Discussion
A moment of being slightly more serious than usual. Please, take a few minutes to check your:
* balls: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/how-to-check-your-testicles/
* breasts / chest: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/how-to-check-your-breasts-or-chest/
If you are nervous or hesitant about doing it yourself, or lack the mobility, ask someone that you trust to help.
TMI? Sandra and I have a calendar reminder to do it monthly.
@neil
Reminds me of a Jasper Carrot monologue.
Advice to check your testicles once a month, I thought most chaps do that every ten minutes.
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Sandra is nervous about checking herself, so I do it for her.
She and I are different shapes, so I have had to read up on how to do it properly.
It is clearly no hardship for me, but we make a point of it not being a prelude to fun times, precisely because it needs to be done carefully and properly. It is a caring, loving moment, for sure, but explicitly not a sexual one.
I appreciate that not everyone has a partner, or a partner that they would want to do this, but if you do and have any hesitancy about doing it yourself, or just want an additional check, please, consider asking.
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@neil thinsi what partners are for!
PSA - men can get breast cancer too, so everyone needs to do breast / chest checks.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer-in-men/symptoms-of-breast-cancer-in-men/
@HollieK72 Yep - the link I posted makes it clear that it is not specific to gender or sex.
@neil
Checking is carrying