Male Breast Cancer
Hi All, I feel a little out of place here, and yet it feels like the right place to be chatting. Its very unusual in men but I was diagnosed with what I now know was a stage two breast cancer on Chri...
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@gossy29 welcome ! I get where you’re coming from. It changes the way you feel about yourself esp knocks your confidence. I was ok thru treatment but once over being left to resume life was tough.
I struggled and hit a low point. I contacted the Cancer Council who arranged a phone call with a person who had the same cancer as me years ago who reassured me that my life would go on .
From that moment I started investigating what was out there to help me find my feet. I joined the BCNA blog , I joined a breast cancer support group and learned about programs that were available to help us eg Otis - free holidays , YWCA hydrotherapy class. It’s important to start to look outwards and is hard. I remember clearly seeing people from the breast cancer group shopping and having coffee locally - it helped me realise my life was not over.
It maybe a bit harder as you are a bloke with a disease more common to women but we have a common problem and we all pull together. It took courage probably to speak up on the blog so that’s a great first step.There probably will be times when blokey point of view is important. On the blog there is group on rhs for Men living with breast cancer which may help start that process. Btw I learned recently that the Star Trek actor William Shatner had breast cancer 20 years ago - he is enjoying life.
You will stumble and fumble a bit until you find your feet again. You will need support and many on here will help . Breast cancer support services may have bigger female populations but we have a common bond .You will find anxiety will ease over time with occasional blips at scan time - we call it scananxiety but life really does go on and you do pick up the threads of your former life just maybe with a slightly different perspective.
I have rattled on a bit but hope it helps. Best wishes and welcome to the Paddle store !
You will stumble and fumble a bit until you find your feet again. You will need support and many on here will help . Breast cancer support services may have bigger female populations but we have a common bond .You will find anxiety will ease over time with occasional blips at scan time - we call it scananxiety but life really does go on and you do pick up the threads of your former life just maybe with a slightly different perspective.
I have rattled on a bit but hope it helps. Best wishes and welcome to the Paddle store !