My Man Boobs and Me - Transmission date for BBC3 film

[merle]

Dear Merle
 
Hey, let me know what you think of the film.

Merle


Dear Merle,

I wanted to let you know that the programme on gynaecomastia will be broadcast on BBC3 at 9pm on Wednesday 28th March.  I’ve waited until now to tell you as there have been a number of changes to the transmission date, however this new time is now confirmed.
 
Thank you so much for your contribution to the programme.  We are all very proud of the film.  I do hope you enjoy it.
 
Kind regards
 
Caspar Norman
 

[outertrial]

Cool, someone with digital recording record this please so we dont lose it like the erstwhile C4 doc!!!

[NotFedup]

Your a bity late i posted about this 10 hours before you 

http://www.gynecomastia.org/smf/index.php/topic,9329.0.html

[outertrial]

Excellent, just watched that documentary, thanks Merle. Thanks for setting up this site and keeping it going too, its a lifeline for a lot of people.

[merle]

Your a bity late i posted about this 10 hours before you 

http://www.gynecomastia.org/smf/index.php/topic,9329.0.html

I saw, and I was glad that you did. I just reinforced it and asked for feedback.

Merle

[bodyshame]

 I think that any kind of coverage on the subject of gynaecomastia is harmful. i am personally ashamed to have the condition and would prefer that as few people as possible were aware of the surgical procedures involved because once i have it done i want to put it behind me. i don't want some joker who has seen a bbc3 documentary seeing me on the beach and clocking me as someone who's undergone surgery to remove man boobs.

 anyone sufferer who is bothered enough by it WILL find the help they need. all you need is to tap a couple of words into a computer. these programs just stir up public intrigue and the consequential disgust/repulsion.  i have no time for them, and cannot for the life of me understand why you would want to participate.

[sickman]

watched half of it.
other half was interupted with me arguing with the family and them saying
"u have nowhere near as that and ur thinking surgery"
god, i get so angry sometimes i just want my moobs gone.

[NotFedup]

well well well


this documentary was very civilised
the only uncomfortable bit was the 66 year old fella with the B cups he was proud of

and i have to say Merle your surgery is amongst the best that i have seem
what an amazing improvement
id say my results are about the same as yours and the symptoms of mine were almost the same as yours.

Thanks to Gecko for being gentle (i somehow feel the reaction from the members of this board had some inpuit to the way the documentary was made)

but hey it reminded me of the journey ive had in the past 11 months from seeing my doctor to going through the hospitals and being treated like sh1t and then opting to go to Poland and being treated like a king and being left with a lovely chest that im proud of


and once again thanks Merle for such a great and fantastic informative site that changed my life and its you i can thank for the loss of my moobs


and its also great to share msn chats with other past sufferers

ill be around for a long time yet to help others lose their moobs and start to live a full happy life again

also im proud to now be a GOLD MEMBER of this site

[outertrial]

I think that any kind of coverage on the subject of gynaecomastia is harmful. i am personally ashamed to have the condition and would prefer that as few people as possible were aware of the surgical procedures involved because once i have it done i want to put it behind me. i don't want some joker who has seen a bbc3 documentary seeing me and the beach and clocking me as someone who's undergone surgery to remove man boobs.

 anyone sufferer who is bothered enough by it WILL find the help they need. all you need is to tap a couple of words into a computer. these programs just stir up public intrigue and the consequential disgust/repulsion.  i have no time for them, and cannot for the life of me understand why you would want to participate.

I completely disagree with this. Promoting awareness of medical problems increases acceptance and a lot of men dont know where to go for help or even think there is any, so this kind of programme is very helpful for them and their families. I have every respect for the guys on that show who stood up and were counted and am grateful for their participation, and yes, against what we all thought gecko did a good job.

