Guest guest Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Peggy, are you taking any hormones? Where does the desire come from once you start menopause? Forgive me if I'm being ignorant here but I'm all for taking hormones if it helps me want sex. I am perimenopausal myself. I don't know what you mean by you can still thrust like a bridge? Please elaborate if you don't mind. Pamela From: jpgunlimited@...Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 20:44:17 -0500Subject: Re: [ ] Re: need advice please Pamela... re:sex I am 3 years post-revision. I have started menopause and my hormones are raging. I've gone from no libido to can't get enough! For the past month my hubby and I have had great sex!!! Now there are some positions we will never be able to get into but we can do most of them and I have still found a way to thrust...kinda of like doing a bridge. But it's been great! As far as flexibility...I have done a little yoga. If I work at my stretching exercises I can bend over and touch my toes. Some people might never touch their toes and might have to do with how flexible you are before surgery. I am double-jointed and I think Kam is too. And, of course, Ellen is. But you have to continuously work at stretching. Your muscles will want to go right back into the pre-revision state because they have been there so many years. My hip flexors are still very tight because I haven't worked on them so I am most comfortable leaning a little forward when I stand. It is something I have to consciously work on to stay up straight. Peggy [ ] Re: need advice please Pamela,Thanks, I was confused because you sort of sounded like you had gotten to the point where you had already seen DrBendo and were deciding between him and your local guy....and also had a tentative date. In truth....sometimes members skip over telling us where they are and it can get a little confusing, so I was just trying to figure out if I had missed something.Back when I was in a quandary about revision I remember feeling like if I actually saw surgeons for opinions and they suggested I was a candidate for it, then I would have to go ahead right away....thus I put making those appointments for awhile. When I finally saw both DrRand and DrBoachie, arguably two surgeons with very good reputations on the east coast, both of them told be that although I was a candidate for surgery, it was not an emergency and I could take all the time I needed to set a date. In fact DrRand, who I saw first, suggested I was not "ready"...and in retrospect I was not mentally in the same place I was 10 months later when I had had a good second opinion and intervening epidural injections that really didnt work. By my second visit with him he didnt hesitate to suggest that I meet with the office scheduler for surgery. So....I guess I am just trying to save your worry that DrBendo is going to rush you into surgery. Very likely you will find that seeing him will just be another step along the way. You may not have to problem solve all the other things going on in your situation as it relates to being set up for surgery. And you'll have plenty of time while waiting for the snow to melt.Take Care, Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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