Hi I have recently joined this female dominated cancer world I have had mastectomy followed by lymph node clearance joined optima trial so skipped chemo and went onto radiotherapy for 5 days and tamoxifen daily. Pain scale: Biopsy 8-10 Mastectomy 3-10 Lymph node clearance 3-10 Radiotherapy 1-10 This is a really hard cancer if you happen to be a gentleman sat in waiting rooms listening to woman talking about there treatments but it is the only way a male can find out the pitfalls of treatments and i would like to thank and apologize for listening in because without this there is nothing out there for males! We are told dont go on internet at clinics but how on earth can you find something or someone to talk to,i personally felt like i had been pushed of a cliff as i could not find a solution having contacted a charity and the internet is all about female led questions. I mentioned this to a consultant and his nurse came up trumps with a male support network at Breast Cancer Now , so any males looking for advise ,support look at this charity because there is nothing out there for males and when you find a post it is usually years old . Thank you
Hello! Yes we were all being treated at the same time, it was an odd time indeed. I made such good friends with my chemo buddies though, because we only had each other, every cloud 
️ BWBCancer you changed the way I viewed waiting for mammogram appointments, etc over the years. I stopped seeing men in the waiting room as ‘companions’ and addressed my own bias. I often think of you and other male BC patients and try to be as warm and welcoming as I can. Glad to hear you’re still doing well x
Happy new year to all xxx
