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Breast cancer and loss of 'femininity'

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missbeautiful

01/13/2022 at 11:40 AM

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Does anyone else feel like breast cancer has affected your feminity? I’m on a chemo pill called anastrozole and I feel like a sort of remorse... My body has aged a lot through my treatment. Can anyone else relate to this?

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01/25/2022 at 3:42 PM

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Hello @missbeautiful, thank you for sharing this with us. Cancer can really take a toll on both physical and mental health.

Can anyone relate to what @missbeautiful describes? Have you ever felt less "feminine" or that the treatment has taken a toll on your body? If so, how did you deal with these feelings?

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05/02/2022 at 12:15 AM

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@missbeautiful

hi mossbeautiful, I can totally relate. My body image, my femininity, everything was affected by cancer and treatments. Some days I'm coping, other not so much. Therapy helps, in my case. I don't know what I would do without it.

Breast cancer and loss of 'femininity' https://www.carenity.us/forum/breast-cancer/living-with-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-and-loss-of-femininity-4123 2022-05-02 00:15:57

Gwendlyn01

05/29/2022 at 3:08 PM

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I feel a lot less than feminine. I feel lopsided and deformed. Went to see plastic surgeon he can fix it somewhat to be better looking, just waiting for the insurance to ok it.

Breast cancer and loss of 'femininity' https://www.carenity.us/forum/breast-cancer/living-with-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-and-loss-of-femininity-4123 2022-05-29 15:08:03

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07/08/2021 at 7:19 PM

@Courtney_J I am getting very nervous and scared because the surgery is July 13, 2021. My parents both died this year so I dont have them to talk to. My mom died on Feb 16, 2021 with a sickness she was suffering for 18 months so i was dealing with that for the last months and then my dad had a major stroke 3 weeks after my mom passed away and he could no longer go back to his assistance living so we had to find a nursing home. We found one he was only in there 3 weeks and then he passed away on May 6, 2021. Right after all that I was diagnosed with cancer so I have been on a train that is non-stop. I feel like I am so tried out and I dont have much energy left. My sisters are not helpful they keep telling me just pray. They both got to take 2 weeks vacation after my mom and dad passed away. I have not even had time to take a breather I am just on the train of bad luck. That is how I am feeling.

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