Kat Denisi, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in June 2022 and has since undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy and multiple surgeries
Kat Denisi, from Willowbrae, underwent gruelling treatment, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and multiple surgeries since her diagnosis in June 2022. Getting ready for a holiday to Florida, Kat was trying on bikinis when she was shocked to notice an abnormality on her breast.
"I was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in June 2022. It was really aggressive. I was so shocked. They told me I had to start chemotherapy and they would shut down my ovaries to protect them as much they could. "It wasn't until a year later, in 2023, I realised all these hot flushes and changes to my body were actually menopause."
Kat said that she and her husband had spoken about having children, but were waiting for the right time to settle down. "I have hot flashes, brain fog, my skin is sagging, my libido is gone, a dry vagina and it incredibly hurts to have sex. It's like my body isn't listening, it isn't reacting the way it used to. My husband and I now have to find new ways to be intimate.
Ali Clarke, Cancer Support Specialist for Maggie’s Edinburgh, said: “It’s so important to raise awareness of ‘crash menopause’ which we see and hear in our centre every day and what a massive impact it has on people’s lives.
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