I line on one nail but not the rest

[S_dillow]

I was looking at my hands and noticed the first finger of my right hand has a sharp vertical line in the nail that wasn't there before.ideas?

[honeybug]

Hi S_dillow 🌿🌸🦋

What color is the line?

[Sca1 in reply to honeybug]

From my experience, I think that’s a normal thing that happens with you age..even if you’re not “old”! I had it prior to CKD

[honeybug in reply to Sca1]

If it’s a dark brown color it should be checked as it could be a form of cancer. Better safe than sorry. Best wishes.

EJ 🙏🕊🌿🌸🦋

[S_dillow in reply to honeybug]

White

[honeybug in reply to S_dillow]

Great

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Check with the doctor, but to be honest, it might be absolutely nothing. Age will do that. Hitting the nail, or the finger below the nail. mayoclinic.org/healthy-life...

[S_dillow in reply to Bassetmommer]

Ok I was curious.ive never had that happen before and I haven't hit it on anything.thanks for the info

[Darlenia]

I have vertical (up/down) raised lines on my nails. The color is the same as the rest of the nail. Happens when you age. Most of us simply take a broad nail file and buff them away. If you hit or squash your nail with something, that can produce a white line. I've done that too. Lol. My husband, who has gone through kidney failure, has never had any lines of any sort on his nails. So, some get them and others don't.

[FiHut in reply to Darlenia]

Spot on, buff away - I had the ridges before knowing I had Kidney disease and I either buffed them smooth or used fake nails on top of them when I couldn't get nail varnish looking right - it might be be a small problem but for me it is a visible sign that I have kidney disease.