December '17 Chat: I've Survived - Dealing with Side Effects and Other Losses

On various social media platforms we have heard women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers discuss the difficulties they have after diagnosis. They ask: When will I feel less tired? When will my hair grow back? When will the numbness in my hands and toes stop? When will I feel comfortable being intimate? Or they will share that they feel sad because they are unable to have children or because the friend they made during chemo has passed away. And others ask why they feel so isolated when all around them family and friends are happily celebrating the holidays. 

We will discuss these physical and emotional losses during this month's #gyncsm chat, I've Survived - Dealing with Side Effects and Other Losses on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 9pm ET. We welcome all those impacted by gyn cancer, wherever you are in your experience, along with previvors, caregivers, loved ones, advocates, healthcare professionals and those impacted by other cancers and serious illness.

We will use the following questions to guide our discussion:

T1: When you think of the losses you’ve experienced related to gynecologic cancer, what are the first things that come to mind? 

T2: What physical losses have you experienced? Have you talked to your provider about them? Pls share any tips that have helped you.

T3: Has the death of women with a similar diagnosis affected you? What tactics do you put into action to deal with losses of friends and family? 

T4: Women diagnosed w/ gyn cancers have said the loss of sexual intimacy has been difficult for them. What advice do you have for others? 

T5: What areas of loss (physical, emotional, social or otherwise) do you think need more research? 

We look forward to you joining us at 9pm ET on Wednesday, December 13th. 

Dee

#gyncsm Co-founder