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Symptom of "sick" looking eyes

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 6 4:25pm | Replies (4)

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@cedar75

I had red itchy eyes that felt like I had something in them. My ophthalmologist’s wife had breast cancer and was on exemestane too. He was great. He knew all about this. He did a thorough exam and prescribed eye drops that really helped. He also noted these medications can enhance cataract formation. I ultimately developed severe trigger finger and hand problems with exemestane. I went off it for six weeks and all eye symptoms went away. My oncologist then switched me to letrozole. I have had no eye problems but the muscular and tendon issues better known as aromatase muscular skeletal syndrome still persist. Currently I exist with them but my quality of life is certainly not what it was before breast cancer I am trying to eke out my last of the five years and then we see. The best to you and all of our breast cancer sisters

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You are doing better than myself. I took one and a half year Anastrosole and I took myself off it - will see oncologist in two week and know he will not be happy. I had red itchy eyes, never had that before and was told that it is allergy’s. As soon as I was off the Anastrosole all these little side effects subsided in two weeks. Keep posting to see what you found out.