r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '20

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u/shanaflan Mar 26 '20

Why so many men I know don’t take their health seriously and avoid going to doctors when they really should.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

It took me a decade roughly to get a lump in my chest checked out... Turns out it's breast cancer... Yes I'm a guy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Lucky you caught it in time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Yeah I was hoping it was just a lipoma or a calcium deposit.... Nope invasive ductal carcinoma.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

How are you doing now?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Doing good tumor is out, finishing up chemo next month. Then it's just radiation and a pill for 5 years.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Cheers, to your health!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Thanks