Re: Testicular cancer worry.
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Re: Testicular cancer worry.
Bump. Has anyone been through this before? The symptoms I mostly struggle with are uncomfortable feeling in groin/testicle, some pain in some positions, angles or when I move my leg in a specific way and also just a feeling of testicle/groin being swollen.
Re: Testicular cancer worry.
I have dealt with this. I am glad you are getting it checked out, its always worth doing but I have had similar problems with my testicles like 10 times. I think I have got about 4 ultrasounds already, I know its bad. Here in the US some urologists have the machine so they will scan you right there. The pain or uncomfort or even swollen-ness always goes away but sometimes it had stayed for a month so I went to get it checked. It is hard because it feels so real like something really is wrong but then ultrasound comes clear. I bet yours will too, but I do think its good to go do it and then you have a base for what this pain or feel is so next time you might not have to go back. I still don't know what causes mine, it is great for months then its really bad for a month or so then ok again. I have bought all new boxer briefs with more support and so far so good, I actually really thing it was my underwear not doing a good job. I also have a varicocele but the few doctors I have talked about have said its too small to cause any pain or discomfort.
Anyways, you will be ok, the wait is the hard part.
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Ok I'll give you my story which is similar to yours. Essentially, I had an ache in my groin and deep in my hip along with a swollen, tender testicle. I had a load of checks but it wasn't anything of concern. The likely thing was muscle problems in my back which went into my hip and testicle. I get it every now and then and find doing pelvic floor exercises helps.
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My Urologist also mentioned that it could be from my back. Gave me some muscle relaxers to take if it happens but it has not happened again.
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Thank you for telling your story. This is the first time and its just a very bad situation that I am in. I had some other cancer worry not too long ago with some symptoms that were a benign thing and not in fact cancer. However now I strongly believe it is cancer after hearing people being able to have it with no lump.. And I do have no lump but the other symptoms are still there. Sometimes less, sometimes more.
It is a very hard and long wait. 3 months is a long time and tons of stuff can happen in that time. My house doc would not give me a referral to the urology clinic as the only thing they would be able to do is to give me a referral to ultrasound too. She did however send out something to see if they can hurry up the process.
I have a friend who is my age who had testicular cancer. He was diagnosed at the age of 22 ish. Went through treatment and is now in remission and living life. He told me that he had a lump down there and that it was pulsating and tender. Meanwhile I have cancer fears with no lump. And no one thinks I have cancer. Like not the ER doc, not the house doctor (even though she has not looked at me) and not the vardcentral doctor and he has like 40 years of experience. But the uncomfortable feeling, occasional pain that comes and goes and the swollen-ness does not go away. Even though I took antibiotics for the "inflammation".
F*ck HA, honestly. It might be HA that is causing this, it might be something completely benign. Or it might be cancer, which is what I have in my mind and I cannot get it out.
Glad it was not something serious for ya and I hope the same here. Although it's not much hope that I have right now LOL.
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Ahh, I understand. Thank you for the reply and your story. I have felt weird down there before, no doubt... But not on this scale I feel like. Definitely not. I have never had testicular cancer on my radar before the pain and the swelling. Or at least it feeling bigger. All of this came suddenly at the middle or at the end of August. Came right after my penile cancer worries.
Glad it was not something serious for you and hoping it is the same for me.
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I also went down the Reddit rabbit hole of TC stories, I could almost say 100% that my symptoms were the same as the non lump guys. I had my swollen and achey feeling for about 4 months initially and tried EVERYTHING. Painkillers, leg and hip massages, ice packs, and a roller ball over the pelvis which actually released some tension, nothing else really worked.
It wasn't until I done regular stretches that the issue subsided.
This was my go to video for pelvic floor exercises: https://youtu.be/oyGEVPuumtk
Try it 2x a day for a couple weeks and see how it goes.
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Whizz
I also went down the Reddit rabbit hole of TC stories, I could almost say 100% that my symptoms were the same as the non lump guys. I had my swollen and achey feeling for about 4 months initially and tried EVERYTHING. Painkillers, leg and hip massages, ice packs, and a roller ball over the pelvis which actually released some tension, nothing else really worked.
It wasn't until I done regular stretches that the issue subsided.
This was my go to video for pelvic floor exercises:
https://youtu.be/oyGEVPuumtk
Try it 2x a day for a couple weeks and see how it goes.
Might have to try that out but tbh nothing has helped lol. Antibiotics didn't, I have been on ibuprofen at least 2 times a day since like 5 weeks. And 2 of those I took them 3 times a week. My health center can't do much more they tell me other than putting me on a list for xray and ultrasound, which they have. Next step will have to be ER, which scares me. But they do not think it is something dangerous... But I do LOL.
My anxiety is really taking over ngl. And it is probably top 3 worst anxieties that I have had so far :(.