[Becky]

Were you premenopausal before chemo and did you go into permanent menopause with chemo.

Did you just go into permanent menopause? What happened to you also happened to me. I was premenopausal before cancer but after treatment but before Herceptin was over, I had my ovaries removed since I was 50% ER+ but PR negative. In this situation, Tamoxifen does not work very well and I wanted to take Arimidex. Since I was 46 then, I had the ovaries removed and then went on Arimidex. These 2 things made my estrogen plummet. Estrogen keeps the vaginal wall thick but also maintains the bladder. Without estrogen, you get bladder thinning - hence, for some women, uti's. I got 7 in a row so I ended up on maintenance Macrobid but only after sexual intercourse (because that was always my trigger - took a pill right after sex). After a while, I stopped and my body adjusted. Time does "heal" this and I didn't get anymore uti's. I think it is worse in the beginning.

If were you, I would see a urologist for some guidance on this issue. I also took (and still take) cranberry tablets. I don't know if they did anything but I took them anyway. Uti's are a pain, especially recurring ones. I feel your frustration from being in the "know".