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Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 6:15 am
by JudiB
I have CCD by been cursing my phone because for a month or so it gas refused to recognise me by my fingerprint!
Whilst reading something else I stumbled on fingerprint loss as a possible side effect of some chemo drugs! I can see that my fingertips are shiny but not swollen ...it feels bizarre!
Has anyone else lost their fingerprint through chemo? I've had de by 6 Folfox treatments so far, the last 2 without the oxaliplatin. I've also noticed that, whilst the neuropathy went immediately the oxi was stopped, I am getting tingling again but nothing like before, just seems weird!
This chemo journey is soooo strange but, hey, I'm half way through now and looking forward to the end, even though I have another 6 treatments to go!
Love and hugs to everyone travelling this same weird journey!
Xxxx
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 10:43 am
by SarahS
Hi Judi
Yes my husband has lost his fingerprints . He also noticed it when he tried to use his fingerprint to access his phone
He has had 8 sessions of Folfox so far, 2 without the oxaliplatin and I think he noticed the fingerprint issue after about 5 sessions, his finger tips are shiny and he has a lot of peeling skin, which I think is more caused by the 5-fu as that doesn't seem to have got any better since dropping the ox.
It is a strange journey indeed and every treatment seems to effect him differently.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 11:09 am
by Lee
Yes I have heard of this before. Some people have lost all of there fingerprints. While I still have mine, I would not be surprised not as sharp as they once were.
Lee
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 6:56 pm
by crazylife
Yes! We took the kids to Disney in November and their little entry machines could not detect his fingerprint.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 7:57 pm
by CRguy
JudiB wrote:Has anyone else lost their fingerprint through chemo?
Not on FOLFOX ... BUTT on Xeloda
really have to watch out for the "slip grip" with my fingertips
BUTT there IS a silver lining here ....
my new career as a second storey man and safe cracker is going well
so far the cops have not been able to trace my .... "fingerprints" ... 'cos I gots me NONE !!!
YES ... I am joking
for now .....
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 8:21 pm
by Bev G
I lost my fingerprints, and I remember at that time (~5 years ago) on the Board, LOTS of people had experienced the same thing on chemo. It took about 6-8 months after chemo for mine to come back.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 9:17 pm
by horizon
Something I learned recently is that touch ID on an iPhone will work with other things besides fingerprints. A friend of mine is paranoid and uses his knuckles to unlock his phone so that his prints aren't stored. Maybe try that!
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 7:41 am
by LPL
Hi Judi,
I just asked hubby and the same thing happened to him. He said he managed to change it/the iPhone, 'reprogram' (or whatever it's called in English
).
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 4:14 pm
by Steph20021
I'm on folfiri and I believe mine are getting less sharp. We had heard about this disappearing thing so we were sure to get mike inked on cardstock a while ago, as my wife wanted my ring finger fingerprint as a tattoo. That tattoo is done and looks pretty cool. I think it to be a very romantic gesture and legacy when Im gone.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 4:41 pm
by juliej
I also lost my fingerprints, but on Xeloda. Mine was discovered at an international border crossing station that required fingerprints, so a little more dramatic than not being able to use your iPhone!
Showed my chemo port and explained I was in treatment and made it through. But I got a letter from my onc when I got home to show officials on the next trip.
CRguy wrote:my new career as a second storey man and safe cracker is going well
so far the cops have not been able to trace my .... "fingerprints" ... 'cos I gots me NONE !!!
CRguy, I am ready to join your team!!! Safe crackers have to wear cotton gloves so they don't leave prints -- BUT NOT US, BABY! We are
naturally unidentifiable.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 8:41 pm
by CRguy
Who gets to play us in the movie ????
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 11:14 am
by cashmere
I also lost my fingerprints. I found out trying to access phone also. It is very bizarre.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 12:45 pm
by dianetavegia
I lost my fingerprints and it on FOLFOX and it took years for them to come back enough that they could all be 'read'. I volunteered with Civil Air Patrol and had to have fingerprinting done at our local prison. The FBI refused them twice and a prison guard on another forum told me to soak my hands in very warm water and use hand lotion before the next try. That worked. I got 89% reading which was acceptable WITH a letter from my oncologist listing the chemo, drug by drug in FOLFOX.
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 8:25 pm
by peanut_8
CRguy wrote:Who gets to play us in the movie ????
Re: Fingerprint lost....how bizarre!!
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 9:30 pm
by horizon
dianetavegia wrote:I lost my fingerprints and it on FOLFOX and it took years for them to come back enough that they could all be 'read'. I volunteered with Civil Air Patrol and had to have fingerprinting done at our local prison. The FBI refused them twice and a prison guard on another forum told me to soak my hands in very warm water and use hand lotion before the next try. That worked. I got 89% reading which was acceptable WITH a letter from my oncologist listing the chemo, drug by drug in FOLFOX.
When I signed up for TSA Precheck they were having trouble reading mine and he had me put Purell on my hands. I wouldn't have thought moist hands would be better. Go figure.