puffy eyelids

tommaseena
tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
My upper eyelids started to retain water and get very puffy after my third AC treatment and my eyes water like heck. I have finished my last AC treatment on 4/21 and will be starting Taxol w/Herceptin 5/7.

My question is if others have had this and how long it lasts.
I have been to the onc and she said for me to see my eye doc and I did and he thinks it might be from the chemo and not seasonal allergies.

Thanks for any input.
Margo

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  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #2
    web site
    What I should have done and I'll learn sometime to go to the website chemocare.com first.
    One of the side effects 10-29% is watery eyes of Adrimyacin (spelling).

    So now I have my answer. Maybe my eyes can't get rid of the water at night so that is why my eye lids are fat in the morning.

    Margo
  • CR1954
    CR1954 Member Posts: 1,390 Member
    #3
    Hi Margo.....
    Hi Margo,
    I didn't have puffy eyes, but did have watering eyes and also at times, very dry eyes while doing chemo.
    My vision also got progressively worse, to the point where I couldn't even focus to drive and had to get the prescription changed for my glasses.
    For the dry eyes, they had me using lots and lots of artificial tears. For the watering eyes, there wasn't a whole lot to be done. Just grin & bear it really.

    I also lost my voice completely for 7 weeks during chemo. Had to see a specialist and he used a scope to look at my vocal cords. The drugs had killed some of the cells on the vocal cords and he said that they were essentially sloughing off and making the cords uneven and bumpy...thus the loss of my voice. He told me that when they had quit doing that, the cords would be smooth again and I would be able to talk. And eventually, that's what happened. My voice came back.

    My onc told my husband (with a grin) that it was ok to go ahead & thank him for the fact that I couldn't talk at all. Then they both laughed. Well, hahaha...not so funny to me. Sheesh!!

    CR
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #4
    CR1954 said:

    Hi Margo.....
    Hi Margo,
    I didn't have puffy eyes, but did have watering eyes and also at times, very dry eyes while doing chemo.
    My vision also got progressively worse, to the point where I couldn't even focus to drive and had to get the prescription changed for my glasses.
    For the dry eyes, they had me using lots and lots of artificial tears. For the watering eyes, there wasn't a whole lot to be done. Just grin & bear it really.

    I also lost my voice completely for 7 weeks during chemo. Had to see a specialist and he used a scope to look at my vocal cords. The drugs had killed some of the cells on the vocal cords and he said that they were essentially sloughing off and making the cords uneven and bumpy...thus the loss of my voice. He told me that when they had quit doing that, the cords would be smooth again and I would be able to talk. And eventually, that's what happened. My voice came back.

    My onc told my husband (with a grin) that it was ok to go ahead & thank him for the fact that I couldn't talk at all. Then they both laughed. Well, hahaha...not so funny to me. Sheesh!!

    CR

    Thanks CR
    If it happened to some of them they would piss and moan about it.
    Sheesh is right.

    Thanks for your input.

    Margo
  • rjjj
    rjjj Member Posts: 1,822 Member
    #5
    tommaseena said:

    Thanks CR
    If it happened to some of them they would piss and moan about it.
    Sheesh is right.

    Thanks for your input.

    Margo

    puffy eyelids
    It seems I puffed up all over haha. actually i did. my eyelids got very puffy and at night my mouth would get so dry that i couldn't swallow. I kept a big bottle of water next to me and drink it throughout the night. Had to get up many times to use the bathroom, but i was actually partched! Hopefully this will go away now that chemo is done. Just herceptin left.
    hugs
    jackie
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #6
    dry eyes
    I never had the puffy eyes, but my eyesight did change considerably after I was finished with chemo. Before I started, I only needed contacts for one eye that was slightly nearsighted. I stopped wearing contacts while on the ACT, and now I need the progressive lenses because I can't see anything clearly anymore without help. Went to glasses because the contacts are VERY pricey. Had dry eyes after all was said and done too. So, it does have a snowball effect doesn't it? Keep on fighting!
    Cat
  • Mikes Sunshine
    Mikes Sunshine Member Posts: 129
    #7
    cats_toy said:

