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Forum: "Middle Age" 40-60(ish) Years Old With Breast Cancer — Meet others in this age-range who share similar life issues.

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Posted on: Dec 22, 2011 05:33PM

Posted on: Dec 22, 2011 05:33PM

blessed wrote:

ok, yeah, touchy subject, but I need to know and you guys are the bomb for my embarrasing questions.  I am on aromasin (4th year) and am 52.  It is so painful, without having sex, but very painful during.  Anyone else????  I am using replens and that is all.  Thank you so much!!!!!

8-03-07,IDC,stage1,grade1 1.2cm,er+,pr+Her2-,bilateral mastectomy,oncotype dx 15
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Aug 20, 2012 09:51AM hwhranch wrote:

mY OBGYN had me get something over the counter...I can't remember what it is called but i will go home and look tonight.  It has worked wonders.

Dx 2/2011, IDC, 5cm, Stage IIIA, Grade 3, 1/15 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Chemotherapy 3/23/2011 AC + T (Taxol) Surgery 8/7/2011 Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel; Mastectomy: Left Radiation Therapy 9/18/2011 Breast Surgery 12/11/2011 Prophylactic ovary removal Hormonal Therapy 1/14/2012 Surgery 11/6/2012 Prophylactic mastectomy: Right; Reconstruction (left): Latissimus dorsi flap, Tissue expander placement
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Aug 20, 2012 10:09AM SusannahW wrote:

Hwhranch, yes, please let us know what your doctor prescribed!
Thanks, susannah

Dx 3/2012, IDC, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/5 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2- Surgery 4/26/2012 Lumpectomy: Right Radiation Therapy 6/3/2012 Breast Hormonal Therapy 8/31/2012 Femara (letrozole) Hormonal Therapy 10/8/2012 Aromasin (exemestane)
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Aug 20, 2012 01:52PM - edited Aug 20, 2012 01:56PM by hwhranch

Astroglide Natural...and it is all natural ingredients.  Works wonderfully. You can buy it right off the shelf.

Naturally free from Glycerin, Alcohol, Fragrance, Flavorings Hormons.

Water Bases, Water Soluble, Long lasting, Whisper-light, Hormone and petroleum-Free.

Dx 2/2011, IDC, 5cm, Stage IIIA, Grade 3, 1/15 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Chemotherapy 3/23/2011 AC + T (Taxol) Surgery 8/7/2011 Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel; Mastectomy: Left Radiation Therapy 9/18/2011 Breast Surgery 12/11/2011 Prophylactic ovary removal Hormonal Therapy 1/14/2012 Surgery 11/6/2012 Prophylactic mastectomy: Right; Reconstruction (left): Latissimus dorsi flap, Tissue expander placement
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Aug 20, 2012 04:31PM SusannahW wrote:

Thanks, will pick some up.

Dx 3/2012, IDC, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/5 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2- Surgery 4/26/2012 Lumpectomy: Right Radiation Therapy 6/3/2012 Breast Hormonal Therapy 8/31/2012 Femara (letrozole) Hormonal Therapy 10/8/2012 Aromasin (exemestane)
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Sep 11, 2012 03:03PM mclark55 wrote:

Hi there hwhranch - how nice of you to share that with us!  I can't wait to try it!  I checked out their website and was pleasantly surprised that the only ingredient I could object to was phenoxyethanol (I checked it out on the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep website and it isn't too bad - here's the link: www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredien... )  Usually there are 4-5 ingredients I refuse to let enter my system, so I was pleasantly surprised.  I've written it down.  Thanks for sharing.

Love and light, Marnie (MarnieClark.com) Dx 4/2/2004, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, 0/3 nodes, ER-/PR+ Surgery 4/21/2004 Lumpectomy: Left; Reconstruction (left): Latissimus dorsi flap Chemotherapy 10/31/2004 Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil), Methotrexate (Amethopterin, Mexate, Folex)
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Sep 11, 2012 03:50PM stephN wrote:

Hey y'all,

I have the Astroglide Natural and it works great.  I also have tried one called YES.  It's expensive, but it is also all natural and they make a waterbased one that is designed to be used inside and an oil-based one that's designed to be used outside.  

