"...so you may or may not have testicular cancer..."

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
DRD: How old are you?

24 this coming April.

[Agathon]

You know, bringing up Tom Green is probably not going to fill DD with confidence.

[Odin]

Lucky you DRD. My cousin (who is in her 30's) was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago. She's been on chemo and is going to have surgery in a few days.

[Vince278]

My father-in-law had breast cancer last year. You don't hear much about men with that.

[The Mad Monk]

Good Luck!

[Agathon]

Lucky you DRD. My cousin (who is in her 30's) was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago. She's been on chemo and is going to have surgery in a few days.

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Odin
Lucky you DRD. My cousin (who is in her 30's) was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago. She's been on chemo and is going to have surgery in a few days.

Well, this is the proper thread for it: We send our thoughts and prayers.

[DRoseDARs]

Here's something: I went in originally because the pain was in the lower abdomen and spread to the testicle, yet they only ultrasounded the scrotum. No one told me why. Talking to my co-worker today he said it ( the abdominal pain) might have been the lymph nodes reacting to the testicular abnormality. Any truth to that, resident medical sages?

[Dis]

Re: "...so you may or may not have testicular cancer..."

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Just got back from a 5 hour visit to the emergency room with lower abdominal/scrotum pain. The ultrasounds showed "a small mass" on my right testicle. And yes, the title of this thread is a direct quote fromt the doctor upon reviewing those ultrasounds. I won't be able to schedule an appointment with the uralogist until Tuesday morning (bad holiday timing). Urine tests came back normal, bloodwork had to be sent to the other local hospital since they get government money and have the expensive equipment for what needs to be checked in my case, so I won't know the results of those tests until later.



Wonderful.



Actually, I'm in good spirits. Really guys and dolls, I'm ok. Right now, it's just "a mass" not a grapefruit-sized proto-Human growing out of my crotch. Still, there's no denying Apolyton is a great source of emotional support if it turns out I do have cancer of the nutsack.

And besides, it's just the one testicle. I have two of them, plus I'm gay, so it's not like I'd really* be putting either of them to reproductive use anyway.

*One day maybe I'd like kid(s) of my own or even adopted, but not in the forseeable future.

holy cow! I thought that was only for old people. how old are you?

keep strong.

[Dis]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Here's something: I went in originally because the pain was in the lower abdomen and spread to the testicle, yet they only ultrasounded the scrotum. No one told me why. Talking to my co-worker today he said it ( the abdominal pain) might have been the lymph nodes reacting to the testicular abnormality. Any truth to that, resident medical sages?

talking about your balls with coworkers may lead to a sexual harrassment suit.

humour is the best medicine, so I'm told.

[Dinner]

I hope everything works out for the best. Don't get worked up about things until you know for sure.

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I hope everything works out for the best. Don't get worked up about things until you know for sure.

I'm more worked up about that ******* doctor opening his big mouth and saying that instead of just leaving it for the SPECIALIST to make an assessment and diagnosis.

Way to ruin Christmas, asshat.

[DRoseDARs]

Re: Re: "...so you may or may not have testicular cancer..."

Originally posted by Dissident


holy cow! I thought that was only for old people. how old are you?

keep strong.

Already answered, but 24 in April. And no, younger people like you and I can be striken with it. Hell, there's a history of cancer in my family so it's certainly possible I'll get it later if not now.

[Maquiladora]

Havent read the whole thread but Ive had the same thing DRoseDARs, same pains as you describe, although I got all clear on the first scan. I wish I could remember what the nurse said might be the cause, but she was wiping gel off my balls with a tissue at the time and I was pretty relieved too. The pains were on and off periods for like 15mins every other day but they died down and eventually stopped after 3 or 4 months (about a month after getting the scan).

[DRoseDARs]

You mean I have months of this on-and-off-again pain to look forward to? Gee, thanks.



In all seriousness, I've actually had similar pain in this region every so often (sans testicular pain) for more than 2 years because I kept putting off seeing a doctor until a year ago (mentioned earlier in the thread). Thought it might be a bladder thing or kidney infection (my mom has had that) because it would hurt in my abdomen when I pee'd. But nothing ever came of that clinic visit ( they never followed up with me) and the pain was not nearly as bad as it was this past Friday.