“I’ve made some mistakes in the process and should have taken care of myself better and sooner,” McNickle admitted, urging others to be proactive about treatment.
Ken McNickle, a finalist in season 33 of the hit reality show, shared his cancer diagnosis this week in an“I deliberated for a while about whether to share or not, but I ultimately decided to because I’m hoping this chapter in my story can help others,” McNickle captioned the original post, which featured a carousel of images of him at a doctor’s appointment, looking contemplative with medical patches attached to his chest.
Ken McNickle, a finalist in season 33 of the hit reality show, shared his diagnosis this week in an Instagram post, revealing the three signs he ignored.
“I’ve made some mistakes in the process and should have taken care of myself better and sooner,” McNickle admitted, urging others to be proactive about treatment. “If you have a health concern, don’t sit on it,” he said. “Get yourself checked. There’s no valid reason not to.
Not one. ”“I waited almost a year until my skin was tearing open to get this checked,” he said, pointing towards his heart.
“Had I gone in sooner, it would have been a simple procedure — not a three-inch hole in my chest. ” McNikle added that despite seeing blood in his stool every morning, he delayed seeking treatment for nearly three months, at which point it was “confirmed” that his “insides were tearing open. ”McNikle, a former model and father of one, also admitted that he postponed seeking medical attention until a groin growth had reached alarming proportions.
McNikle, a former model and father of one, also admitted that he postponed seeking medical attention until a groin growth had reached alarming proportions.
“I waited until that lump on my testes had grown to the size of the other two before getting it checked,” he added. He acknowledged how a childhood steeped in toxic masculinity and the lifelong pressure to perform it contributed to his adult health crisis.
“I heard the words, ‘Stop crying. Don’t be a baby. Don’t be a bitch. Don’t be a p—y.
Just be a man,” he said.
“And yeah, I am thinking that had something to do with it. ”McNickle’s season of Survivor aired in 2016 and was themed “Millennials vs. Gen X.” he made it all the way to the final three before losing to Adam Klein in an anonymous vote.
“We need to be talking more about why men are 50% less likely to go to a doctor for physical ailments and 60% less likely to get help with mental and emotional issues,” he captioned the video. “Thank you for sharing all this. It’s so incredibly important to talk about and normalize men struggling and not getting the help they need,” said one.
“You aren’t the only man who put off the doctor for far too long. Hopefully, your story can help others to understand this,” said a second.
“Your honesty and vulnerability are really brave. That’s being a true man. Sending hugs and hope for a healing journey,” added a third. McNickle’s season of Survivor aired in 2016 and was themed “Millennials vs. Gen X.” he made it all the way to the final three before losing to Adam Klein in an anonymous vote.
Ken McNickle, a finalist in season 33 of the hit reality show, shared his diagnosis this week in an Instagram post, revealing the three signs he ignored. McNikle, a former model and father of one, also admitted that he postponed seeking medical attention until a groin growth had reached alarming proportions.
McNickle's season of Survivor aired in 2016 and was themed"Millennials vs. Gen X." he made it all the way to the final three before losing to Adam Klein in an anonymous vote.
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