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

[Barinthus]

Dissident, actually the age group that is at the highest risk for TC is men in their early 20s. Perhaps you are thinking of prostate cancer?

DRD, I'm glad you caught this early. TC is easily treatable if caught early. If caught late... well a friend of mine died from TC two years ago. And he was only 24 years old. Unlike you, he ignored all warning signs and did not get himself dx-ed until years later when the cancer was already in its advanced stages.

Hang in there and I am confident that with a good doctor you will be fine.

[Barinthus]

And to you all young men 18 years old to about 26 years old, this is a lesson to learn from. Examine your testicles at least once a month while you are showering.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Barinthus
And to you all young men 18 years old to about 26 years old, this is a lesson to learn from. Examine your testicles at least once a month while you are showering.

Or if you are a real man, get a woman to do it for you.

* grumbles about the new post Che party line... not.

[Barinthus]

Actually most of the time when a tumor or whatever is found, it's usually by a lover. For some reason it's like taboo for a guy to check himself out.

[DRoseDARs]

I had some other updates earlier in this thread, but simply as it stands I don't have cancer. At least the urologist doesn't think so at this point. It seems to only be an infection, a type that is common for men.

I'm very sorry about your friend, Barinthus.

My stepdad is similar in that he hates seeing doctors because he had to deal with a real ***** a few years back shortly after we moved here in '86 when he was suffering with gout (joint inflamation with severe accompanying pain). The doctor took 3 freakin' days to get back to him! Richard called his pharmisist brother in Illinois for meds instead. He has always distrusted doctors, but that one just about did it for him.

[Agathon]

I was pretty sure it wasn't cancer, hence my levity earlier.

It seems pretty horrible nonetheless.

[Barinthus]

I'm glad it's just an infection, DRD, and thanks for the thought.

[DRoseDARs]

Final bump. Read OP.

[Az]

ugh. so what is the latest? [/dumb]

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Azazel
ugh. so what is the latest? [/dumb]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Final bump. Read OP.

Clearly, you've had a bad experience with stuff being projected onto your retinas...

[Last Conformist]

Good for you.

[Maquiladora]

[Az]

I've read the OT, and I am none the wiser... that's because I'm dumb

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Azazel
I've read the OT, and I am none the wiser... that's because I'm dumb

Just for you.

***Final update before The Great Apolyton Purge***

I'm not dead.



Seriously, seemed to just have been an infection as many suspected.

*********

[DRoseDARs]

Beyond that, there really isn't much to say: The doctor looked at my 2nd ultrasound, didn't see what was there in the first one, and my symptoms cleared about a week before I saw him for the 2nd and (hopefully) last time.