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Advice on Taking Care of a Spouse after a Mastectomy
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 15, 2023 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
Bottom line: I was alone after my mastectomies and did fine. So in my view, anything you do is extra!
If I had had a spouse around, I think the main thing would be reassurance that he still loved me or found me attractive after the loss of breasts.
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Your spouse would off supported you and thank you for the post.
You bring up the same words my wife states. Will you love me and find me attractive after the double mastectomy?
As I said, you will find yourself a total new, different person when you awake from surgery. Plus, with almost 52 years of marriage, it has come down to the words of the vows. "I, (Name), take you, (Name), to be my wife/husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy law, in the presence of God I make this vow" I, for one, feel more strongly and feel more love for my wife. After all these years of marriage.
A good site for a good read.
Coming to Grips with Breast Cancer: The Spouse’s Experience with His Wife’s First Six Months
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856107/
When Your Spouse Has Cancer
https://med.stanford.edu/survivingcancer/cancer-and-stress/when-your-spouse-has-cancer.html