[merle]

I think that any kind of coverage on the subject of gynaecomastia is harmful. i am personally ashamed to have the condition and would prefer that as few people as possible were aware of the surgical procedures involved because once i have it done i want to put it behind me. i don't want some joker who has seen a bbc3 documentary seeing me and the beach and clocking me as someone who's undergone surgery to remove man boobs.

 anyone sufferer who is bothered enough by it WILL find the help they need. all you need is to tap a couple of words into a computer. these programs just stir up public intrigue and the consequential disgust/repulsion.  i have no time for them, and cannot for the life of me understand why you would want to participate.

You have done a wonderful job of describing the shame that most men with breasts have or have had at some point. That is the thing that you really have to conquer, not the breast tissue on your chest.

Thanks for sharing,

Merle

[SamUK]

it was interesting, but in a way i wish i didnt watch it, i didnt like my chest anyway but i thought it was something that i could get rid of with a bit of muscle, but after seeing that it seems like there is no other way than to get surgery, im not 100% sure i have got it, i did post pictures to get an opinion then i can go to my doc if ppl think i have it, but they dont sag as such i just have kinda puffy nipples.

But i think the Documentary was a good think just to show that it is a condition that isnt easily avoided

[NotFedup]

wheres your pics sam?

[man-chest-r]

I only saw bits of it, for various reasons, eg wanted to watch it by myself and had to keeping zapping to the footy when my wife came in the room etc.

Bits I saw were kind, it was a serious film, credit is due. I felt a bit like bodyshame - that I wish people didn't talk about it, and also, people will know what my scars are.

But its also the case that the genie is out of the bottle, and that there is plenty of cruel stuff out there in the media already, and this did a good balancing job.

A case in point, as some will know in my previous posts is my upset with the oh-so-right-on UK paper The Guardian and its treatment of gyne. Its preview of this prog, short though it was, was the most sympathetic it has ever been.

So, not sure if I am pleased or not about the film. On the whole, given the bad stuff out there, well done. And praise to all the guys who appeared, hope each and everyone gets a nice lottery win.

[SamUK]

wheres your pics sam?

they are in the user photo's topic Do i have it??

i think mine is just a very small case of puffy nipples

and my sympathy is to the ppl who have the bad cases

[bodyshame]

I completely disagree with this. Promoting awareness of medical problems increases acceptance and a lot of men dont know where to go for help or even think there is any, so this kind of programme is very helpful for them and their families. I have every respect for the guys on that show who stood up and were counted and am grateful for their participation, and yes, against what we all thought gecko did a good job.

 I think you are wrong about this. One good point made by the documentary was to highlight the difference between gynaecomastia and what is called pseudo-gynaecomastia. 99% of the times you see a glossy magazine or tabloid newspaper have a pop at a male celebrity for having breasts the underlying assumption is that the person in question is out of shape or fat. search "man breasts "in google. you will find helpful sites (like the homepage of the eminent dr bermant, whose page was the first i came across when looking for help), but you will find high on the list non-specialist articles by journalists who give advice on how to lose man breasts through diet and exercise (which is of no help to men like us). In the public domain we are lumped into the same category of sub-adonis with the overweight guys.
  my point is that these broadcasts serve to educate the public on the difference, WHICH IS A PROCESS I WISH TO AVOID. this is because i would rather people assume i had a few too many burgers than think i have grown an actual deformity, and i am a midway thing between woman and man, complete with penis and breast tissue.

 i don't actually feel this way about myself (in terms of sexual identity, i probably fit under the umbrella "red-blooded male" ha ha), but i think that as the public grows to understand my condition as i have, i fear that is how i will be perceived. like many gyne men, i am not half as strong as merle or whatshisface off the telly, and could never talk to anyone about it, let alone millions. if i was "normal" i cant say i wouldn't have been sat on my sofa on monday night supressing a snigger at those lads going through a hell only we can understand. im ashamed to say it but its probably the case. the absurd thing is that people are pushing for acceptance of a condition that is getting fixable in more and more sophisticated and discrete ways as we speak!!!

 merle: this website has been just the ticket for me. i cannot thank you enough for what you are doing. in spite of this respect, and what i've said above, i cannot understand why you would want to participate in a show whose logic of promoting acceptance is so deeply problematic.

 i don't want gynaecomastia "accepted". i just want it gone.