My specialist used to run one at the hospital he used to work at for guys with testicular cancer and he said it was packed every week but then he moved hospitals and hasn't carried it on. I know there's a few sort of Internet groups I think mainly based in America especially with Lance Armstrong Foundation and things. I haven't come across anything in this country as yet or specifically in London though.
So you haven't participated in any support groups?
No.
Ok. Would you like to contact a support group or?
Maybe. I think it probably could have been helpful while I was having the treatment. Luckily I knew of this friend who'd been through the same thing and so I had him to explain to me the chemo, the side-effects, physically, psychologically how it affected him so I could prepare sort of what would happen to me. If I didn't have that then yes I think a support group would have been helpful.
Ok so you had someone close to you who was helpful?
[Mmm] Yeah I was very lucky in that respect.
I was lucky. I had this friend who explained to me what he went through and to me that was very helpful. He was my age as well, 24 when he was diagnosed and so I think we had the same, or common sort of fears and anxieties about the treatment and the operation and things. So that definitely helped. If I didn't have this friend who could help me then I think perhaps a support group might have helped. But then there's great information on things like Cancerbackup's website which is very informative anyway.
