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DianneS · 05-13-2009, 02:11 PM

Anyone have watery eyes and red (well, pink) eyelids and believe it is caused by Herceptin? Also, crusty stuff on eyelids esp. in the a.m.???

It's not an infection, had that checked out.

I'm not on anything else except Heceptin so I don't know what else to blame it on. I've never had anything like this before. Eye doctor said my tear ducts and oil glands are blocked, suggested warm, moist washcloth soaks 10 mins every day. My tear ducts aren't blocked, I can cry a bucket. Didn't work, so tried Gen Tears ointment or something like that. Seems to help...but my onc and pharmacist said that when looking through Herceptin side effects, watery eyes and irritated eyelids weren't a side effect. Huh?

What say those of you who are on Herceptin only?

Thanks,
Diannes

05-13-2009, 02:11 PM	#1
DianneS Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 327	Watery eyes and red eyelids-Herceptin? Anyone have watery eyes and red (well, pink) eyelids and believe it is caused by Herceptin? Also, crusty stuff on eyelids esp. in the a.m.??? It's not an infection, had that checked out. I'm not on anything else except Heceptin so I don't know what else to blame it on. I've never had anything like this before. Eye doctor said my tear ducts and oil glands are blocked, suggested warm, moist washcloth soaks 10 mins every day. My tear ducts aren't blocked, I can cry a bucket. Didn't work, so tried Gen Tears ointment or something like that. Seems to help...but my onc and pharmacist said that when looking through Herceptin side effects, watery eyes and irritated eyelids weren't a side effect. Huh? What say those of you who are on Herceptin only? Thanks, Diannes __________________ Three years and 5 months NED Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm Grade 3 8/9 Richardson/Bloom test ER+ weakly positive Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy) PR-, HER2 positive +++ No vascular invasion No lymph nodes involved Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!