15 years old, really unsure :(( please help.

[dannyy]

I am 15 years old from the UK and I have had this lump on my right testicle for months and months now. I know its alot, but pleaseeee read this

It caused me alot of distress and worried me thinking about it, and then I forgot about it for a while. Now I am concerned about it again and I want to tell someone - but I am a shy person.

My right testicle is bigger than my left one, and hangs down half an inch/inch further. at one end of the testicle it feels rounded, but at the other end there is a sort of lump that round off, but the goes down. If i feel from the other side it goes round like normal then into this lump. It has given me no real pain, but a sort of pain that i can feel when squeezed quite lightly, but it is no major pain.

Very rarely have i felt pain without squeezing them, but when I think about it it sort of aches (phsychological?).

I am trying to build up enough courage to tell my parents, but I find discussing the subject very hard and embarrising. I was thinking of going to the doctors by myself, but they are going to find out sooner or later and I guess my brothers would need to be checked even if it was a false alarm.

I have been reading information on the internet and it has helped me, I feel I can discuss it now but I also read that it can spread. I have asthma and have had it for many years since i was born, and when I get a chest infection it effects me quite alot. Well I have a chest infection now and reading about this information, could it in anyway be related to this 'lump'?

And about 6 months ago at the doctors I had a swelling in my neck, it was unknown and after suspicions of glandular fever it turned out just to be a swollen gland and sometimes they take a while to go down. Now it has gone down, but the doctor asked me if there was any other swelling. I said no and he said around the groin? I said no again, because I didnt at all have suspicions of it being related to this and my mum was in the room and i wasnt prepared to say it.

I can't feel the swelling in my neck, but I am worrying about every possible symptom. It is really worrying me now, and its even effecting the way i act (psychological again...?). I tend to get moody quite easily nowadays and i'm pretty lazy. I am really good friends with a girl and I was hoping to ask her out or whatever, but now that I am concerned about this again I have totally lost confidence and I think people will think different of me.

Any information/reassurance is APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR READING!

[fuse929]

Danny,

You may be feeling the spermatic cord.....do you feel the same "object" on both testicles? It is normal for one testicle to be slightly larger than and hang down farther than the other testicle.......but a large difference between the two should be checked out.
I understand your worry/embarrassment very well. When I was your age, a lump grew on my testicle and even though I was very worried about it, I never had it checked out or anything.....I just let it be. In retrospect, I really wish I would have had to guts to get it checked out.......if just to alleviate my worries. If you are concerned with TC symptoms, definitely ask to see your doctor. You are old enough that your parents will understand your concerns, and they will respect the fact that you are mature enough to be proactive about your health.

Bobby

[dannyy]

Thanks for the reply.

Well it does feel connected with the chord things, or it feels just above them. and it feels very hard and gives a slight dull ache when i squeeze the end of it.

I would say my other one is not quite half the size, but not too far off. It kind of has something at the end but that is very soft and fleshy and hardly painful.

my right testi (concerned one) feels harder than the other one in general aswell.

[Margaret]

Danny,

I know this is a difficult subject for anyone to talk about, let alone a young man who could be a bit, as you describe, shy. But your parents adore you I am certain and they want and need to know if you have any concerns. I am not a man, so I can't relate to all you are feeling...but I am a mom of a boy and I pray that he would come to me with something like this. Just think of how great it will be when you get to leave the doctor's office knowing you are fine!! It will be a weight off your mind and you can start focusing on more fun things.

Please talk to your mom, dad, brother, neighbor, or friend...someone that can help you. Please let us know how you are.

Margaret

[dannyy]

Thanks.

I've been talking to a friend on MSN who doesn't live in this country, but I guess its progress, building up confidence and all.

I think I'll tell my mum because she is a nurse, I always tell her when something is up and she usually thinks i am too drastic i tell her so much, but this time I kept it quiet because I really didnt fancy showing her unnecesarrily.

What will they do at the doctors if I decide to go for a checkup, and what if the doctors says its normal and doesnt give a reason? Like he says its that thing (cant remember the word) thats meant to be there, but I dont agree with him.

But has being moody ever came as a symptom to this?

[NavyHoldi99]

You are doing the right thing by telling your mom. It will start to you give you...and definitely her...some piece of mind when you go to the doctor's office to have it checked out. Chances are you will get an ultrasound done which should shed some light on the issue. If, by chance, the doctor brushes it off as nothing to concern yourself with...you can always find another doctor and get a second opinion.

As for being moody...it's probably due to the fact that you have been worrying about this for awhile now without having anything concrete to go on. I know I would get a little moody if I was in your shoes looking at something I wasn't sure was normal.

Keep us posted with what happens!

[dannyy]

Cheers for that.

I'm going to tell my mum tonight, or probably tomorrow as its a little late now. Then when I tell her I'll get her to book me in at the doctors ASAP.

The hard thing is actually telling her though. I'll have a think on what to say tonight Once I tell her, I think everything will be ok.

Oh, and I'm just not too keen on dropping my pants to the doctor haha. I can't remember if the doctor is a man or a woman :|

[dannyy]

Well I still haven't found the guts to tell anyone, but I'm starting to think its just the epidermis thing (SP, sorry). It may be a swollen epidermis, or maybe i'm just being paranoid.

I tried to tell my mum the other day and my mind went blank, my body froze.
I ended up like yeahh nothing

[Margaret]

please tell your mom anyway, it won't hurt and that is her job, to care about you...let her.

M

[Karen]

please tell your mom anyway, it won't hurt and that is her job, to care about you...let her.

M

I second Margaret's advice. You will feel SOOOOOO much better after you have this checked out. Life is too precious to waste time on worry when an answer is in sight. Tell your Mom, write it on a note, whatever it takes to say a very few words and get a resolution.

[Russell's Mom]

me too

Hi Danny,
My name is Sharon, I am a Mom and a nurse. I just read over your post and I am banking on the thought that your mom will do just fine. My son is Russell and he shared that he found his lump fairly early on. What I didn't like was being concerned that there might be a problem...it would have been very sad for me if he stayed shy. It is not easy to talk about these things when you become a young adult, but mom's will always be there for you, even through the difficult times. If I can offer a suggestion...if it is too difficult to talk about, can you write her a little note? Keep in touch, will be thinking of you! Russell's Mom, Sharon