Thanks so much for sharing this Karen! I'm saving this information too. God Bless You!
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, December 16, 2009 5:34:42 AM Subject: Re: NailTech:: Help (Breast Cancer and Nail Enhancement Help) Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou Karen! I will be saving this in a folder. Big Holiday Hugs Sent Your Way! Della In a message dated 12/16/2009 2:22:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi...so sorry to hear about more cases of BC....just hate the stuff! > >For what it's worth, here's my opinion about nails and cancer. Over the years, >I've had several clients who've gone through chemo/radiation or some combo >of intense treatments. In these cases, the body is literally fighting for >life...the way chemo works is that it accumulates in the body's cells....and >the areas that grow the fastest get filled up with chemo and can't function >correctly...and thus die off and are shed by the body. Cancer cells grow >exponentially faster than "normal" cells...so the theory is that the cells >that are cancerous get filled up with the chemo before all the other cells, >and die off and are eliminated. The tricky thing is other faster-growing cells >can also be affected....like epithelial cells---hair, skin, nails, mucus >membranes, etc. Along with that, the body only has so many resources....so the >nutrients and energy go to the most important parts first. Hair, and nails are >are NOT necessary for life, so they get a lower priority...and they suffer. This is why we lose our hair during chemo....and most people usually have problems with their nails, as well...it's just not as well known. > >The usual effect on nails seems to be simple separation from the nail >plate....and as we all know, this is a prime opportunity for cooties to set up >housekeeping in a warm, moist, (and if dark) especially hospitable place. Add >to that a repressed immune system...and you've got a real risk of nail >infections. As I've said, I've had several clients over the years and I've >experimented on them (and myself) and here is my recommendation for folks >with intense cancer treatments: > >Keep nails clean of **ALL** products. >Keep them trimmed short, clean, dry....aim a blow dryer at your toes after a >shower for a few seconds! >Keep 'em light and bright so it's not a great place for dermotophytes to get a >colony started up. >Use a wide-spectrum antimicrobial (anti-bacterial/anti-viral/anti-fungal) oil >or treatment several times a week on both fingers and toe nails. (Poshe has a >great anti-microbial oil...Dr. G's is awesome, etc.) >Do not over file, buff or otherwise agitate the nails...shorten with a >straight-edged clipper, nibbling little by little to shorten and just a few >whisks with a very fine file to finish the free edge. >Treat them as if they are fragile...and in fact, the connective tissue under >them IS fragile. >Tell your clients that they can expect deep lines running cross-wise across >the nail beds...I could literally track each chemo treatment on mine! >As long as the matrix is not damaged, they can expect their nails to grow out >just fine over time. > >I know the Look Good Feel Better program promotes manicures....but honestly, >to me, the potential to create problems on the nails is just too great. If >someone really wants to look good for an event....I'd suggest a simple polish >only--no soaking or pushing back cuticles...and remove it soon as possible. Or >if they just have to have something, I'd recommend Poshe's Antimicrobial >Treatment base coat as a clear coat, only, on the nail. > >Everyone is different, but following the above resulted in my not losing a >single nail...and the last of the lines has now grown out. I have had two >clients that I worked with through their treatments....and they had good luck, >too. > >As for the hair, I wouldn't bother with color....but I did trim it very, very >short when it started coming out by the hand fulls...it makes it easier to >deal with. It just breaks your heart to have a whole gob of long hair hit the >floor of the shower. Whether or not you shave your head, is up to you...I >found it easier. But I wish I'd thought to do what Farah did...keep a small >fringe of bangs for as long as I could. > >The last weird thing is that my eyelashes are still going through phases....a >lot of them are on the same growth cycle and every 6-8 weeks, the older ones >fall out and there'll be a whole batch of small ones growing in! I can't wait >until some of them get on another cycle!!!! lololol > >I truly hope this helps someone. If any of you or someone you know has any >questions, I am more than happy to have a conversation. > >With Joy, >Karen Hodges >Morning Glory >Key West > > > > > ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tue, December 15, 2009 1:39:42 PM >Subject: Re: NailTech:: Help (Breast Cancer and Nail Enhancement Help) > >Hi, >My mom had breast cancer as well. It was recommended that she not put any type >chemicals on her nails. No coloring of hair as well. >This is what HER doctor advised her. I hope others will chime in. > >Best wishes to your Mother!!!! > >Happy Holidays to You Also. >Della > > > > >In a message dated 12/15/2009 1:30:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: >Hello, My mother has Breast Cancer. We just found out in Sept. My >>question is can she have nail enhancements, or nail extensions. >>( ACRYLIC OR GEL). 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