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Re: Loss of sensuality
Prior to receiving chemo, I had a wonderful physical relationship with my new husband. I feel a strong sense of loss. I wasn't sure if it was due to getting older and menopause or what, but I have never had a doctor discuss the issue of chemo and sensuality with me. I even wondered how much of it has to do with the mastectomy and my image of my body. I have tried to discuss it but it almost seems that they are not comfortable about it. I sometimes wonder if part of that is discomfort with older women being sexually active. That it should not be important to us. I would have still chosen to have chemo (I am glad to still be here) but it is yet one more thing lost to cancer.
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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