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  • #1

    concerned

    Hi

    My name is Dave. I am a disabled firefighter (Captain). I have a brain/spinal cord injury that I suffered while in the ICU of the hospital eight years ago. Basically a doctor messed up in treating me and now I am a quadriplegic. The bastard got away with murder. My diagnosis is known as critical care neuropathy, I suffered a hypothermic event, high fever of 107 which caused brain and spinal cord damage.

    I am here because my left testicle is hard and about five times normal size. Ther's a little pain associated with it sometimes. Is this cancer? I am terrified!
    Captain Dave
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  • #2
    You need to see a urologist and have it checked out immediately. How long has it been this enlarged?
    Scott, [email protected]
    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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    • #3
      Capt:
      With swelling being the only symptom we can really tell anything but cancer or not that needs to get checked now.
      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
        As Scott and Dadmo said, this needs to be checked out ASAP. Hopefully it's not TC, but until you have it evaluated it's impossible to know for sure.

        Keep us updated.
        Fish
        TC1
        Right I/O 4/22/1988
        RPLND 6/20/1988
        TC2
        Left I/O 9/17/2003
        Surveillance

        Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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        • #5
          just echoing the others, its impossible to say if its just swelling, get is checked out asap to put your mind at rest

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          • #6
            The tool most doctors use to check for testicular cancer is an ultrasound, which is a painless and relatively quick procedure. I realize with your other condition it may be difficult to get to a doctors office, but an ultrasound will give you a very good idea what is going on down there.
            4/26/07 - mass confirmed w/ no elevated markers
            4/27/07 - left I/O
            5/2/07 - Dx: 100% seminoma stage 1A
            Surveillance: CT/blood (6 month cycle)
            4/27/13 - 6 years cancer free!

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            • #7
              I have an appointment Oct 16. I am very nervousas if being paralyzed isn't enough.
              Captain Dave

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              • #8
                Captain Dave,

                I don't mean to scare you, but please do NOT wait until oct 16 to have this checked.
                Demand an appointment immediately, or go to the ER.

                If this is TC, it can spread rapidly.

                I can't stress this enough .. get it checked now because if it is TC it is much easier to treat when it is caught in its early stage.

                Please let us know what you find out.

                God Bless

                Tammy

                Son Anthony DX 12/11/06
                L/O 12/20/06 Stage IIIA, 95% EC, 5% Yolk Sac
                4XEP 1/29-4/6/ 07
                AFP started increasing3 wks later
                Residual abdominal mass found on CT
                RPLND 6/8/07
                Cancer in pathology-
                80% mature teratoma, 20% Yolk Sac. --
                No adjuvent chemo and
                AFP normalised

                July 22, 2010 ---- 3 years all clear!

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                • #9
                  due to the size of your testicle, it sounds like it could be a hernia...in any case, please get it checked ASAP and let us know.
                  Co-survivor with husband Boyce, Diagnosed 7-11-06, orchiectomy right testicle on 7-12-06- Stage 3A: Mixed germ cell tumor with inguinal seminomatous and kartotypic carcinoma. One tumor over 10 cm, second tumor 4 cm, Chemo 4xBEP: Bi-lateral RPLND Dec 2006, nerve sparing but left sterile.
                  Current DVT
                  Current testosterone replacement therapy, Testim.

                  "You must abandon the life you planned, to live the life that was meant for you" ~wisdom I have learned from my family on this forum

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                  • #10
                    I agree with Tammy. That is a long time to wait if you are presenting symptoms of TC. Going to the ER complaining about extreme pain should get you in quicker.
                    4/26/07 - mass confirmed w/ no elevated markers
                    4/27/07 - left I/O
                    5/2/07 - Dx: 100% seminoma stage 1A
                    Surveillance: CT/blood (6 month cycle)
                    4/27/13 - 6 years cancer free!

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                    • #11
                      I am going to urologist tomorrow @ 10. I don't think it's a hernia since I can't walk (I'm a quadriplegic) and don't do anything strenuous. I should have demanded an earlier appointment, and my only excuse is fear. I have had a rough time these past 8 years, a doctor is the reason I am paralyzed.

                      A little more about my disability, I have a brain/spinal cord injury/damage. I had a fever of 107.9 F (Brain damage from a fever generally will not occur unless the fever is over 105.6°F) and the doctors believe that is what caused my injury. This "Hyperthermia" incident happened sometime in August 1999.

                      Up until my surgery/injury in August 1999, I was extremely active in the fire service. I took every class I could and eventually rose through the ranks to Captain in 1997. I also ran the department’s training program and safety program.
                      Captain Dave

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                      • #12
                        Captain Dave,
                        Thinking of you as you go into your appointment and hoping its something minor....please post and let us know what the doc tells you!
                        Retired moderator. Husband, left I/O 16Dec2005, stage I seminoma with elevated b-HCG, no LVI, RTx15 (25Gy). All clear ever since.

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                        • #13
                          How did the appointment go?
                          Retired moderator. Husband, left I/O 16Dec2005, stage I seminoma with elevated b-HCG, no LVI, RTx15 (25Gy). All clear ever since.

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