 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Intimacy is far more encompassing than merely sexual issues. Sex seems to take a back seat to survival when the body automatically prioritizes its needs and wants. Speaking for the majority, it took a long time for a normal libido to return. This disease and treatment beats you up pretty good.
Unprotected sex is not recommended during chemo (due to its toxicity) in any case (for those interested).
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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