vision problems

kickin the big C
kickin the big C Member Posts: 18
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
ystrday i lost sight in my left eye. actually it was like vaseline over my eye. how weird is that? i finished chemo 17mths ago and rad a yer ago. the weirdness lasted 20 min and stillseems a little blurry. it totally freaked me out. i am on tamox. and wondering if this ever happened to anyone else?

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  • Sher43009
    Sher43009 Member Posts: 602 Member
    #2
    I would get an eye exam
    I would get an eye exam asap. Tamoxifen can cause eye problems.
  • Kat11
    Kat11 Member Posts: 1,931 Member
    #3
    Sher43009 said:

    I would get an eye exam
    I would get an eye exam asap. Tamoxifen can cause eye problems.

    Really Tamoxifen can cause eye problems.
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294 Member
    #4
    Kat11 said:

    Really Tamoxifen can cause eye problems.

    Chemo too
    could cause vision problems like delay side effects. My vision was ok during Chemo , but keeps going down since I finished it. Of course I am taking Tamoxifen. You should see ophthalmologist. Unfortunately, nothing is weird after everything you have been through.
    Good luck,
    New Flower
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #5
    Call your oncologist and
    Call your oncologist and tell him. Tamox can cause eye problems. Best to be safe and get an eye check up.
  • CarrWilson
    CarrWilson Member Posts: 111
    #6
    I just read this
    I just read this and I am very concerned. This may very well be nothing, but please see these warning signs:

    Stroke Warning Signs
    If you or someone with you has one or more of these signs, don't delay!

    * Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
    * Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
    * Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
    * Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
    * Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

    When you said you lost vision, I immediately thought stroke. You do not have to have all of the symptoms listed above. We can have mini strokes, and easily poo-poo the symptoms, but we never know if it will be a mini stroke (TIA) or the big one. Please call your MD and make an appointment today! They may request a CAT scan or some other diagnostic test. I believe as women our symptoms are often over looked or put down to it's all in your head. Strokes can happen at any age. Please do not delay, time can be brain power. Please let us know what has happened. I don't mean to frighten you but better to be on the safe side.

    A concerned friend - Carrie
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #7
    CarrWilson said:

    I just read this
    I just read this and I am very concerned. This may very well be nothing, but please see these warning signs:

    Stroke Warning Signs
    If you or someone with you has one or more of these signs, don't delay!

    * Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
    * Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
    * Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
    * Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
    * Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

    When you said you lost vision, I immediately thought stroke. You do not have to have all of the symptoms listed above. We can have mini strokes, and easily poo-poo the symptoms, but we never know if it will be a mini stroke (TIA) or the big one. Please call your MD and make an appointment today! They may request a CAT scan or some other diagnostic test. I believe as women our symptoms are often over looked or put down to it's all in your head. Strokes can happen at any age. Please do not delay, time can be brain power. Please let us know what has happened. I don't mean to frighten you but better to be on the safe side.

    A concerned friend - Carrie

    I hope you have already
    I hope you have already contacted your doctor. Please let us know what you find out and how you are doing now.
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #8
    DebbyM said:

    I hope you have already
    I hope you have already contacted your doctor. Please let us know what you find out and how you are doing now.

    Hoping you called and saw
    Hoping you called and saw your doctor. Update us when you can.

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