Estrogen Controversy

Okay ladies, so my gynecologist gave me a prescription for vegifem,  no I mean Vagifem ( it is not a vegetable).  What I didn't say is that he gave me the script at my last visit - and that was a year ago! That is when the case of the missing vagina had occurred!   Where oh where has my vagina gone?  I don't think I have one anymore.   My active sex life has become less than active.  Not because I wanted it to but because there was no way in hell that anything was getting into my tunnel of love.  It just closed up, shut down, out of order, whatever you want to call it. End of an era.  Sex, no longer how I knew it.

              

Well my doctor said it does not have to be that way. He said that I should be able to have an active sex life.
But how???............
                                 "VAGIFEM!!!"....he said
I know, I know,  I know all about it,  
             
                        BUT,  I HAD BREAST CANCER.

 I WAS LUCKY....STAGE 0.....INTRA DUCTAL CARCINOMA......A LUMPECTOMY (ONE OF MANY).......SIX WEEKS OF DAILY RADIATION TREATMENTS.......AND FIVE YEARS OF TAMOXIFEN (which put me into an automatic early menopause.)
                      I'm fine (still watching six nodules in both breasts.....they haven't grown in years....yay!!!!)  My oncologist says: "No Vagifem!"  My gynecologist says: "USE THE VAGIFEM!!!!"   What's a girl (or lady) to do??????

                                                                                                                                            
                                                                              

Well you know what my boyfriend says.......Fill that prescription!!!!!!!!
I couldn't bring myself to fill the prescription so guess who went to the drug store and got it for me?

                                                         

You guessed it!

                                                                                                                                       
That was two weeks ago.  The box of Vagifem has moved from in my drawer to on my dresser to my night table......then back to the drawer.......now on the night table again.  The other night I even got as far as opening the box and taking out one of the applicators.  (cute little things).....then quickly put it back in the box.  No, I can't do this!  I just read all the warnings.  Maybe my oncologist is right.  No more quality of life for me.  It's OVER!

Yesterday happened to be the one year anniversary of getting the prescription for The Vagifem.  To celebrate I had my yearly check-up and brought the box with me.  Why????  To show the doctor that I actually purchased the Vagifem but I couldn't bring myself to use it.  He looked at me and said:  10 mcg's are a very small amount.  Use the Vagifem!  It is not going to hurt you.  Breast Cancer patients use this product with great results and do not have problems from it!!!

"USE THE Vagifem!!!!"

                                                                          

                                                  
Okay, ladies, as I type this to you, I keep glancing at the box on my night table.  It's 2 in the morning so I think it is too late to start fiddling with it now.  But tomorrow night seems like a good night to start!
I will keep you posted and let you know if the Vagifem helps solve the case of the missing vagina!!!!!

                                                              

                                                                                                                          
 

Has anyone used Vagifem, Estrace or any other product with estrogen?

Update: Ladies I caved!!!

 I use Estradiol now and it works!!!!!