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Getting ready for 5th round chemo and 5fu ball stage 2 esophageal
This past round of chemo has affected my eyes a bit. The neuropathy has gotten more intense and this past round vision is blurry, my eyes leak tears all day and night and my eyes flicker or twitch nonstop. Has this happened to anyone else and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Tomorrow is 5th round and not looking forward to it. Been real tired this time.
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Thanks for sharing. My husband just had his first chemo for this esophageal cancer stage 4. Your post was really scary to read. Hope it gets better for you.
@camead815 I didn't mean for it to be scary. Thank you.
The good news... hopefully you truly are stage 2... as this means you have a fair shot at beating your EC (remember, clinical staging is a bit of a guess, more is known when post-op pathology comes in). What you are experiencing with your eyes is a bit rare (any immuno in your cocktail?). But when nerves in our bodies are affected by chemo induced neuropathy... this can also include our optic nerves. Hang tough as you should be scanned shortly to see if you are ready for surgery. I went thru this shtshow in 2020... nasty. But I'm pretty much back to normal now, at age 67.
We run twice-weekly free EC and Esophagectomy Zoom calls... if you are interested. Be well.
Gary,
Southern California