"Ex-Arsenal Star Shares Shocking Cancer Surgery Experience After Club's Urgent Intervention"

A FORMER Arsenal star has revealed the moment he was rushed into cancer surgery without the knowledge of the club.

has opened up on being diagnosed with testicular cancer ten years ago.

Lansbury, 35, admitted that he found a lump while showering during a spell at in 2016.

He admitted that he kept the condition a secret for months until he finally consulted the club doctor.

The now-retired midfielder was diagnosed with testicular cancer and was quickly rushed into surgery.

Lansbury has now shared his ordeal during an appearance on In The Mixer brought to you by Sky Bet .

He said: “Mentally I’m quite a strong person. I’m quite laid back as well so I was alright.

“It was just the two, three months before I actually told someone that were the most mentally draining.

“I think it was a man thing, really. That’s what I put it down to. It’s that sort of, ‘Just get on with it.’ You think it’s just gonna go eventually, don’t you?’

“It was almost surreal. I’d never really heard of the word and it didn’t really affect me. But then I found a lump on my left testicle.

“I was playing with it for like two, three months. It was only because I was going on holiday and it was playing on my mind, I was like, ‘I need to go and get this checked out.’

“I thought, ‘Well, I won’t tell the club. I’ll just go to a local hospital.’ I was at Forest and went down to a hospital and they said, ‘Oh, the waiting list is like two, three weeks.’

“I was like, ‘No, I can’t wait that long. I need to get it seen to. I’ll have to call the [club] doctor.’

“Literally within 30 minutes they called me back, ‘Go here.’ Got it tested and left. They called me back again,’ Go and pack a bag. You’re going in for surgery tonight.’

“I went back, my mum was at my house and she was like, ‘Where are you going?’

“I was like, ‘I’m just going to have my testicle taken out.’ I hadn’t told anyone. She was like, ‘What do you mean, what do you mean?!’ I said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll be alright. I’ll be back in a bit.’

“Literally went in that night, got on the gas and air and then in the morning. It was done.”

Lansbury also insisted that he still gets worried when going for his regular check-ups.

He added: “It’s never come back but the worst bit is when you have to go for your check-ups.

“Waiting for your results… It was like every three months for two years and then six months after that. Now it’s yearly.”

Lansbury joined Forest from Arsenal in 2012 in a transfer worth £1million.

During his time at the Gunners, he had loan spells at Scunthorpe, Watford, and .

Lansbury left Forest in 2017 in a £3m move to Aston Villa before going on to have spells at Bristol City and Luton Town before retiring in 2023.

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