One mother claimed that her active sexual life saved her when her husband discovered a lump under her breast which turned out to have been canerous.
Tina Gray, 52 from Aldershot (Hampshire), and Dez Gray, 51, became closer after Tina went through menopause 2 years ago.
Dez asked the mother-of-1 to examine her left breast. She felt an unusual sensation and noticed that Dez immediately detected something.
The cancerous tumor was removed and Tina stated that warehouse manager Dez saved her life by his newfound knowledge of her boobs.
Tina Gray (52), from Aldershot in Hampshire has given credit to her husband Dez (51) for’saving her live’ when she discovered a lump that had been diagnosed with cancerous.
Before the spread of cancer, she had to undergo surgery.
Tina shared, “It wasn’t a shock to find the lump. You suddenly face your mortality.”
Dez knew that something was wrong the moment he felt the lump.
“I believed his judgment and immediately went to the doctor. After all, who is more acquainted with my breasts then my husband?
We are closer now than ever since the menopause. Dez and I became more intimate, and Dez began to be interested in each other’s boobs. It has been a lifesaver for me.
“Shoutout to Macmillan and the NHS for getting so fast, as well as Macmillan’s incredible support. But most of all to my husband for whom I would marry again after 20 wonderful years.
Tina went through menopause around 2020. She found many changes in her body.
Tina said that Dez was a different person after Tina and Dez made an effort to maintain their sexual life when Dez went through menopause. Tina’s scar from surgery to remove the lump
Tina knew that sex can be painful or uncomfortable during menopause. However, she was determined to find ways Tina and Dez could live together.
Tina said, “When my menopause began it was almost like that I was going through puberty all over again.
“I had to communicate with Dez how I felt instead of trying to push him away, so that he understood what I was experiencing.
“It wasn’t that I did not want to have sex, but sometimes it was painful or uncomfortable.
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“It didn’t push us apart; it brought us closer. We just needed to adapt.
Tina (pictured) was referred for a consultation with a surgeon by her GP after she complained to Dez about’something weird’ happening in the same area.
Dez said, “It all coincided avec covid, lockdowns, and there was so many to think about when menopause began, and it was like we don’t have that.”
“We talked about it, we worked through it, and now it’s all fine!”
Tina, who was just watching television that evening, didn’t have a bra on. She felt a lump above her nipple and brushed her arms past her left breast.
Be concerned, she shared with her husband the sensation of a lump in her chest and requested that he feel her breasts.
Dez shared that Tina felt something odd when she pointed it out to her. She booked her appointment with her GP for August 11, and was referred to a surgeon who specializes in breast surgery.
Dez commented, “We’ve been together for quite some time. I know the geography and upper torso of Tina.
Tina, who was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, was able to have all of the disease removed before it spread to other areas of her body. Tina, Dez
I was concerned about something in my breasts that we thought was unusual and decided to do a rummage like you.
“It was terrifying, and the unknown was frightening. The only thing we knew was that it had to be fixed.
Tina was found to have bilateral breast cancer. A doctor felt the lumps in both her left and right breasts.
On October 20, the mother of one was admitted for surgery. The lumps were removed and biopsies taken from her sentinel points were done.
Tina suffered from stage one of invasive ductal cancer in her right breast. Stage three was in her left.
Dez quickly discovered the cause of Tina’s cancer and was able to save her life by removing it all during surgery.
Tina recently celebrated her 20th Anniversary. She gushed to Dez that she wanted to get married again, and she was not disappointed.
Tina has a son aged 24 years. She said, “Going through menopause, then my battle with cancer has brought Dez closer to me than ever.”
I couldn’t have made it through the whole thing without my support family, and the MacMillan nurse, who was there every time I needed her. Even though I was wearing a mask, my eyes could clearly see that she smiled at me. It was such comfort.
‘Dez and my 20th wedding anniversary was celebrated in October.
Dez stated, “I am privileged to have helped diagnose, or at the very least to discover, something within my wife’s body which could potentially have life-changing, or even life-limiting effects.”
“I feel honored and proud to have helped, and this whole experience has brought us closer together.”