Restoring sexuality after bc treatment...

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Binney4
Binney4 Member Posts: 8,609
edited July 2014 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

...is a challenge for all of us, even our lumpectomy and recon sisters. So when I found this new resource I thought I'd post it here. It was developed for women recovering from gynecologic cancers, but it applies just as well to those of us dealing with a missing breast or two:

http://prc.coh.org/A-ZBooklet.pdf

Nothing "clinical" here--it's a refreshing read, full of both encouragement and down-to-earth suggestions for ways to work our way back to comfortable intimacy.

Gentle hugs,
Binney

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  • River_Rat
    River_Rat Member Posts: 1,724
    edited June 2014

    Binney, what a breath of fresh air that is! Now if we could just get that pamphlet into doctors' offices to be handed out to all female cancer patients.

    Edited to add: I hope you're posting that in several places.

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  • Binney4
    Binney4 Member Posts: 8,609
    edited June 2014

    River Rat, I posted it here and on the lymphedema forum. Please do feel free to post it to other forums as well. All of us need this kind of information, in this calm and kind tone. I agree--something for the docs to have available for every one of us.

    Thanks,
    Binney

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  • Erica3681
    Erica3681 Member Posts: 1,916
    edited July 2014

    Binney, this is great! I think I'll post a link on BreastFree.org. I talk about sexuality a little on the website but not nearly as extensively as this pamphlet. And it has a sense of humor, which is always helpful. :-)

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  • Binney4
    Binney4 Member Posts: 8,609
    edited July 2014

    Definitely will be adding a link at StepUp-SpeakOut.org too. This is a really welcome resource. So glad they made the effort to research and write it, then make it available online.
    Binney

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