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Vaginal atrophy. Why didn't someone warn me?
There’s a long list of things nobody warns you about when you go through cancer treatment. It is fairly well known that chemotherapy, radiation therapy and significant surgery all carry risks and sid...
It's ok @Vallerina there's no such thing as hijacking the thread you needed support end of story.I met by phone thru the Cancer Council a wonderful Irish woman from the Sunshine Coast who'd been same bc journey as me.It was thru the Cancer Connect program -just spoke to her last week again might be worthwhile seeing if you can catch up with her as she probably knows the local set up well.- she volunteers for the Cancer Council had bc years ago . Also as well as bcna online blog might help you to have connections locally with fellow Sunshine Coast bc ladies - I found a local voice helps.YWCA runs in Sunshine Coast a free hydrotherapy program called Encore for 8 weeks x2 hours - it might provide opportunity to meet others in same boat who understand the local scene re bc. I'm going to it down here in October - I also googled local support groups here and met some wonderful women in my own area at various stages in bc journey.Might be time to find a medico to stay with you on this journey but ask around to find the right one - think part of your issue is lack of an "anchor" medical/ other bc ladies