The flight of libido after breast cancer treatment may not be a subject everyone is comfortable talking about, but my personal survey of survivors—six friends plus me—ends up with about half of us losing libido after breast cancer and half of us not. About half of us had chemo and half of...
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loss of libido
kdoodah
Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 08:20 PM
wow, thank you for your positive writing. I am lying in bed on a sunday afternoon, ruminating on why I feel so awful 14 months after BC tx. (I had it all plus 5 months of oral chemo). It is amazing how one person can inspire you. I was sick of hearing how
"lubrication is the cure all" . I feel so crappy I cant imagine having sex again, which I will be faced with again in Feb when my partner returns. But as I lay here and feel sorry for myself about no libido, gaining 20 pounds, incessant hotflashes, achy bones, I think why am I not getting off my rear to exercise to make myself feel sexy? I am planning on bathing in lubricant in Feb, and looking forward to trying them all.
thank you
wow, thank you for your positive writing. I am lying in bed on a sunday afternoon, ruminating on why I feel so awful 14 months after BC tx. (I had it all plus 5 months of oral chemo). It is amazing how one person can inspire you. I was sick of hearing how
"lubrication is the cure all" . I feel so crappy I cant imagine having sex again, which I will be faced with again in Feb when my partner returns. But as I lay here and feel sorry for myself about no libido, gaining 20 pounds, incessant hotflashes, achy bones, I think why am I not getting off my rear to exercise to make myself feel sexy? I am planning on bathing in lubricant in Feb, and looking forward to trying them all.
thank you