Just to hopefully offer encouragement to some, for me sensation did come
back -- better than ever. I was really surprised the first time we tried
after TM, and I can't remember how long that was, that my sensation then was
not normal. It wasn't that I had no sensation, but it was a little "off."
For instance, at first when I used the bathroom I had to make sure the seat
was up because it felt like I was sitting on the closed lid even though I
wasn't. I hadn't even thought about that in relation to sex until that first
time we tried, and I was surprised and dismayed. But my husband encouraged
me to just keep trying and called it our "therapy." :-)
In addition to TM, though, age and being out of shape are other factors.
Some of you may remember a long time ago an Ann Landers poll that showed
many women enjoyed the cuddling and closeness as much or more than "the act."
There are times that we just enjoy that, too. I would encourage anyone not
to give up on that part even if you can't go "all the way." There are times
I've avoided that physicality because I really didn't feel like sex, but I
think that is a mistake.
Sandy Siegel wrote a great article on this in one of the TMA newsletters
-- let me see if I can find it...here it is:
_http://www.myelitis.org/newsletters/v3n2/newsletter3-2-01.htm_
(http://www.myelitis.org/newsletters/v3n2/newsletter3-2-01.htm)
BTW, past newsletters are all available at
_http://www.myelitis.org/newsletters/index.html_
(http://www.myelitis.org/newsletters/index.html)
I saw some about caregivers while searching for this one -- I know we
discussed that recently, too.
Barbara H.
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