I found a 'freckle' on my penis, months later it had to be amputated > 자유게시판

Around 700 men each year in the UK are diagnosed with penile cancer, and undergo a partial or total penectomy, where their penis is removed. Craig Mycock, 54, a former bus driver and inspector, who lives with his partner Colette, 55, in Stockport, tells his story.

At the start of 2020, I went to see my GP about trouble emptying my bladder, and she referred me to hospital for more checks.

A specialist nurse who examined my bladder [using a thin tube with a camera attached] commented on a pea-sized 'freckle' on the head of my penis.

I told her that it had been there for about six months and wasn't painful or causing any issues, but she seemed concerned and called in a doctor to get a second opinion.

She was concerned too, and referred me for further investigations. (My bladder problem was unrelated.)




Craig, a former bus driver and inspector, is telling his story to warn other men about the signs of penile cancer

Two weeks later I was at The Christie hospital in Manchester, where a consultant urologist explained that it could be a sign of penile cancer. Just hearing this was very mortifying and worrying.

I had a biopsy — they injected local anaesthetic into the tip of my penis and took a small sample of tissue for analysis. The procedure took about 20 minutes and was as awful as it sounds.

Two weeks later I went back for the results. I was told it was an aggressive, fast-growing cancer and they'd need to remove part of my penis — leaving enough so it could be rebuilt using tissue from my thigh.

I was absolutely stunned by this awful news. I remember sitting in my car on my own after the appointment trying to take it all in. I cried; it seemed so overwhelming.

When I went back to hospital to have the surgery in March, a month after the biopsy, the cancer seemed to have spread — the whole tip of my penis had become scabby and slightly misshapen. Deep down I had worried it had spread.




Because the cancer was so aggressive, it was decided that Craig's whole penis would need to be removed. Radiotherapy or chemotherapy would not be effective against it

It meant the planned operation was cancelled and I had a second biopsy instead — this showed the cancer had spread inside the shaft but luckily it had not affected the lymph nodes in my groin.

Because the cancer was so aggressive, it was decided that my whole penis would need to be removed. Radiotherapy or chemotherapy would not be effective against it.

I was devastated: it's every man's worst nightmare; just the thought of a surgeon cutting into my penis made me want to squirm, and I felt queasy even thinking about it.

I felt ashamed; I blamed myself, although I'd done nothing to cause it, my consultant said, sadly it was one of those things in life that can happen to anyone.

But I was in a dark place, asking myself a million and watch Nude online one questions about why it had happened to me.




Craig says if his story can help one other man to avoid what he has gone through, he'd be absolutely delighted

I was terrified about having the operation as it would change everything, from peeing like most men, to ending a sexual relationship with Colette, my partner of 33 years.

I felt it would make me less masculine. But Colette would always reassure me; she told me she still loved me whatever.

On the day of my operation in May 2020, mid-lockdown, I had to go to hospital on my own. I was dreading what it would be like 'down there' when I woke up. All of my penis was going to be removed, but my testicles would remain intact [these produce testosterone, and if they're removed, the patient has to go on hormone replacement therapy: they are only removed if the cancer has spread].

Afterwards, I woke up with a flexible tube inserted into the area where my penis had been, with a tap on the end, which I could open to pee. It was humiliating and I hated using it, as it was a constant reminder of what had happened to me.