What's happened to the love?

I too had long hair that i miss badly, especially when i look at old photos. But it is growing. Just frustratingly slow and wavy! Oh the menopausal side effects! Lack of oestrogen is the main culprit for the vaginal skin atrophy and pain. As Paula says, sylk is the absolute recommendation for a vaginal, vulval lubricant for sex. I found others just irritating to the skin. As Paula says, use heaps. The replens has been great for lots of the women in this forum. You do need to use it daily for at least two weeks and dont worry if you get what looks like a lumpy discharge with it at first. It is just clearing away dead skin cells. I wore panty liners. If the atrophy has not got too bad this will be a game changer! Intimacy. Well thats a hard one. We all find it hard to feel sexy with dodgy bits on our body let alone it being painful! I bought pretty nighties to try and feel better about my breast area and it is simply a no go area until its all healed! We still do date night each week. Im 60. On that night we usually head out for dinner and cancer and cancer treatment is a banned subject. We focus on what we have done that was fun and plans for the future. Chemotherapy. Certainly gives the body a hard time. I think only rest, good food and some fun get us through it. Do you have good nausea meds? Stay on here and talk with us. Thinking of you Julie