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Hi, I wasn't sure if this counted as pre-diagnosed or not, but I'm hoping someone has had a similar experience or could at least shed some light on this.
I'm 32. Beginning in Feb I had pain/discomfort in my left testicle radiating into my lower abdomen and upper inner thigh/groin. Pain is mild, but sometimes quite annoying. Dull ache, pulling feeling. I checked both testicles and couldn't find a lump. After a week of this I went to the dr.
Dr. called in an ultrasound which showed a "small undefined area" *in* the left testicle. (I later found out that it's better described as a 1.5 cm hypoechoic (solid) area with undefined borders - "just sort of blends in with surrounding tissue".)
Dr. figured it was an infection, gave me antibiotics, and called in another ultrasound for 2 weeks after I finished the meds just to make sure it went away.
Ultrasound #2: "No Change"
So, my dr. sends me to a urologist. Still no lump, but the right one hurts sometimes too, now. Urologist checks tumor markers (AFP, HCG) which both come back "less than 2". Urologist says she thinks we're heading to the OR to do a biopsy with possible orchiectomy. Fine, at leat I'll know. But, she wants to do one more ultrasound just to be sure there is no change.
Ultrasound #3: Different ultrasound place, machine, and technician. "No Change"
They schedule the operation for 10 days later. I get one more appt. with the urologist. I ask questions. There aren't many answers. I ask about the right testicle and it ends up that there is fluid buildup around it. Not sure why, but it was on the second ultrasound as well, but not the first. She checks me one last time. Still discomfort. Still no lump.
So, I wait for the surgery. Meanwhile, I'm getting weird symptoms coming and going. Leg cramps, mostly on the left. Back pain, mostly lower but some in my left side and left shoulder. Dry cough in morning. I'm thinking I'm either the biggest hypochondriac there is, or there could be something really wrong here.
I go in for surgery. They knock me out and, appearantly, shave me. Put me on the table. Pull out the ultrasound machine for one last look...nothing. They call in the radiologist, who scrubs in and looks for over a half hour. They can't find anything in either testicle. So, they wake me up and send me home. No operation. No answers, really. I've still got the pain/discomfort in the left testicle.
That was today. I've got another appt. with the urologist this coming Wed. The nurses said she wanted to make it "as soon as possible". No one really could tell me why.
Honestly, I'm a little freaked out about the whole thing. Maybe it's still the drugs wearing off, but like my wife said, "We prepared for just about every possibility today, except that one."
Anyway, if anyone has any insight or a similar story, I'd really love to hear it.
Thanks...
-Kris
I'm 32. Beginning in Feb I had pain/discomfort in my left testicle radiating into my lower abdomen and upper inner thigh/groin. Pain is mild, but sometimes quite annoying. Dull ache, pulling feeling. I checked both testicles and couldn't find a lump. After a week of this I went to the dr.
Dr. called in an ultrasound which showed a "small undefined area" *in* the left testicle. (I later found out that it's better described as a 1.5 cm hypoechoic (solid) area with undefined borders - "just sort of blends in with surrounding tissue".)
Dr. figured it was an infection, gave me antibiotics, and called in another ultrasound for 2 weeks after I finished the meds just to make sure it went away.
Ultrasound #2: "No Change"
So, my dr. sends me to a urologist. Still no lump, but the right one hurts sometimes too, now. Urologist checks tumor markers (AFP, HCG) which both come back "less than 2". Urologist says she thinks we're heading to the OR to do a biopsy with possible orchiectomy. Fine, at leat I'll know. But, she wants to do one more ultrasound just to be sure there is no change.
Ultrasound #3: Different ultrasound place, machine, and technician. "No Change"
They schedule the operation for 10 days later. I get one more appt. with the urologist. I ask questions. There aren't many answers. I ask about the right testicle and it ends up that there is fluid buildup around it. Not sure why, but it was on the second ultrasound as well, but not the first. She checks me one last time. Still discomfort. Still no lump.
So, I wait for the surgery. Meanwhile, I'm getting weird symptoms coming and going. Leg cramps, mostly on the left. Back pain, mostly lower but some in my left side and left shoulder. Dry cough in morning. I'm thinking I'm either the biggest hypochondriac there is, or there could be something really wrong here.
I go in for surgery. They knock me out and, appearantly, shave me. Put me on the table. Pull out the ultrasound machine for one last look...nothing. They call in the radiologist, who scrubs in and looks for over a half hour. They can't find anything in either testicle. So, they wake me up and send me home. No operation. No answers, really. I've still got the pain/discomfort in the left testicle.
That was today. I've got another appt. with the urologist this coming Wed. The nurses said she wanted to make it "as soon as possible". No one really could tell me why.
Honestly, I'm a little freaked out about the whole thing. Maybe it's still the drugs wearing off, but like my wife said, "We prepared for just about every possibility today, except that one."
Anyway, if anyone has any insight or a similar story, I'd really love to hear it.
Thanks...
-Kris
testosterone implants May 2008
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