Colin Egglesfield cancer has returned for the third time.
The 51 -year -old actor, who appeared in programs like All my children And Melrose Place, revealed in an Instagram publication on Thursday, January 23, that the “start to this year was not the easiest” because it recently underwent surgery for prostate cancer.
“I hope it is a reminder to everyone that you are not alone with everything you face and that it is important to defend yourself and your health which includes exams, Finding information and requesting help when you need it, “wrote Egglesfield.
Egglesfield, who declared that he has visited the City of Hope Center in Phoenix for a few months after proof of recurrence “early”, opted for the procedure after “a year of research with a lot of research and talking about a lot of healthcare health health. “
It was diagnosed for the first time with testicles cancer in 2006, just a few months after starting his role as Josh Madden on All my children. A year after undergoing surgery to remove it, he discovered that he had spread to his other testicle, Parade Reports.
His article included a photo of his abdomen after surgery, as well as an image of himself using a walker while being assisted by the medical staff.
He also shared a quote from one of his previous interviews which reflects the state of mind he tries to maintain throughout his recovery.
“This is not the hand that you have been treated because you cannot change this. This is how you play the cards that count,” said the quote.
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In a follow -up article, Egglesfield said he was now back home and that he recovers.
“I was in the hospital for only a few days, I operated myself, and from what the doctor said, he says that surgery went very well,” said Egglesfield.
After expressing his gratitude for the support he received, he admitted that he was “still a little painful” but “walking with care”.
He then shared a separate post where he revealed that he had his first post-operative examination.
“Things are on the right track and I feel positive largely due to the incredible peeps at the @cityofhope hospital and their incredible @cityofhopecancerfighters. 🫶”, he wrote.
He finished his post by declaring that even if he had feelings of “gratitude, fear, hope, frustration, anger and madness”, he found comforting to take everything day.
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“What is helped are slowing down and finding space to express what really swirls in the background of all of this without comment or trying to repair it,” he wrote. “Let him go out and let it be what it is.”
