Hi Steve,

A very warm welcome to the forum that nobody really wants to join. I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Unfortunately, men are prone to breast cancer too, although less frequently than women. I am afraid that I don't know of any specific forums for men with breast cancer, although I'm sure that there must be some. 

I am so sorry to hear that you lost your mum to cancer - I did too. I am glad to hear that your prognosis is good and that you have a supportive family. I have had 2 bouts in the past 11 years and am currently undergoing tests for a third. It is a scary business, but it gets easier once you begin treatment and start to fight it. I sincerely hope that the chemo reduces your tumour before surgery. How are you coping with the chemo?

There have been some men on this forum throughout the years. If you go to the search bar at the top of this page and insert your title or something similar, you should find some of them. In the meantime, please remember that we are always here for you - on the bad days as well as the good. It always helps to vent!

Please keep in touch.

Kind regards,

Jolamine 

Hi Jolamime

Thank you your reply and understanding my need to vent. I'm glad you confirmed what I've researched, is guys are in the minority with this particular cancer and as such info / forums to access other guys going through this doesn't seem to exist for breast cancer. It's taken me 4 sessions )12 weeks) to pluck up the courage to post. 

Re the chemo and results so far I have been told I'm doing well so far. The scan has shown significant reduction of the tumour so far. 
 

I have session 5 of 6 next Thursday. The side effects were more extreme after the first. Such as my mouth, ulcers, rash, spots and my stomach has not been right throughout regardless of what I attempt to eat. The dexomethasene (forgive spelling) I have pre chemo and for a theee days after cause sleepless night and initially a sugar craving and actually a decent appetite. I started to see why you could put on weight through this process. Since session 3 and even more so these last ten days after session 4 I lost all taste, appetite and cravings. Spicy food which I loved is now a complete no no. Only since Monday have I been able to taste and enjoy some simple foods. The back of my tongue made everything taste awful. So I don't look forward to that after the next two sessions. 

I have a meeting with my oncologist on Monday to discuss the operation schedule. 

Thanks again for your reply.

Take care

Stebe 
 

Hi Steve,

I have just done a simple search for breast cancer forums for men and think that you may find some of the addresses below helpful. I cannot vouch for any of these, but they make a start for you. There are plenty of other ones if you want to do a search yourself.

https://www.hisbreastcancer.org/discuss-male-breast-cancer-topics

https://healthtalk.org/breast-cancer-men/information-and-messages-for-men-with-breast-cancer

https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/stranger-talking-dog

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2020/october/new-forum-will-bring-men-with-breast-cancer-together.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/mensbreastcancerforum/

https://malebreastcancer.ca/

I am delighted to hear that you are coping with the chemo and that the tumour has shrunk. I haven’t had chemo myself, but understand that the side-effects can build up with each session. It is great that you are coming to the end of it and, I hope that things will soon begin to taste better again. Are you drinking plenty of liquids? Here’s hoping that all goes well with your oncologist on Monday and you can move on to surgery soon. I have had both a lumpectomy and a double mastectomy in the past 11 years and can assure you that both were a lot easier to get through than I expected.

Please keep in touch and let us know what transpires on Monday.

Kind regards,

Jolamine

Hi Steve,

I have just done a simple search for breast cancer forums for men and think that you may find some of the addresses below helpful. I cannot vouch for any of these, but they make a start for you. There are plenty of other ones if you want to do a search yourself.

https://www.hisbreastcancer.org/discuss-male-breast-cancer-topics

https://healthtalk.org/breast-cancer-men/information-and-messages-for-men-with-breast-cancer

https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/stranger-talking-dog

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2020/october/new-forum-will-bring-men-with-breast-cancer-together.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/mensbreastcancerforum/

https://malebreastcancer.ca/

I am delighted to hear that you are coping with the chemo and that the tumour has shrunk. I haven’t had chemo myself, but understand that the side-effects can build up with each session. It is great that you are coming to the end of it and, I hope that things will soon begin to taste better again. Are you drinking plenty of liquids? Here’s hoping that all goes well with your oncologist on Monday and you can move on to surgery soon. I have had both a lumpectomy and a double mastectomy in the past 11 years and can assure you that both were a lot easier to get through than I expected.

Please keep in touch and let us know what transpires on Monday.

Kind regards,

Jolamine