Kellie Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm on week 12 of Tarceva. I have moderate but manageable rash and dry skin. At 7 weeks I had an 80% reduction of my stage IV nsclc. I thought this was God sent and a second chance at life! Now I am having itchy irritated eyes that is affecting my vision, making it slightly fuzzy and cloudy. I had my eyes checked and the corneas are actually pitted with damage. The suspicion is that it will continue to deteriorate until I am blind as long as I stay on the medication. I've had other chemo and they all made me sick and I landed in the hospital with anemia and neutropenia. What do I do now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieB Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Oh Kellie, I'm sorry to hear this. Have you spoken with your oncologist about this yet? Is there a way they can reduce the dosage of Tarceva. I have a friend on Tarceva that was having eye issues and they reduced the dosage of tarceva after giving her an MRI to rule out any brain metastasis. Hang in there and please keep us posted. My very best hopes and prayers for you. Hugs, Katie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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