Hello Pete60,

A big welcome to our forum!

I thought I would just bump your post and I hope other men with breast cancer will find it and share their own story with you. We have some information on breast cancer in men here which I hope you will find useful. Tamoxifen side effects are also often discussed in our forum, as in this thread which you are welcome to respond to.

Poor you having a cardiac arrest the day after our operation. I hope you are recovering from all this. If you have any question, don't hesitate also to ring our nurses on this free number 0808 800 4040, 9am to 5pm.

I will now let our wonderful community come and say hello!

Best wishes,

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Lucie

Thank you for your email yes I have had a rough year and my partner has just had a Mini Stroke.

As far as getting better the second operation I had is still very sore and I have no feeling where the breast was as all nerve ends are severd and I still have internal bruising which takes for ever to heal BUT I am a live and I what the world to know men get breast cancer.

Kind regards

Pete

Hi Pete.  Just wanted to welcome you to the forum and say how sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I too have BC, although sadly at Stage 4 now.  I am really glad you have joined us and brought awareness that men also can get this disease.  I do hope that your pain subsides soon.

If you type in Lymphedema or Tamoxifen in the "search forum" area on the purple strip at the top of the page, you will hopefully see other threads on the subject and be able to join in on recent discussions. I had a quick look and couldn't see anything on male BC unfortunately.

I am so sorry to hear that your partner has had a stroke. What a terrible time you are both going through. I hope you have good friends and family to offer you their support. 

Please come to the site whenever you need to chat and I am sending you both all the very best for a speedy recovery x

Hi Pete, just wanted to say hi and to say I am sorry that you are having a really tough time. I have breast cancer too but what really moved me to write is the fact that my father also had breast cancer. Note the word 'had' - I consider him to be cancer free now. Like you he had a mastectomy and then was on Tamoxifen for 5 years- All over and done now. He has survived as many do and I hope that there may be some relief to hear a good news story. Men's breast cancer is much less well publicised but it causes just as much anguish for all. I wish you the very best on your journey to healing.