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Finally, I can get those butterflies in my gut again
So many of you have not read my post on my unusual side effects from Tamoxifen (if you care to read, it's pretty funny, search "the Queen of weird side effects).
In the past my oncologist never allowed me to get a low level estrogen cream with the fear that it may trigger something far worse than what I have been dealing with. For the last year or so, I have had to manually rip my skin from permanently shutting the doors to my sex life....if you catch my drift. It's called Vaginal Atrophy...look it up, it's no joke. It's painful, yes. And on top of that the damn Tamoxifen makes me not lust after much of anything. And I've tried to ignite that department but Tamoxifen says nope. So at the age of 39 I have not had sex in .....hmmmmm....well a very long long time. I use to get butterflies and a little tickled when a yummy looking man would walk by. Now, I could care less. I get more excited about a cup of tea and a nice recipe book to review. I look like a young lady on the outside but have the sex drive of a 95 year old.
That is all changing. Praise Jesus. My new oncologist has given me the golden ticket, a prescription for estrogen cream. And I am going to marinate in it. I can't wait to dust off my "toys" and get my mojo back. This is the best day ever.
So bring on the butterflies, the tingles of lust and the giddiness of being sexy and fabulous.
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DX 10/2011
PET Scan + MRI 10/2011
Lumpectomy 11/11/11
Stage 2B +++ ER+(10%), PR+(5%), HER2+++(1 positive node, 1 micromets to second node)
AC started 12/2011 ended 1/2012
Taxol + Herceptin weekly for 12 weeks ended 4/2012
30 zaps of radiation done 6/2012
Tamoxifen 6/2012
every 3 weeks of Herceptin for another year.
Metformin Trial 8/12
10/12 MRI- CLEAR
01/13 BRAIN MRI- CLEAR!
01/13 Neck MRI- CLEAR!
FINISHED HERCEPTIN 1/9/2013...Woot Woot
Starting Walter Reed Vaccine Trial 2/13
CT Scans + ultrasound of abdomen CLEAR-5/13
02/2015 through 11/2015 emergency D&Cs for Tamoxifen induced uterine polyps which caused uncontrollable hemorrhaging
12/2015 blood clot to left leg caused by Tamoxifen. No longer taking it. On Xarelto, a blood thinner
12/2015 Ablation to prevent hemorrhaging from potential issues with Tamoxifen residue in my system
1/2016 continuing journey without hormonal therapy. Reevaluating the option of a hysterectomy and oopherectomy.
4/1/2018 2mm stroke. Yes, stroke! No cause ever found but they believe it was a migraine that went bonkers and created a tiny clot. No deficits. I was back to normal with 24hrs. Now on baby aspirin for life.
7/27/2018 hysterectomy and oopherectomy
01/07/2019 Mastectomy and expanders put in
3/22/2019 Vtach, almost died. Cause unknown.
7/22/2019 New perky boobs put in
7/21/2020 Off of all drugs but a baby aspirin because of the stroke in 2018.
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8 YEARS NED
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