Hi there
My husband has been diagnosed with grade 3 invasive lobular breast cancer. He was unaware of any lump and it started breaking through the chest wall about the middle of January. He's 82 and managed to hide it from me until 6 weeks ago by which time it was a hard fungating mass. Everything has moved pretty fast since then. It has spread to lymph nodes in his armpit but thankfully no further. His treatment plan is for chemotherapy and genetic testing and hopefully surgery in the future.
He saw the oncologist today and is due to start treatment within the next 2 weeks. Abemaciclib and Lebazole tablets and 4 weekly Zoladex injections.
We feel quite isolated as breast cancer is so rare in men and invasive lobular especially so.
Hi, I can imagine this must have come as quite a shock to you both and of course, the feeling of isolation is very natural. There are a few men who post on this group and share their experience and you might find this thread link useful.
https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/breast-cancer-forum/f/general/236346/blokes-with-breast-cancer
Don¡t forget, if you need any support or advice, or just someone to listen to, the lovely people at McMillan are available 8am to 8pm daily on the helpline on 0800 808 0000.
best wishes
