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Sandy H · 09-22-2006, 07:16 AM

My vision was blurry while on Taxol, Carbroplatin and Herceptin. Some days it was so bad I could not read the newspaper and that was with my glasses. I have bi focals-progressive lens. I get my eyes check each year now that I am in and out of chemo. Just last year he told me I had a cataract started in my right eye and it did not show the year before. He said chemo can cause them and it can progress rather fast so I have to be sure to get checked every year whether I am on chemo break or not. He says its best to be off chemo for a couple of months before getting an exam. He could not tell if the cataract was caused by the chemo or my age (59). I kept a magnifying sheet handy for reading at home. hugs, Sandy

09-22-2006, 07:16 AM	#13
Sandy H Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norridgewock, Maine Posts: 778	My vision was blurry while on Taxol, Carbroplatin and Herceptin. Some days it was so bad I could not read the newspaper and that was with my glasses. I have bi focals-progressive lens. I get my eyes check each year now that I am in and out of chemo. Just last year he told me I had a cataract started in my right eye and it did not show the year before. He said chemo can cause them and it can progress rather fast so I have to be sure to get checked every year whether I am on chemo break or not. He says its best to be off chemo for a couple of months before getting an exam. He could not tell if the cataract was caused by the chemo or my age (59). I kept a magnifying sheet handy for reading at home. hugs, Sandy __________________ Dx. 03/01, Rt. IBC AC/Taxatere Rt. MRM-with graft Lt. simple 5 rads-skin mets Herceptin, taxol, carboplatin (taxol seem to be the magic drug) Navelbine & xeloda (did not work) topical miltex for skin mets Tykerb/xeloda thoracentesis x 2 left lung fluid shows cancer cells Port removal (4 years) with power port replacement Doxil Updated 05-07 Scans show no bone or organ involvement we shall see! I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.