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TSund · 07-27-2007, 01:13 PM

As a spouse this thread has me teary-eyed. I am still so new to this that I say "all I want is for her to be around for a long time to come...nothing else matters!!!".

But I know that it does matter or at least will matter down the road; to her and to us as a couple. Ruth is 100% ER+, and will go on a ER blocker after surgery for 5 years. We've already been so preoccupied that sex has not been on our priority list at all. (on top of chemopause and peri-menopause!) But I am thinking now; we have been so proactive about some of the other side effects, with some marked success thus far, we should try to be proactive about this as well? Especially as it's not just sex but the UTI's, skin irritations, etc.

Thank-you for sharing!

07-27-2007, 01:13 PM	#25
TSund Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DFW area (TX) Posts: 431	As a spouse this thread has me teary-eyed. I am still so new to this that I say "all I want is for her to be around for a long time to come...nothing else matters!!!". But I know that it does matter or at least will matter down the road; to her and to us as a couple. Ruth is 100% ER+, and will go on a ER blocker after surgery for 5 years. We've already been so preoccupied that sex has not been on our priority list at all. (on top of chemopause and peri-menopause!) But I am thinking now; we have been so proactive about some of the other side effects, with some marked success thus far, we should try to be proactive about this as well? Especially as it's not just sex but the UTI's, skin irritations, etc. Thank-you for sharing! __________________ Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable 100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++ 6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage 1 year Herceptin till 6/08 MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells" now 50% ER+, PR- ??? Rads finished 1/16/08 Added Tamoxifen, Finished Herceptin 05/08 NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.