Any men on here with BC

There is a man on this site but he hasn't been active for quite a while. If you put the name Thrup into the Search box at the top right of the page it will take you to his Profile page. You could then ask to be his friend and if he responds you could send him a Personal Message. Hope he does respond - he is quite a character!

Best wishes,

KateG

Thanks Kate

Thanks for the introduction KateG; you probably meant a dubious character.

I am in the enviable position of being signed off from the 6-monthly checks with the consultant 9or more likely one of his minions) and only have 5 months to go on the Tamoxifen.

I am very well, working and enjoying family life and I am only too happy (or too eager?) to share experiences with other men who are becoming more in touch with their feminine side than they ever thought possible.

I shall follow your progress with interest.

I'm not a man and I don't have breast cancer but I do get wound up every time someone on facebook starts another posting campaign where you're supposed to write something daft and not tell men what it means.

SORRY to anyone who does that but it's good to be reminded that we women don't hold the monopoly on breast cancer and need to be a bit more sensitive to the fact that men get it too.  There are plenty of 'girls only' and 'boys only' cancers but we've all got breasts.

Thank you, kind Sir

Hi Doug E Harper,

I have started reading your blog and am following.  Great job.  Thanks for sharing - I look forward to following your progress.  

Sorry to hear about mum.

Ooodles of luck Doug.

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Thank you very much for the kind words and thanks for following. It has been a trying year so far to say the least.

There is indeed a major difference between men and women with BC.

For a start, it is a hell of a lot more of a truama for a women to have a Mastectomy, just the psychological effects alone.

On a different scale, as there are so few men that get BC, the is a lack of support for us. I see that as no ones fault,. You cannot have support groups if there is no one else to turn up

As you say, we all have breasts

Thank you so much for that Caroline

Doug

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