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Pure
Pure Member Posts: 1,796
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

Did anyone get dark rings under there eyes while on chemo? I am getting plenty of sleep.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2009

    Yep, and my face looked really drawn also.

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  • Brenda_R
    Brenda_R Member Posts: 509
    edited December 2009

    Yeah, pretty bad too.

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  • jenn3
    jenn3 Member Posts: 3,316
    edited December 2009

    I have circles under my eyes, but I haven't slept all night since my surgery in June which is where I'm guessing my circles are coming from.  I read somewhere along the way that chemo affects the skin texture and pigment.  Your harmones also dictate skin tone and texture and being pregnant and on chemo could be the problem.  Last, but not least..............I know you drink plenty fluids, but staying hydrated helps too.  

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  • Pure
    Pure Member Posts: 1,796
    edited December 2009

    ok whew-I tend to have them even when not in chemo but they have gotton twice as bad.  I hate even looking at myself in the mirror.

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  • PS73
    PS73 Member Posts: 469
    edited December 2009

    I just got out of the shower and looked in the mirror like ten minutes before reading this thread and thought the same thing.  I think it's the chemo!!

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  • HairSprayMom
    HairSprayMom Member Posts: 251
    edited December 2009

    I agree Ladies. I tend to have dark rings undre my eyes as well, but when in chemo they were black. Looked like I was in a fight club! LOL Also my face turned a really weired shade of orange. It was a perfect ring around my face, ya know like bad cheap make up you used to wear when you were 13. After about 3 months out of chemo the rings lighten up and my face was a normal color again. However, I now have age spots on a few places on my face...damn cancer anyways!

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  • Moissy
    Moissy Member Posts: 550
    edited December 2009

    Oh, Jen. I remember one day looking at myself in the mirror and wondering what had happened....then I started thinking it wasn't worth it if chemo was going to make me look so bad forever. Got over that, finished up, and then eventually all the darkness went away. I wore hats a lot...maybe the visor hid my face! If I were doing it again, I'd think about buying some cool eyeglasses for a little face color. You will be beautiful again!!!!

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