I also talked to my onc about this issue the last time I was there a few weeks ago and she prescribed the estrogen cream.  She said that using it doesn't increase your serum estrogen, only the estrogen in the vaginal tissues.  She's very conservative, so I am going with her on this one, but I know some oncologists don't agree.  You should definitely check with yours.  I'm 43, not quite ready to throw in the towel yet, haha!  Oh, she also said that there's a very good generic daily lubricant that you can find at Walgreens.  I haven't found that yet, but I'm going to look for it.

autism_mom, thanks for the insight.  I'll have to check into that!  It was definitely surgical menopause that threw me into this plight.  It happened so fast!

Thanks for sharing all the info, ladies.  I really appreciate  your candor! 

DX 7/12/11 DCIS w/IDC microinvasion, Stage 1, Grade 3, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR+
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Sep 11, 2012 05:17PM blessings2011 wrote:

I am 100% ER+, and the MO told me to continue with my Premarin cream, a tiny bit inserted vaginally, for the dry, bleeding tissues.

I asked if Replens would do the same thing, and she said no, that it was just a lubricant. It would not help the tissues themselves.

And like stephN says - my MO is very conservative, so I trust her judgement.

Especially NOW, since I took my first Anastrozole last week!!!!! Surprised

Dx 9/15/2011, IDC, Left, <1cm, Stage IA, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2- Surgery 12/4/2011 Lymph node removal; Lymph node removal (Left); Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left); Mastectomy (Right); Reconstruction (Left): Tissue Expander; Reconstruction (Right): Tissue Expander Surgery 8/21/2012 Reconstruction (Left); Reconstruction (Right) Hormonal Therapy 9/4/2012 Arimidex (anastrozole) Hormonal Therapy 10/21/2013 Femara (letrozole) Hormonal Therapy 10/1/2021 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone) Dx IDC: Papillary, Left, <1, Stage IA, Grade 1, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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Sep 17, 2012 10:22PM 3jaysmom wrote:

ive been reading here a lot. went to the onco, and she said the vagifem was safe, even with high counts of estrogen based cancer. just you have to rotate it, on for a few weeks, skip a week, then again for a few days..

  she also gave me the ok to insert olive oil all the way in.. the old gyn didn't know wether that would cause a problem... off to an onco gyn in two weeks.. she'll have more input im sure...

  the olive oil works well for me. i freeze it in ice cubes trays, and by the time i do it, it melts.. only have to keep repeating if im intimate...use it daily.. hope that might work for someone...3jaysmom

3jaysmom Chemotherapy 4/20/2009 Dx DCIS, 2cm, Stage IIB, 1/27 nodes, ER-/PR+, HER2-
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Sep 18, 2012 02:54PM ck55 wrote:

How many times a week are you using the Vagifem? I just completed my 5 years on Femara and my onc switched me over to Tamoxifen with the thought that I could use the Vagifem and any estrogen that got into my system would be blocked.

She prescribed the Vagifem at 3 times a week. Is this the standard? How quickly did you feel a difference? It would be so nice not to cringe evey time my husband makes a move toward me. Yell

Cyndi

DX 11/9/06 9cm ILC Stage 3A Mastectomy ER+ PR+ HR- 2/16 Nodes DD AC/Taxol Radiation
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Sep 18, 2012 03:33PM Lou10 wrote:

There was a teleconference last week organized by Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Someone asked about lubricants and Dr. Susan Hong said to get a silicone-based one rather than a water-based one (I'm assuming because they lubricate better). I got something called Wet Platinum but haven't tried it yet.

Diagnosis: 12/15/2010, IDC (plus DCIS & ILC), 2.5cm IDC, Stage IIb or III (unknown -- radiation to lymph nodes instead of ALND surgery), Grade 2, 2/2 nodes (sentinel and intramammary fully involved with extracapsular extension), ER+++/PR+++, HER2- Surgery 1/25/2011 Lumpectomy: Right; Lymph node removal: Right, Sentinel Chemotherapy 4/13/2011 Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Ellence (epirubicin), Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil), Taxotere (docetaxel) Radiation Therapy 9/14/2011 Breast, Lymph nodes Hormonal Therapy 11/7/2011 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone) Hormonal Therapy 8/22/2012 Femara (letrozole) Hormonal Therapy 7/10/2013 Aromasin (exemestane) Hormonal Therapy 7/12/2014 Femara (letrozole)

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