Loss of fingerprints

Yes, I had this following Capecitabine Tabs. 2 years ago. They did return - but I had to do my fingerprint on my phone again - so presumably they are new prints?!

I had capox 2 yrs ago and lost mine.even now I sometimes find it hard to make contact on phones,tablets etc

It has been mentioned on other threads that we should get together for a bank heist

all the best

At the end of the day if thats all we get left with as a lasting side effect its not too bad

Kath

Thanks,

Glad I'm not alone, feel less of a freak now

What a strange side effect though. 

I can foresee Macmillan ending up A prosecution witness !

I know this thread is years old, so I probably should start a new one, but I wonder how long people have found it to get their fingerprints back? 

I did 8 cycles of Capecitabin, and while my fingerprints are not completely gone, I can't use them to access my phone and associated apps. It has been 5 weeks since my last chemo pills, and most things I am reading online say that fingerprints will come back after 2-4 weeks.

Does anyone have any advice? TIA. 

Mine have never fully returned even after 5 yrs.I still sometimes have problems on screens.

Still if thats the only side effect I am left with I can deal with that

Kath

I don’t think my finger prints ever disappeared, a t least they seem to be recognised by my iPad. However, as a few others have said above, my interaction with my iPad screen and other touchscreen devices is weird, inaccurate, vague.  Not really sure how to describe it but I don’t seem to get the feedback, probably due to not being able to feel the ends of them anymore. 

paul

Thanks for the input. Yes, mine also feel weird at times, like they are plastic-coated or something, but that does seem to be getting better slowly. 

If I remember correctly it took mine a couple of months to return. It may have been sooner but I got so used to it I may not have noticed immediately. Didn't bother me at all though, in fact I thought it was hilarious.