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I cannot believe this! Your post may as well be mine. I fgured the exact same thing. my pointer fingers and my middle fingers on both hands curl down just like you decribed! I was dx with lupus a couple of months ago,and have my first appt. with rhummy the twenty third of this month. I just had to tell you how ammazing it felt to have anyone else have weird fingernails. Do you know if there is anything that can be done for them? Just dreaming I guess. I wis Mine were STRAIGT!!! Sucess is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
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I know this is a silly question, but which way do they curl? The sides of my nails curl under and in towards the middle of my nail, but I thought it was just normal. Julie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -DeForest76 wrote: > When I first went in to see my first Rheumy….one of the first things he did > after listening to me discribe my symptoms, was to look at my > fingernails….which have always curled under once they start to grow out just > a little bit. He looked at them and said…"Lupus". That was even before he > did any blood work….which eventually proved his diagnosis. I always thought > that my nails curled like that because when I was younger, I use to be a nail > biter. Once I got older, though, I stopped biting them. Just thought that > with all the biting I did on them, that I had perhaps damaged them in some way. > He said no….the curling was a "classic" sign of Lupus. > De76
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>When I first went in to see my first Rheumy….one of the first things he did >after listening to me discribe my symptoms, was to look at my >fingernails….which have always curled under once they start to grow out >just >a little bit. He looked at them and said…"Lupus". That was even before he >did any blood work….which eventually proved his diagnosis.
My rheumy also checked out my nails…but what he commented on was the amount of cuticle (despite the fact that I’d had a manicure within the week). I wonder if anyone else has a cuticle diagnosis?
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I have had lupus for four years the last few mounths my fingernails have lines going down them they look like they are going to split plus the nails are getting thick has anyone had the same problem Jim
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Jim, I have heard of this before, and it can be related to Lupus. Donna – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -JKMartin35 wrote in message <19990305105804.03250.00003…@ng42.aol.com>… >I have had lupus for four years the last few mounths my fingernails have lines >going down them they look like they are going to split plus the nails are >getting thick has anyone had the same problem Jim
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Jim, I’ve the same finger nail condition that you spoke for several months. Actually…. since about 3 months before I was diagnosed with SLE. I don’t know if it’s related to Lupus or not. Mine seem to get the crack lines and split easily for a few months, then they are normal for a while. -Paul My reply address is false. Please post replies to this news group. If you need to e-mail me, it’s scanguy at home dot com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -JKMartin35 wrote in message <19990305105804.03250.00003…@ng42.aol.com>… >I have had lupus for four years the last few mounths my fingernails have lines >going down them they look like they are going to split plus the nails are >getting thick has anyone had the same problem Jim
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>I have had lupus for four years the last few mounths my fingernails have >lines >going down them they look like they are going to split plus the nails are >getting thick has anyone had the same problem
Whenever i have a flare my nails always get very brittle and break. i have no idea why, but they do. Otherwise, they are always very long and healthy. it’s strange.
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You are not alone!!!!!!! I had 3 nails on one hand which were almost gone. I finally went to my dermatologist and he said I had a viral fungus which caused the problems with my nails and itchy feet. He prescribed Sporanox for the fungus infection. It is a 3 month program one week on meds, three weeks off. It worked great. It took about 4 months for my fingernails to grow out. They are completely normal now. It’s been 13 months since first treatment for my nails and all is well. I have to do it again to help with my toenails. They grow slower than the fingernails. Ask your doctor what he thinks… BTW my dermatologist was the one who Dx’d my discoid lupus over 8 years ago. Good luck, Zibby
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JKMartin35 wrote: > I have had lupus for four years the last few mounths my fingernails have lines > going down them they look like they are going to split plus the nails are > getting thick has anyone had the same problem Jim
Me too. Don’t know why, but I do too. George
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When I first went in to see my first Rheumy….one of the first things he did after listening to me discribe my symptoms, was to look at my fingernails….which have always curled under once they start to grow out just a little bit. He looked at them and said…"Lupus". That was even before he did any blood work….which eventually proved his diagnosis. I always thought that my nails curled like that because when I was younger, I use to be a nail biter. Once I got older, though, I stopped biting them. Just thought that with all the biting I did on them, that I had perhaps damaged them in some way. He said no….the curling was a "classic" sign of Lupus. De76
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besides the normal or abnormal debriding of fingers and the seemingly, lack of circulation to the tips, I was wondering if anyone here is having problems of the nails detaching to the sides of the fingernail. This has happened to me on two fingers now and am wondering if this is something which is preceeding worser future issues (love the grammaw, hey?). not sure if this is the lupus, ra or raynauds, which really is not much of an issue for me as I live here in too hot Florida. anyone have any ideas of what could be the cause and how to help it? am not vitamin deficient but it seems more and more, I am losing circulation to fingertips. I might have to start hen pecking this keyboard.. hahhahahah. wish i had barbra streisand’s nose! Always, cloud
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Hi Cloud, I have had problems with finger and toenails for years. Early on, I thought it was due to my thyroid. My thyroid has been stable for a number of years now, but the nail problem is still there. My nails bubble up and pull away from the nail bed at the edges. That produces a very ugly nail that I hide under a bandaid when I am going out somewhere.( I am a classy chick. <g>) I really don’t know what causes this. I do have Raynaud’s, and my circulation is bad. That could be a contributing factor. At one time J posted a site that had pictures and causes of various nail conditions. Perhaps she will read your post and be able to help. Sorry I don’t have any suggestions for you. BJ-Sk. Canada "cloud" <pjas…@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:Rawdd.27806$yP2.1068@tornado.tampabay.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> besides the normal or abnormal debriding of fingers and the seemingly, lack > of circulation to the tips, I was wondering if anyone here is having > problems of the nails detaching to the sides of the fingernail. This has > happened to me on two fingers now and am wondering if this is something > which is preceeding worser future issues (love the grammaw, hey?). > not sure if this is the lupus, ra or raynauds, which really is not much of > an issue for me as I live here in too hot Florida. > anyone have any ideas of what could be the cause and how to help it? > am not vitamin deficient but it seems more and more, I am losing circulation > to fingertips. I might have to start hen pecking this keyboard.. > hahhahahah. wish i had barbra streisand’s nose! > Always, > cloud
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BJ wrote: > . At one time J posted a site > that had pictures and causes of various nail conditions.
