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Hi ..I have raynauds and limited schleroderma and was wondering if anyone has the problem of there finger nails being discoloured and lifting off the nail bed ..I have tried lots of treatments but nothing seems to work and am now worried that I may lose some nails altogether!

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Absolutely same as you tried gp treatments I've found I use tea tree cream or oil direct to nail bed at bedtime and garnier red tube hand cream rest of hands only thing that seems to be working long slow process about a year I'm almost back their. But my hands were an embarrassment

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Tmontana in reply to Deby177

Thankyou for replying ! I'll try the tea tree ! I've just been prescribed sildenafil so will see how that goes for the raynauds but so far no meds have worked and have now started to get lots of broken veins on face and neck it's all the different symptoms with schleroderma !

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RosemerryVenet

My hands are awful. I'm going back to the doctor's. I also have trouble with my nails and occasionally my skin on my hands peels off (gross, I know) and my hands are permanently cold and purple. My rheumatology consultant is aware of some of these problems and I am on a lot of medication. I get very depressed about the whole situation.

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Tmontana in reply to RosemerryVenet

It's a nightmare rosemary... so many different symptoms and getting the treatment is a mine field ... and like you I find it all very depressing.

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