I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Psycholibby, I am quite practical, but I did not realize that the ooph-femara would render me incapable of having a sex life, and I do miss that part of myself. 

I kept the uterus -- it wasn't making any trouble at all. Momine, I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not taking any anti-hormonals, so sex life is OK. Just have to use a little more astroglide, but otherwise not impossible. I know that it has made a big difference for others, though. I got lucky.



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Same here, Momine.  I hate cancer SO much for stealing my essential femininity.  I don't even feel human anymore, let alone female.

Momine - there's a "getting my mojo back" thread someplace on BCO - with a fascinating discussion about Scream Cream.  I'm not kidding - it seems to work for many women.  That's where I learned about cocoa butter, instead of coconut oil as a vaginal mositurizer - really really helps vaginal atrophy drying.  Don't know about the SC - I don't use it.

Sunnyflowers ... I think the thread about the "scream cream" is in the Stage IV forum.

Was hoping to see a note from Crazy-E about the results of her bone biopsy.

Also very concerned about Athena.

hugs to all,

Bren

No biopsy news yet.

rr- the Debroah Jarvis book is fabulous - I LOVE that she's a minister.  Reminds me of our bartender ;-))) Great, great sense of humor.  That's the author of the article in curetoday you linked to...

E - ok, fingers still crossed for good news.

Sunflowers, I remember looking the book up and wondering if the whole thing would be as good as that piece. 

CrazyforCarrots - thanks for posting the link about Big Pharma.  In my opinion it's not only the drug companies, but also the drug STORES that are part of the problem.  I may have posted this before in this thread (crappy letrozole memory...).  Anyway, about two weeks ago I decided to call around to various drug stores to find the price of letrozole. 

I buy mine at Costco and do not use my insurance for it, as I get it cheaper without.  I pay $7.00 for a one month supply (with insurance the minimum co-pay is $10.)

Called around and got these quotes for a 30 day supply of letrozole (the generic), mind you - NOT the brand name Femara

Walgreens - $374 (unless you had their discount card in which case it was $274.)

Fred Meyer (Krogers) - $394

WalMart (I won't shop there, but wanted to know their charge) - $414.

So how is it that Costco can charge as little as $7.00 when the others are uniformly charging $400?  I also checked Costco online and there they charged $30 for letrozole and $535 for Femara.  I didn't ask any of the companies which generic they were supplying - I only verified that it was indeed generic and not the brand name.

There is something severely wrong in how Americans are getting ripped off.  And I am so incredibly SICK of hearing about "free enterprise" as if cancer patients, or asthma patients, or high-cholesterol patients or any one else who requires medicine can choose to not take the medicine.  Corporations are interested in one thing (usually) and that is making money - and yet more money.  We are just fodder for the machine.

Thanks Mods.  I appreciate the link.

Jackie

gg:  Here in the GWN (Great White North) my script for a 100-day supply of Femara was $703.74.  Then, this January, my supplemental insurance coverage stopped covering the name brand so the generic letrozole is $177.35 for 100 days.  This is through Shoppers Drug Mart, a Canadian company similar to your CVS or Rite-Aid.

Big difference between Femara and the generic, but an even BIGGER difference north of the border.

I too wonder how Costco does it.  I like Costco -- they treat their employees well.

Anyhow, I'm finished with it the end of July.  And then......will I see a return of the 30% hair that never came back after chemo and during the AI?????

yeah...  I've got to admit that I'm a Costco addict.  I told hubby I'd live anywhere as long as it was within 30 miles of a Costco.  He was one of their first customers - when they only had the store on 4th Ave in Seattle.