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Yesterday I was reading wikipedia and out of chance I happened upon the article on Testicular cancer. After reading it and the accompanying suggestion to perform self checks, I did so... and this is when my problems started.
You see, before I read this article I have never had any problems at all with my balls until I started to feel around. I scoured them for several minutes until I found a firm tube on the back of my right nut which I found to be just that- a tube. For the rest of the day I proceeded to scour the area for any abnormalities and could not find anything... except I had fiddled with it so much it started to feel uncomfortable. Now when I probe the area I get a mild sense of discomfort which only makes me want to probe it more. I can never find anything that leads me to suspicion.
This leads me to my first question: Is this all in my head? It is now the next day and the idea is still sitting in the back of my head, nagging me. I've checked it thoroughly and have found no lumps- which appear to be the staple of TC- but now it feels uncomfortable to touch my right nut. Will this go away if I stop poking at it?
There is also one more problem. I am 18 years old and live with my parents. I am going 500 or so miles away in about a week and a half to college. Taking your guys' advice in other threads i've concluded I want to get a physical or a testicle-check just in case, for safety-sake. But the thing is, I don't really have a doctor down where I'm going to college... our insurance and doctor and everything is up here, and I'm not coming back until Thanksgiving break in November, 2 1/2 months from now.
Which invariably leads to my second question: How would I go about getting a testicle-check down where I'm going to college and don't have connections to their medical system? And if I can't, does my problem seem urgent enough to drive back up during the weekend or cut out of my class on a weekday? Or would it be relatively safe to wait until November.
To sum things up, I havn't found any lumps and I've driven myself crazy over it with anxiety. I can't be sure now what is in my head and what is not. Any help or guidance would be appreciated.
You see, before I read this article I have never had any problems at all with my balls until I started to feel around. I scoured them for several minutes until I found a firm tube on the back of my right nut which I found to be just that- a tube. For the rest of the day I proceeded to scour the area for any abnormalities and could not find anything... except I had fiddled with it so much it started to feel uncomfortable. Now when I probe the area I get a mild sense of discomfort which only makes me want to probe it more. I can never find anything that leads me to suspicion.
This leads me to my first question: Is this all in my head? It is now the next day and the idea is still sitting in the back of my head, nagging me. I've checked it thoroughly and have found no lumps- which appear to be the staple of TC- but now it feels uncomfortable to touch my right nut. Will this go away if I stop poking at it?
There is also one more problem. I am 18 years old and live with my parents. I am going 500 or so miles away in about a week and a half to college. Taking your guys' advice in other threads i've concluded I want to get a physical or a testicle-check just in case, for safety-sake. But the thing is, I don't really have a doctor down where I'm going to college... our insurance and doctor and everything is up here, and I'm not coming back until Thanksgiving break in November, 2 1/2 months from now.
Which invariably leads to my second question: How would I go about getting a testicle-check down where I'm going to college and don't have connections to their medical system? And if I can't, does my problem seem urgent enough to drive back up during the weekend or cut out of my class on a weekday? Or would it be relatively safe to wait until November.
To sum things up, I havn't found any lumps and I've driven myself crazy over it with anxiety. I can't be sure now what is in my head and what is not. Any help or guidance would be appreciated.
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