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Re: Watery eyes and red eyelids-Herceptin?
My last chemo was 4 weeks ago. I am on Herceptin only. My eyes won't stop watering - they itch and hurt. They are crusty in the morning. I have not spoken to the onc about it yet as it just developed after the "triple" Herceptin treatment - the first of my every three week infusions. As for my nose - well it has been running and crusty for months. I blamed it on the chemo, but now I know it is probably the Herceptin. But the eyes are bothering me the most. Sometimes taking Benadryl helps with the terrible itching that seems to accompany the watering of the eyes - but that may make some people sleepy (not so much me - I have taken it a lot over the years for allergies).
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Routine mammo 1/8/10
Ultrasound 1/22/10
Biopsy 2/2/10 - IDC, 2 cm, ER+, PR+, HER2 3+, Grade 3 (8/9)
Liver MRI (for other reason) on 2/12/10 clear - no mets
PET scan 3/5/10 - arm pit lymph nodes "lit up", no other areas of concern other than breast tumor
Lumpectomy 3/10 - tumor and all lymph nodes on left side removed
Pathology report results 3/19 show only 2 of 23 nodes removed were malignant, tumor margins were positive - additional surgery required
Second surgery 3/31/10
Pathology results 4/13/10- all margins clear
Stage 2a bc
Started TCH 4/30/10- finished 8/12/10 (2 more weeks of Herceptin to go)
9/2/10 - started Herceptin every three weeks
PET scan 9/18-10 - all well except shadowy area in lung
Started radiation 9/7/10 - finished 10/21/10
Aromasin started 11/1/10 (hate it!)
PET scan 12/13 area in lung is smaller - probably just inflamation
Aromasin stopped 1/14/11 due to side effects
Currently on AI holiday
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