eye problems--brain mets?

[Guest_Cathy W_*]

My last brain MRI was in Feb. of this year. I have been feeling lightheaded now for about 2 monthes (my onc. has no clue as to why). Ove the past few weeks I have developed what I can only describe as eye spasms, as well as eyelid twitching.

Anyone else experienced this? I have extensive mets, but as far as I know, none to my brain...yet.

[Kim in DC]

I have had the same problems. They have come on and off. I was thinking it was sinus problems. I haven't been light headed in a while but I have been continuously congested or have had post nasal drip. At first I thought I was developing a nervous twitch because I was just diagnosed in Aug. My mother was undergoing chemo for lymphoma. She felt lightheaded continuously for about a month. She finally had a mri and she found out she had a severe sinus infection. I am currently taking taxotere and herceptin. Are you still in treatment? Is the twitching in both eyes?

[judiek]

Cathy W,

I have been on taxol and avastin for 10 months. I have twitching with my eyes but it comes and goes. My last MRI of brain was Feb and last ct scan was sept 27th. I was told that it could be the taxol or you need more sleep!! Hope this helps...keep us posted

Warmly,

Judiek

History

Discovered lump Sept. 2002 (mammo didn’t pick it up)
Dx Oct 2002-just turned 41
IDC and pagets disease, stage 2B, grade 3/3, nottingham scale 9/9
3cm, lumpectomy,clean margins
er/pr-pos, her2 neg, 2/25 nodes w/cancer
Nov 2002-March 2003-FEC (5fu, epirubicin, cytoxen)
March 2003- started tamoxifen
May 2003- finished rads (33tx)
June 2003-CT/PET Scan- clear
Started 3 month check ups w/lab
Dec 2003-complete hysterectomy
Jan 2004-extensive mets, both lungs & liver(labs normal)
Jan 2004-stopped tamoxifen
Feb 2004 CEA-23 (0-3 normal) CA27.29-66.1 (0-38 normal)
Feb 23to current-clinical trial, taxol & avastin
April 15th, 2004-CT-significant shrinkage on all tumors/plueral effusion gone
June 8th 2004-CT-all liver lesions decreased in size/lung mets gone
Aug 9th, 2004-CA27.29 is 22.3, CEA is .8)
Aug 9th, 2004-Brain-CT neg, lung mets/pleural effusion still gone, liver mets had slight shrinkage. Largest hypodesne lesion is 2.1cm, 6 others 1cm or less.
Sept-Tumor markers on the rise
Sept 13th-bone scan negative, mri revealed herniated disc.
Sept 27- Ct of brain, negative/lung mets still gone/ 2 liver lesions gone, 4 under 1cm, 1 @1.7cm.
Oct 5-CA27.29 down 9 points (29.9)
Nov 1-CA27.29 up 33.3, CEA 1.8

[CathyB]

While I was on taxotere, I had constant eyelid twitching which my onc said was a side effect of the drug. When I stopped the taxotere, my twitching also stopped after a time. Hope this infor helps. CathyB

[CathyB]

JudieK - I have a question for you which I hope you get (am having a little trouble navigating this new format) Did your pleural effusion go away simply as a result of Avastin and Taxol and if so, how long did it take? Thanks, CathyB