Given that youd already had a hysterectomy years before you had your ovaries out, it probably didnt, the extra surgery probably didnt have an effect on your sex life or anything?

No it didnt, but I did find that after the chemo, even now, my body’s just gone dead. And they did say that does happen sometimes. But my husband is very good, very patient and I find it even now sort of theres just nothing there. So were just sort of very, very, very good friends now. I did mention it to the doctor and he says it does happen sometimes to people or you can get therapy treatment and he said do you want it or are you quite happy as things are? So I said well, I’m quite happy as things are but I Don’t know about my husband. And I spoke to him about it and he said well, I’ve got you, that’s all that counts. So we just plod on.

Well, for the chemo I was told that I should have the chemo because it would help the situation and they were going to book me in for it, but for the radiotherapy I had a choice of having it or not having it. But the way the doctor spoke was it wouldn’t do any harm just to finish the treatment off with radiotherapy. Sort of reassurance that the, you know, the cancer had been eradicated.

So you took their advice and you agreed to it?

Yes, I did say to him do I really need it? He says well it wouldn’t do any harm and we think maybe it would be helpful to finish the treatment off, so I had it.

Well, the consultant showed me the scan of this little cauliflower thing and he told me what it was and I felt quite calm, actually. Just sat there, I suppose because it really didnt sink in and he told me what would happen with me; Id go in, have the operation, have both ovaries out and some lymph glands. And I drove home quite calm and it wasnt until I came in the street door that it suddenly hit me, and I just burst into tears. And I didnt ring my husband, I rang my sister because were very, very close. And I told her and I felt that as soon as Id told her, I felt sort of relief.