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Hello Ann33.

I finished RT and HT in 2023. I too have seen a change in my fingernails. I am also right handed and the 3 middle fingernails on my left hand have become  brittle and distorted. The index finger especially is becoming very loose and I keep a plaster over it so as not to bend it back.

I take vitamin D3 daily and I am also being treated for vitamin B12 deficiency. I wonder if it would be worth seeing the GP about this.

Hope all goes well with you and your OH.

Peter

Hello Peter

Hoping to speak with  a Doctor today (call back appt!) thank you for your response he will most likely require a blood test to identify if he has any deficiency would be good to have B12 added to testing.

Can I ask if your fingernails have seen any improvement since taking B12 and did you have any other symptoms. O/H also suffers with occasional dizzy spells and nausea his blood pressure is fine.

Ann33

Hello Ann33

Hope all goes well at the doctors today.

I have only just finished the course of 6 injections for B12 so I can't say about any improvement yet. I have to have another blood test in 8 weeks to see how B12 levels are.

I get very unsteady on my feet at times but I'm not sure if it's because of blood pressure (I'm on 2 blood pressure tablets) or whether it's because of the other medication I'm on for various other conditions. My blood pressure is ok.

Peter 

Thank you for your kind wishes. 

Dr has requested he has a blood test to cover FBC/B12  and Iron levels, then the struggle with the surgery to get an appointment to see a Dr.