[Cancer]
[cancer] More sex, and other mysteries
Just spoke to the chemo nurse. I have been advised that due to me being on 5-FU (Fluorouracil), condoms are absolutely required for any relevant sexual act during chemo and for three months afterward. The drugs involved are too disruptive to risk passing on to my sex partners via my ejaculate. Also due to my immunocompromised status, I cannot perform oral sex without a dental dam, as the consequences of me contracting a bacterial infection are severe. This is not surprising, but it does not please me.
In other news, thanks to a prompting from a friend of
In other news, I’m mulling a post on cancer, stress and my atheism. It seems to need to be discussed — even my clinic is advising me to support my spiritual side through my faith, which seems to considerably privilege religious belief. I’m not planning to make an issue of it there, not at all, just wanting to answer the implied question, which was explicitly voiced by an acquaintance who recently commented, “I just don’t understand how you can do this without faith in God.”
That definitely deserves a thoughtful response.
Posted: 6:32 pm Wed December 23 2009 |
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Laura
December 24th, 2009 at 7:08 am““I just don’t understand how you can do this without faith in God.”
That definitely deserves a thoughtful response.”
I am not sure I understand why it is deserving of a thoughtful response, so I am looking forward to your blog on the subject.