    dry eyes
    I never had the puffy eyes, but my eyesight did change considerably after I was finished with chemo. Before I started, I only needed contacts for one eye that was slightly nearsighted. I stopped wearing contacts while on the ACT, and now I need the progressive lenses because I can't see anything clearly anymore without help. Went to glasses because the contacts are VERY pricey. Had dry eyes after all was said and done too. So, it does have a snowball effect doesn't it? Keep on fighting!
    Cat

    puffy eyelids
    I also have puffy top eyelids. I finished my last round AC April 10th My eyes are still tearing like crazy also my vision is very blurry. Went to see the eye Dr. last week ,He also see the starting of a cateract. He thinks all of this is caused from the chemo. Nancy
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #8
    CR1954 said:

    Hi Margo.....
    Hi Margo,
    I didn't have puffy eyes, but did have watering eyes and also at times, very dry eyes while doing chemo.
    My vision also got progressively worse, to the point where I couldn't even focus to drive and had to get the prescription changed for my glasses.
    For the dry eyes, they had me using lots and lots of artificial tears. For the watering eyes, there wasn't a whole lot to be done. Just grin & bear it really.

    I also lost my voice completely for 7 weeks during chemo. Had to see a specialist and he used a scope to look at my vocal cords. The drugs had killed some of the cells on the vocal cords and he said that they were essentially sloughing off and making the cords uneven and bumpy...thus the loss of my voice. He told me that when they had quit doing that, the cords would be smooth again and I would be able to talk. And eventually, that's what happened. My voice came back.

    My onc told my husband (with a grin) that it was ok to go ahead & thank him for the fact that I couldn't talk at all. Then they both laughed. Well, hahaha...not so funny to me. Sheesh!!

    CR

    CR - Geez!
    Not so funny to me, either! Sheesh - to put it mildly!

    I'll echo Margo here... Wouldn't be funny - AT ALL - if it was happening to THEM, now would it?!?

    No wonder we proudly call ourselves Warrior Princess Survivors! It's not just about the surviving the disease itself, is it?

    Kind regards, Susan

    P.S.: No offense meant towards your hubby - your ONC "started it"!
  • mmontero38
    mmontero38 Member Posts: 1,510
    #9
    cats_toy said:

    dry eyes
    I never had the puffy eyes, but my eyesight did change considerably after I was finished with chemo. Before I started, I only needed contacts for one eye that was slightly nearsighted. I stopped wearing contacts while on the ACT, and now I need the progressive lenses because I can't see anything clearly anymore without help. Went to glasses because the contacts are VERY pricey. Had dry eyes after all was said and done too. So, it does have a snowball effect doesn't it? Keep on fighting!
    Cat

    Cat, had to comment on your
    Cat, had to comment on your tattoo. It's beautiful. Now, if I had the courage to get one I might but I really am a chicken. LOL
  • mmontero38
    mmontero38 Member Posts: 1,510
    #10
    Hey Margo, I was puffy all
    Hey Margo, I was puffy all over. Retained a lot of water so had to take a diuretic a few times during treatment. I did drink lots of water and it did help. Hugs, Lili

    PS Love the pic, he's cute.
  • gerrico1216
    gerrico1216 Member Posts: 41
    #11
    I had the watery eyes as well!
    I did have the watery eyes. I took Clartin for awhile til it didn't help anymore. My left cleared up but now it twitches a little. (Not all the time). I am on TAC meds.
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #12
    mmontero38 said:

    Cat, had to comment on your
    Cat, had to comment on your tattoo. It's beautiful. Now, if I had the courage to get one I might but I really am a chicken. LOL

    tattoo
    Lili, thanks bunches! no courage needed, just recklessness!
    Kidding
    Cat
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #13
    gerrico1216 said:

    I had the watery eyes as well!
    I did have the watery eyes. I took Clartin for awhile til it didn't help anymore. My left cleared up but now it twitches a little. (Not all the time). I am on TAC meds.

    Claratin
    I take Claratin every day so now I'm going to try eye drops for allergies since there is a lot of pollen in the air here in Maine now.
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #14
    tommaseena said:

    Claratin
    I take Claratin every day so now I'm going to try eye drops for allergies since there is a lot of pollen in the air here in Maine now.

    Hope this provides you with relief, Margo.

    Kind regards, Susan

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