First Smear

Hi lovely ladies. Today I braved my smear. Nobody likes them and I was very overdue. I promised myself that I would make sure I went before going back to work (I work in a school). I am on anastrazole and also due to hubby also having issues with his bottom due to severe Crohn’s disease and an open fistula, we have not had sex for 18 months. My diagnosis was Feb 2016. To say the smear was excrutiating was an understatement. I bit the back of my hand so hard to stop myself screaming that I still had the marks over an hour later. She struggled to get the speculum in. Then when she opened it was so painful I was nearly in tears. It’s never been like this before. Has anyone else found it this bad since being on anastrazole? Xx

Hello Lovely ladies, I am almost embarrassed to say that I haven’t had sex since my diagnosis in Feb 2015!

We were having menopausal issues before, and I had gone on HRT for about 6 weeks and things improved immensely. Now on Anastrozole, following the lot; lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemo, radiotherapy & herceptin injections for a year. Whenever I broach the subject of intimacy, he says he wants to wait until I’m better, I still have a tweaking operation to come for the reconstruction surgery I had in December.

Is this it for me know? no more intercourse? I read with interest all the suggestion’s for dryness, itchiness etc and have taken some of them on board.

I think through all the above, that both of our labido’s have just disappeared!

Does anyone have any suggestions for getting them back??

That’s the other issue I’m having. No desire for it whatsoever. Luckily due to his issues hubby is the same. Xx