If I saved it/them, I can’t find them. here’s a few http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003247.cfm http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/onycholysis.html http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/ (I think this is the good one, but I don’t know where to go from the main page) http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/result.cfm?Category=9 http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/result.cfm?Diagnosis=996775730 maybe she can poke around there.. J
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"cloud" <pjas…@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:Rawdd.27806$yP2.1068@tornado.tampabay.rr.com… I am losing circulation > to fingertips. I might have to start hen pecking this keyboard.. > hahhahahah. wish i had barbra streisand’s nose! > Always, > cloud
If you had Barbara Streisand’s nose, you’d be losing circulation in that, too! M
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Thanks BJ, J and so on, so on… I have a great pictoral book called, "Nails," and the only thing which comes close is a picture for Raynaud’s. It said the finger tips narrow to a point like and it probably is the Raynaud’s. Don’t feel like getting that added on my list… ya know? Just in Florida, it is not a major issue with cold. Except, my hands say it is cold when it is 60 degrees. Do you northeners all wear gloves when it gets to be about this cold? Yes, 60 degrees is cold for this ol’ Floridian… haha! Always, cloud "J" <vers…@anon.anon> wrote in message
news:4176D452.A5D445D3@execulink.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> BJ wrote: >> . At one time J posted a site >> that had pictures and causes of various nail conditions. > If I saved it/them, I can’t find them. > here’s a few > http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003247.cfm > http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/onycholysis.html > http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/ (I think this is the good one, but I > don’t > know where to go from the main page) > http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/result.cfm?Category=9 > http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/result.cfm?Diagnosis=996775730 > maybe she can poke around there.. > J
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cloud wrote: > Thanks BJ, J and so on, so on… > I have a great pictoral book called, "Nails," and the only thing which comes > close is a picture for Raynaud’s. > It said the finger tips narrow to a point like and it probably is the > Raynaud’s. Don’t feel like getting that added on my list… ya know? Just > in Florida, it is not a major issue with cold. Except, my hands say it is > cold when it is 60 degrees. Do you northeners all wear gloves when it gets > to be about this cold? Yes, 60 degrees is cold for this ol’ Floridian… > haha!
I do. Good to read that you have a reference book. We’ll have to remember that when others ask (about nail issues). Hugs and stay warm ! J
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OK Cloud. I will write more late but in a rush. where are you in Florida, we are heading to the state come Late December. We will be near or around Tampa. IS that near you? well? janers
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"cloud" <pjas…@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message <news:IAPdd.23713$vZ5.7135@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>…
<snip> > in Florida, it is not a major issue with cold. Except, my hands say it is > cold when it is 60 degrees. Do you northeners all wear gloves when it gets > to be about this cold? Yes, 60 degrees is cold for this ol’ Floridian…
If I’m feeling under the weather at all and especially if I’m in a flare, my hands hurt when they feel cold — and that’s usually inside, where the temperature is rarely less than 64 degrees and more often in the 70s-80s with winter overheating. Oddly, my hands don’t mind being outdoors in far colder temps, even if the gloves and/or mittens aren’t keeping them warm enough. My fingers get stiff and numb, but they don’t hurt like they do indoors. For those painful indoor times, which usually occur at work, I’ve taken to keeping two pairs of old stretch-knit, one-size-fits-all gloves in the inner pockets of my winter coat. Most of these gloves’ fingertips have worn off, so I can function reasonably, even if I’m filing or doing other fine motor work. One set is black and the other screaming magenta. Between the two colors, I usually find a pair that blends with the clothes I’m wearing, so they’re not too obvious.
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