23/02/2020
So...I a lump on my right testicle last October, which turned out to be a malignant seminoma. In my case... testicular cancer. I had an operation to remove my gorgeous but infected right testicle. 5 weeks post op I’ve been given the all clear, which is fu***ng fantastic news 💪🏻 But I count myself spectacularly lucky because I’m a stickler for organisation and I got it seen to very quickly. I caught it early and wasn’t a 🛎🔚 about it. I had to accept the grim reality of losing one of my te**is and whilst that was s**t news and I couldn’t accept it initially, the very large dark cloud above my head has passed🤞🏻
Why would I turn to social media you say? Sympathy? Hell no. I don’t want sympathy or people calling me up saying how sorry they feel for me. This is not the point of this post. I want to create awareness. To create awareness that even a 34 year old, who’s life and career is fitness (apart from my love of pizza and a big night out 🙄) can get a truly horrific bit of bad luck. So if you want to say something, say that you’ve checked yours and you’re all good. I’ve had my scare! Make sure you don’t have yours.
So ladies if your man is having a fo**le in front of the TV-let him, make sure he’s checking those di*********es for anything abnormal! Lumps, bumps, anything out of the ordinary and get it checked pronto. I’m not an ambassador I can give advice if you are incredibly unfortunate or just have any symptoms. I turned to two close friends who have had similar issues for piece of mind. It was the best thing I could have done in this situation, trust me. Don’t let it fester in your mind which I’m a classic example of. Speak to anyone (me) I know a fair bit about it now! I do have a fully functional left so there maybe some little Dan Drummond’s one day 😂
This is to remind everyone that this type of awareness should not just be thought about in November. It happen at any moment throughout the year. I’ll be setting up charity event to help create awareness in November this year, have a little fo**le all year long. In the meantime donate as you see fit
https://uk.movember.com/mospace/14256726?utm_medium=app&utm_source=ios&utm_campaign=share-mospace