From somewhere around 8th grade until I was diagnosed and started Chemo in May 2012- I have had long, beautiful nails. They were strong and healthy and a bit of a trademark of ME. When one would break and I'd have to cut it down- I felt awkward and handicap. I couldn't imagine how women could stand to not have them long.
As you can imagine- It was hard when my nails started splitting and cracking to the point where I would have to keep them really short (see Oct 2012 pic). It was just another one of those things that as a cancer survivor- you deal with.
After I finished my Treatments- Chemotherapy in June 2012 and Herceptin in March 2013, I waited for my nails to return to normal. BUT they didn't. It was frustrating! I asked my doctor and he said it would just take time. Unfortunately, that's usually the answer to everything in this journey.
However- they were right. It just took time. NINETEEN-19 months to be exact. But they are back and that makes me happy!
1 comment:
YAY nails! I like mine long too, my problem is I keep breaking them at work.
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