fingernail health indications

She is 72 years old and in good health otherwise. She had surgery on that day (removal of ovaries, fallopian tubes, omentum, part of rectum and bowel). Her surgeon did an optimal debulking and was pleased with the results. He said he got all visable cancer. She is currently going through chemo (Taxon & Carboplatin) and is in a Phase III chemical trial at Duke University. When she went for her first chemo her pre-chemo ca125 was 451. After her second chemo her ca125 was 44.

disk protusion in neck, sounds suspicious/ as it is a traffic jam for all nerve bands below, sense indications of possible minor stroke, blood pressure readings should be shadowed;;;;;;

Agreeing with Advocate1955, be sure to discuss this with your doctor. There's a condition called 'Terry's Nails' that is sometimes associated with advanced liver disease: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry's_nails It doesn't really sound as though this is what you're describing, but you should let them know regardless.

Is fingernails determine who the father is?

Why is my fingernail on my middle finger starting to pull away from my skin and turn white and the bottom half is pitting and peeling? What could this be?

Can HIV be transmitted if semen got underneath a fingernail? In otherwords, is the tissue underneath the fingernail vulnerable to passing HIV into the blood stream?

appearance, with no lunula (the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail). It is thought to be due to a decrease in vascularity. Hence there appears a red or brown distal transverse band on the tip of fingernail. It is found in severe liver disease like cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, and/or malnutrition. Since your liver enzymes are normal, chances are less likely that you have terry nails.

Do you think the virus will transfer from my hand to zipper to then underneath my fingernail? Is it possible to get underneath the fingernail from a small metal zipper?

Does herpes whitlow cause pain under the fingernail and forearm? I've heard of the tingling and burning, I'm not feeling either but I'm feeling numbness under the fingernail and forearm? I did use the bathroom and with the same hand I pulled up my zipper and then in seconds used the underneath of my fingernail very firmly to secure it without washing my hands, very paranoid I spread the virus to my zipper then to the underneath of my fingernail.

I scratched it using my fingernails and i noticed the pimple rash had a blood (red but the blood did not went outside the body) and i checked the fingernail that i used there is no visible blood also... Questions: 1. If the technician have a dried blood in my car and my fingernail hit or touches the blood and used the same fingernail to scratch my pimple rash...Do you think this is hcv transmission? Higk Risk, Low Risk Or No Risk? Begging for your merciful answer..My anxiety is killing me.

Could this be a type of fingernail material growing from the scalp? The physical consistency of this 'hair' strongly resembles that of a fingernail. Extensive searching the net has found nothing. Surely my daughter is not the only case like this. I read about keratin, but it seems the keratin in hair and nails is the same.

After two minutes i immediately check his hands and he show me his hand his fingernail is long..We are five in the kitchen that time..If my friend is tried to prick me with a syringe all the people will notice the syringe that time.. What will be your advise in my situation? do i need a test for this matter?

Red and swollen gums is just one of the symptoms of gingivitis. other indications of gingivitis are bleeding gums and bad breath.Proper oral health hygiene is the best way in preventing red and swollen gums. so,you have to consult with dentist as soon as possible.

s came back 3 weeks later. i also noticed lately that my fingernail beds are really pale but at the end behing the white part it is a dark pink. does anybody else notice this? i know that nails can give clues to health problems and i read that it can be related to heart problems. the cause of the pvc's was never known because i don't have insurance and couldn't afford to continue testing for it. all i had was bloodwork and ekg.

Fingering is not a risk of HIV transmission cut with a fingernail or not.

I remembered that I had not short fingernail when I was fingering him and he asked me to stop several times because my fingernail hurt his anus. I started to panic: if my fingernail was sharp, then maybe I made his anus bleed a bit and then the blood could enter my body through the finger cut.

Hey there, Am I at risk of any serious disease if I get a very mild scratch from some other man's fingernail? This happened to me a few days back while travelling in a train. Since then, I have been thinking about it and it has been causing me a lot of anxiety. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Thanks and regards.

About two months ago my fingernail developed a black mark near the nailbed. It has since continued up toward the top of the nail while changing brownish now puple with the uppermost tip is turning white. I have an appointment in October.It doesn't hurt and does not appear to look fungal according to my doctor. Is October to long to wait? I read that melanoma can develop under the nail.

Fingernail health indications

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