A Little Embarrassing
Hi I'm Matt A male with breast cancer, I came across this site a couple of days ago, I've been reading a lot of blogs and has been very helpful wish I found this before I started my treatment :-), not sure what treatment I'm on but must be a common one, I do 4 at 3 week intervals with my 4th one this Friday then change over to weekly for 12 weeks, then I go in for surgery and if all good start my radiation so far so good on side effects not much really, lost my hair about 2-3 weeks after first treatment, a bit of constipation and sleepless nights, just last week I noticed two of my toes, one on each foot right next to the big toe went purple in colour at the top, the left toe nail changed colour to purple and the right toe nail changed to a hazy white, will I lose them, just touching base for today and introducing myself, it is a little hard for me to talk about this but am getting better
Help us promote Australia’s first Male Breast Cancer Awareness Day
This year it is expected that 144 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. While this is a small proportion of the total number of people diagnosed – less than 1 per cent – it’s a diagnosis that can bring very specific challenges for men. To raise awareness that men get breast cancer too, BCNA is launching Australia’s first Male Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Friday 20 October 2017. We are calling on our members to help us raise awareness and reduce community stigma around male breast cancer – a diagnosis that is often thought of as a “woman’s disease”. Helping us is as easy as: · sharing your story about being a man with breast cancer on the online network or social media · following Breast Cancer Network Australia on Facebook and @BCNAPinkLady on Twitter and Instagram and sharing our posts about Male Breast Cancer Awareness Day. More information about Male Breast Cancer Awareness Day can be found on BCNA's latest news item on Male Breast Cancer Awareness Day. If you’re a man with breast cancer, information to support you can be found on our Breast cancer in men page. Thank you for getting involved with Australia’s first Male Breast Cancer Awareness Day and supporting men diagnosed with breast cancer. - Breast Cancer Network Australia
Are you a male diagnosed with Breast Cancer on the online forum
Are you a male diagnosed with Breast Cancer on the online forum? Do you need or want a specific group within the forum to be able to discuss male related issues from your diagnosis or treatment? Do you feel comfortable discussing on the general forum with the ladies who at this stage dominate (in a nice way) the forum? How can we on the Forum make men feel included and heard within the forums? I am sure there are many other emotions for a male diagnosed with BC
Male Breast Cancer
Our Group in Queensland, just had a requested discussion with the Arana Hills Men’s Shed on Friday. Advised the meeting went over very well. Lots of question asked by the attendees. Thanks to Helen Rayner, George Moros and Doctor Jim for being our front people in Qld. Please make contact with the Men’s Breast Cancer Forum if uou need further info. PeterBMy husbands lumps
Posted on behalf of @Digger55 "My husband's lumps" My husband he has some fatty lumps in lots of various places Lipomas- just harmless little fatty lumps- nothing outrageous And when we found one in his breast… we did pull some faces But thought it's just another one of his Lipoma cases. Then surgery to fix his torn shoulder earlier this year And 10 days later he felt some pain- not in his rear It was pain in his ribs- “pneumonia” we hear But not only did he have pneumonia- we had something else to fear. Yes he had cracked his ribs, but the breast lump was a concern As well as other spots in his bones- the report was very stern Then with scans and blood tests we would unfortunately go on to learn That he has metastatic breast cancer- he nearly had a turn Our life together prior to this was something we would yearn. I know he is a special man and I am a very luck wife There’s nothing he can’t fix and build- he enjoyed this in his life But now 3 months from when we heard all this strife, He is limited in what he can do- To treatment, medications, blood tests and scans and trouble going to the loo Everything to do with breast cancer is pink Men do get breast cancer, only one percent I think we do hope his primary and mets will eventually shrink so onward with more treatment and tests and ribs that clunk and clink hopefully soon we will get good news and celebrate with a drink He tells me he loves me and that I am his rock This journey is not one we would chose- if only we could turn back the clock His breast cancer diagnosis certainly did come as a shock Tis early days with treatments and tests, and please don’t take this as a mock But he thinks he has a woman’s disease and that he needs to wear a frock.
Barbie’s friend, Ken, shows off his breast cancer scar
Barbie’s friend, Ken, has come out showing his breast cancer scar one year post surgery. Initially embarrassed, and diagnosed at a later stage, Ken had a radical mastectomy which involved removal of some pectoral muscles. He chose not to have reconstruction and just recently got a tat to highlight the fact that men get this disease too. US artist Annie Dennison, co-founder of #breastcancerrealitycheck, is well-known for her creative work using Barbie Dolls to highlight the varying aspects of women dealing with breast cancer. Her work can be found on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/barbieslosingit/?hl=en
