Military warrant officers say he has lost half of his penis and believe doctors have misdiagnosed a mysterious disease in his genitals. It was actually cancer.
British soldiers are now sentenced to one year to live.
Gavin Brooks said he was left with what he called a “Frankenweiner” after a doctor who believed he had genital warts had it surgically amputated.
The 45-year-old visited military doctors three times in 2021 when he developed “tight rings of skin” and lesions on his penis.
“It’s best described as the tissue within the foreskin or a ring of hard skin,” Brooks explained to the Southwest News Service. I didn’t.”
A Cheshire resident said immediately, “We knew this wasn’t normal” and “we had to check it out.”
“The skin that connects the foreskin to the penis broke and was bleeding, causing pain when I drank urine,” he added.
After three weeks of pain, Brooks went to an army doctor, who suggested he might have lichen sclerosus. Causes of patchy, discolored and pale skin.
“The military doctor thought it was a wart, but I had only one sexual partner in 20 years of marriage and had no idea how I got it.” said Brooks.
Four weeks later the vet returned to the medical center where the same doctor claimed it was just a wart. Commonly called yeast infectionaccording to Brooks, gave him the cream for treatment.
Finally, he went to a sexual health clinic where a dermatologist performed a biopsy of his penis.
When the results came back, it turned out that Brooks had penile cancer.
Last January, Brooks underwent surgery to cure cancer, which resulted in the amputation of half of his penis.
“They lifted my penis, cut it in half, and did a skin graft from my leg to make the head of the penis, but it’s hollow and flat,” he said.
“I call it the ‘Frankenweiner. When I woke up in the hospital, I was so scared to see how much of my penis had been removed because it was bandaged and had a catheter attached.
However, his cancer had already spread and required further treatment.
Brooks’ first chemotherapy was ineffective and the cancer had spread further, so she plans to undergo a second round of chemotherapy, including radiation therapy.
Currently, he is in a wheelchair due to cancer, which reduces his ability to walk and travel.
“I cannot walk long distances and now use a wheelchair rather than walk,” he said. “I spent his 24 years in the military and a lot of time as a fitness instructor in his workouts. I work out to relieve stress. Now my son is playing soccer.” I have to sit in a wheelchair to see
brooks now campaign started Raise funds for experimental treatments abroad.
“If I can get some kind of treatment abroad that will help shrink the cancer and extend my life, I think I can stay here as long as possible,” he said. “My son Jorge says he will one day host the World Cup and I want to be there for that.”
army veteran encouraging others Regularly checking your genitals for signs of cancer in hopes of saving someone else’s life.
“If I had been diagnosed earlier, I might have only needed a circumcision that could have prevented the rest of the surgery and chemotherapy.” We need to raise the standards so we can devote more time and research to treating and diagnosing this deadly disease before it’s too late.”
