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i've had some odd symptoms for a few weeks. i'll say right away that i have an appointment with a urologist, but it's still over a week away. i know this is a long time but if i start to get really worried i will go to the ER.
a few weeks ago, it seemed like suddenly my right testicle felt a little bigger. a bit swollen. it just seemed more "in the way." i have a slight dull ache in the testicle. i did a self exam and found nothing unusual except for a tiny lump near or on the epididymis which has been there for quite some time but i always understood that it was usually nothing to worry about.
i made an appointment with my family doctor right away. i went in to see him, and he felt everything and the lump, which he told me was basically "dried up sperm" and common and nothing to worry about. he told me everything felt fine--no epidymitis, no varicocele, no hydrocele, he even said "no cancer," nothing unusual, and said i may have stressed something a bit and to just take it easy and maybe get an athletic supporter and see if that helps. he did not seem worried at all, but he told me to make an appointment with a urologist to double check, so i did, which is the appointment i have not had yet.
since the appointment with the family doctor almost two weeks ago, the swelling has gone down (which the doctor didn't seem to notice to begin with), but i do have the occasional lower abdominal pain on the side of the questionable testicle, and i have lower back pain on that side for maye a few minutes now and then, maybe once a day.
i know my symptoms can include a wide range of causes. one question i have is regarding testicular hardening. to those of you who have experienced this, what are we talking about here? hard like a rock? as in VERY noticeable without mistake? to make a long story short, i've been feeling my balls several times a day every day for weeks now because i'm nervous, and i'm noticing all kinds of things that are probably nothing but psychosomatic. my testicles feel firm and almost hard but i wouldn't say they are rock hard. they feel similar to each other and are similar in size at the moment.
the other symptom i have is an ache sometimes in the tubes above the right testicle. when i really get the tips of my fingers on that area to feel around, i can feel the tubes. i honestly don't know if what i'm feeling there is normal or not, but i feel what feels like a few tubes and they seem to be larger in diameter than i would expect. i know the tubes are normal, but i don't know if the size they are right now is normal.
i guess this tube ache and a slight ache in my testicle towards the back of it are my 2 biggest symptoms right now, along with the occasional abdominal and back pain. i know the fact that my right testicle was bigger and now returned to normal size doesn't necessarily mean everything's fine, but the swelling was slight. in most cases, aren't we talking about significant swelling with TC?
i'd love to hear your response to my post and questions. i've been lurking around here for a few days and love what i see. thanks everybody!
a few weeks ago, it seemed like suddenly my right testicle felt a little bigger. a bit swollen. it just seemed more "in the way." i have a slight dull ache in the testicle. i did a self exam and found nothing unusual except for a tiny lump near or on the epididymis which has been there for quite some time but i always understood that it was usually nothing to worry about.
i made an appointment with my family doctor right away. i went in to see him, and he felt everything and the lump, which he told me was basically "dried up sperm" and common and nothing to worry about. he told me everything felt fine--no epidymitis, no varicocele, no hydrocele, he even said "no cancer," nothing unusual, and said i may have stressed something a bit and to just take it easy and maybe get an athletic supporter and see if that helps. he did not seem worried at all, but he told me to make an appointment with a urologist to double check, so i did, which is the appointment i have not had yet.
since the appointment with the family doctor almost two weeks ago, the swelling has gone down (which the doctor didn't seem to notice to begin with), but i do have the occasional lower abdominal pain on the side of the questionable testicle, and i have lower back pain on that side for maye a few minutes now and then, maybe once a day.
i know my symptoms can include a wide range of causes. one question i have is regarding testicular hardening. to those of you who have experienced this, what are we talking about here? hard like a rock? as in VERY noticeable without mistake? to make a long story short, i've been feeling my balls several times a day every day for weeks now because i'm nervous, and i'm noticing all kinds of things that are probably nothing but psychosomatic. my testicles feel firm and almost hard but i wouldn't say they are rock hard. they feel similar to each other and are similar in size at the moment.
the other symptom i have is an ache sometimes in the tubes above the right testicle. when i really get the tips of my fingers on that area to feel around, i can feel the tubes. i honestly don't know if what i'm feeling there is normal or not, but i feel what feels like a few tubes and they seem to be larger in diameter than i would expect. i know the tubes are normal, but i don't know if the size they are right now is normal.
i guess this tube ache and a slight ache in my testicle towards the back of it are my 2 biggest symptoms right now, along with the occasional abdominal and back pain. i know the fact that my right testicle was bigger and now returned to normal size doesn't necessarily mean everything's fine, but the swelling was slight. in most cases, aren't we talking about significant swelling with TC?
i'd love to hear your response to my post and questions. i've been lurking around here for a few days and love what i see. thanks everybody!
But do keep up with the monthly TSE.
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