I completed my breast cancer treatment in December 2019. I had a lumpectomy followed by chemo and then more surgery to remove all lymph nodes under my arm. I finished with radio therapy. All my hair grew back quite quickly and I was relieved when my eyebrows grew back as I'd felt a bit faceless without them.
I didn't really think much about whether my eyelashes had grown back until this summer when I have had really dry, itchy eyes. I feel as if they did at first grow back, but are now breaking off at a few mm long. I talked to the Boots optician in March and she recommended eye drops 3 times day and eye gel at night. This is temporarily soothing but the discomfort is getting worse and I constantly feel as if I have something in one or other eye which is scratching my eye ball. I have never worried a great deal about my appearance but feel I need eyelashes to protect my eyes.
I have read that coconut oil may help them to grow back. Does anyone have any experience which may help? I know this is a minor inconvenience compared to others.
Lizzie P
