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  • #1

    scared :S

    hey im a new member with lots of concerns
    im 20 years old and i live in Lebanon

    yesterday while i was browsing the internet i found out that testis lumps are the most common symptom of testis cancer and that got me really worried

    about 2 years ago i noticed 4 small sized "headless" gray pimples on my scrotum but 3 of them dissapeared after a while but the 4th one is still there but its much smaller now. the pimples were PAINLESS, and thats another symptom of the cancer.

    i know that the lumps should be on the testis itself but i read on a site that testis lumps might drain out through the scrotum so i got worried again, and i donno how a lump should look like ( language thing ) so i got really confused

    i know that i have to see a doctor but i cant do that untill next week and im really worried and i cant wait this long. so im asking if the symptoms i mentioned above ( pimples on the scrotum ) have anything to do with testis cancer

    regards
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    sorry to ask a question in your thread but why am i the only one on here with an enlarged testical as a symptom? i know i have a cyst but can that mean cancer?

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    • #3
      If the lumps are on your scrotum they are not from testicular cancer. They are most likely infected hair roots. The sign you are looking for with testicular cancer is a hard lump firmly on or bulging from the testicle itself. Testicular infections will not draing through the skin.
      Son Jason diagnosed 4/30/04, stage III. Right I/O 4/30/04. Graduated College 5/13/04. 4XEP 6/7/04 - 8/13/04. Full open RPLND 10/13/04. All Clear since.

      Treated by Dr. Rakowski of Midland Park, NJ. Visited Sloan Kettering for protocol advice. RPLND done at Sloan Kettering.

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      • #4
        An enlarged testicle can certainly mean cancer but a cyst will not give you cancer or turn into cancer. A cyst will be a soft lump while a tumor will be very firm and unmovable.
        Son Jason diagnosed 4/30/04, stage III. Right I/O 4/30/04. Graduated College 5/13/04. 4XEP 6/7/04 - 8/13/04. Full open RPLND 10/13/04. All Clear since.

        Treated by Dr. Rakowski of Midland Park, NJ. Visited Sloan Kettering for protocol advice. RPLND done at Sloan Kettering.

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        • #5
          i have no lump but my testical has just been larger and hurts a bit, it just hit me one day about a week ago, is that how cancer feels?

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          • #6
            It's worth having checked out. My first symptom was a larger testicle.
            Scott
            right inguinal orchiectomy 6/5/2003 > nonseminoma, stage I > surveillance > L-RPLND 6/24/2005 for recurrence, suspected teratoma but found seminoma, stage II > chylous ascites until 9/2005 > surveillance and "all clear" since

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            • #7
              For a lot of guys the tumor is inside the testicle and the first thing they notice is a heaviness and swelling. You should get this checked by a urologist and don't wait.
              Son Jason diagnosed 4/30/04, stage III. Right I/O 4/30/04. Graduated College 5/13/04. 4XEP 6/7/04 - 8/13/04. Full open RPLND 10/13/04. All Clear since.

              Treated by Dr. Rakowski of Midland Park, NJ. Visited Sloan Kettering for protocol advice. RPLND done at Sloan Kettering.

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              • #8
                i think ill follow up with a uroligist, but you think the ER ultra scan would have picked it up? they said it was a cyst.

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