >________________________________ > From: cherylsh74 <[email protected]> > To: NailTech <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 9:16:27 PM > Subject: NailTech:: nail seperation > > Hi Everyone, > Today I was doing a fill on a regular customer.She had a nail > missing when I began to prep it I noticed there was significant > seperation at the free edge.It was very white.I havnt ever seen this > before and I looked it up I beleive its oncholyosis.She wanted me to > put a nail on it and I did but told her I would have to research this > and she will most likely have to remove it.So I could use any advice > please!! I think I will ask her to take it off to watch it and make > sure it begins to grow out.Has anyone else had to deal with this and > how did you handle it? > Thanks > Cheryl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
