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v-ness · 02-19-2010, 04:52 PM

used the Cancer Card to get an appt today with the eye doc. a close look at both eyes told him my right eye is twitching too but less so than my left (i am partly blind in my right eye so that could also be why that side doesn't bother me as much). he is getting me in with another doc ASAP for a botox shot or two to the lids and will provide insurance co with 'medical reasons' to pay. botox makes complete sense since it paralyzes the muscle(s), thus stopping a twitch. wasn't the first time my eye doc had seen it and he was familiar with my chemo drugs, so that was comforting. if by miracle the twitching stops (it's all day every day) before the botox appt then i will cancel, of course. but working with a computer 8 hrs a day makes good working eyes an absolute necessity. today the twitch had me feeling like i should hire myself out as a hitwoman for the mob, that's how ready to kill i was, and i know the agitation must just exacerbate the situation. but a nice reiki session after the eye doc has me all zen again. but, alas, still twitchy. happier, though, to have a possible solution in sight!

valerie

02-19-2010, 04:52 PM	#11
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: anything stop eye twitch? used the Cancer Card to get an appt today with the eye doc. a close look at both eyes told him my right eye is twitching too but less so than my left (i am partly blind in my right eye so that could also be why that side doesn't bother me as much). he is getting me in with another doc ASAP for a botox shot or two to the lids and will provide insurance co with 'medical reasons' to pay. botox makes complete sense since it paralyzes the muscle(s), thus stopping a twitch. wasn't the first time my eye doc had seen it and he was familiar with my chemo drugs, so that was comforting. if by miracle the twitching stops (it's all day every day) before the botox appt then i will cancel, of course. but working with a computer 8 hrs a day makes good working eyes an absolute necessity. today the twitch had me feeling like i should hire myself out as a hitwoman for the mob, that's how ready to kill i was, and i know the agitation must just exacerbate the situation. but a nice reiki session after the eye doc has me all zen again. but, alas, still twitchy. happier, though, to have a possible solution in sight! valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!