eye infection

hi napra

sorry to read about ur eyes. i had read that chemo may cause dryness and irritation cause the eye lashes which protect fall down like other hair on body. Like other hair i have lost eye lashes and eyebrows.

Yes the eye lashes can be removed by eye specialist. Actually before one year i had under gone cataract surgery and for that surgery the eye lashes are to be removed and mine was removed at that time.

regarding other eye problems dr. sumeet will help us. I am and was facing the problem of dry eyes to some extent after chemo.

How much chemo are left yet

take care

regards

Hi napra,

About the eye lashes falling into the eyes and causing a chain of events, well, I do not really know the solution. But when I have my joint meeting tomorrow or tuesday with my colleagues, I will surely discuss this problem and see if anything can be done about it.

Hi napra,do not be concerned about ur radiation,generally there r no complications except sometimes blisters do crop up but not to worry just apply some coconut oil on the area and it will dry up.Hope u find some solution for ur eye problem.tc and keep in touch.God bless u!

I would think that frequent flushing with sterile saline without preservatives would help with the issue of eye lashes. I have dry eye and that's what my eye specialist has me do. In addition I have plugs in the lower tear ducts. The first ones were supposed to be permanent, but I found them very irritating, so now I have a different type that are replaced every three months. Initially I was also using Restasis eye drops, which is by prescription. My doctor does not want me using those except when the eyes are affected by the dryness.

As for radiation, I had radiation five years ago, after a lumpectomy. I was warned that fatigue could be a side effect. There were days when I felt a bit tired, but I suspect it was more of an emotional response than a physical one. I was given an aloe cream to use to prevent skin issues and used it daily. I think any really good cream or ointment would probably serve the same purpose. I am now just over 5 years cancer free and doing well.

Hi Kontak

I took Arimidex for two years after my surgery, but had what seemed to be a reaction to it combined with other medications I was taking, so stopped. My breast specialist felt that it would be safe to do so, given my case. I had mammograms every 6 months for the first two years, then every 6 months on the affected breast and yearly for both through the fifth year. I am now back to yearly mammograms since my last one. I don't fear recurrence, but know that it is possible. One friend with a case almost exactly like mine - very small Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, lumpectomy and radiation - did have a recurrence 11 years later in her other breast and required a lumpectomy and radiation for that one as well, so I know to be vigilant and follow through with my doctor. At the same time, they are discovering so much more about breast cancer and markers which help determine treatment that I believe this is a very hopeful time. My surgeon, who I see every once in a while when I am at UCLA for other appointments believes that it won't be too long before she is out of a job and has to find another speciality. I hope she is right!