[Laurel]

I think Mary Anne hit the nail on the proverbial head. Since chemopause and Tamoxipause my skin feels like plastic to me. Perhaps this has something to do with a bit of residual neuropathy in the ole' fingers, but I doubt that. My skin is just so DRY. I no longer use soap on my face at all. Just oil, or Palmers, or Vit E cream, all sans any estrogen mimickers, to try to combat the dryness. I add organic oil to my tub water and use organic body wash on the necessary parts. While I do still sweat, it has absolutely no odor. None.

Oddly enough when people see me they always comment on how good I look, and how you would never know I had been sick. I am still trying to adjust to this new body I am housed in, and to come to terms with living with the specter of cancer on the horizon.

Do I look older? Truthfully? I suppose, yes, I do. I can attest that I feel older, creakier, and much more vulnerable. Yes, cancer sure does shake your confidence!

I really, really hate cancer. It just stinks. On a positive note, I do not miss my period! HA! Talk about seeing the glass half full!