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Hypochondriac?
Six years ago, my older brother had non-senominas TC. (100% cured now.)
I had some weird, indistinct pain in on testicle. I waited a few weeks, because it was very minor and I felt no lumps. Two Fridays ago, my regular doctor checked my prostate, gave me antibiotics, and told me to come back in two weeks if it wasn't better.
I went to a urologist last Monday, who ordered an ultrasound. I had to wait 8 days, and had the ultrasound Tuesday (yesterday). I then took the films to my urologist, in the same building. He said that I had a small calcification (~1 millimeter), but no cancer. I whined until he ordered a blood test (AFP, hCG, LDH) which obviously isn't back yet. He didn't want to order it, but I was pretty obviously terrified by the whole two-week ordeal, so he humored me.
The urologist says he's seen these indistinct symptoms a small number of times before, with no lumps or obvious cause, and they were caused by a slipped disk or pinched nerve. He suggested Advil and to come back for a referral to a neurologist if it still hurts in two weeks. He also scheduled me for another ultrasound (to monitor the calcification) in three months.
I figure, I'm going to wait the two weeks, and if it's not better, see what a different urologist has to say. If he agrees, I’ll get the first one to refer a neurologist.
Can anyone comment on this? Think I'm being a hypochondriac, or not enough of one?
Thanks.
Chad
I had some weird, indistinct pain in on testicle. I waited a few weeks, because it was very minor and I felt no lumps. Two Fridays ago, my regular doctor checked my prostate, gave me antibiotics, and told me to come back in two weeks if it wasn't better.
I went to a urologist last Monday, who ordered an ultrasound. I had to wait 8 days, and had the ultrasound Tuesday (yesterday). I then took the films to my urologist, in the same building. He said that I had a small calcification (~1 millimeter), but no cancer. I whined until he ordered a blood test (AFP, hCG, LDH) which obviously isn't back yet. He didn't want to order it, but I was pretty obviously terrified by the whole two-week ordeal, so he humored me.
The urologist says he's seen these indistinct symptoms a small number of times before, with no lumps or obvious cause, and they were caused by a slipped disk or pinched nerve. He suggested Advil and to come back for a referral to a neurologist if it still hurts in two weeks. He also scheduled me for another ultrasound (to monitor the calcification) in three months.
I figure, I'm going to wait the two weeks, and if it's not better, see what a different urologist has to say. If he agrees, I’ll get the first one to refer a neurologist.
Can anyone comment on this? Think I'm being a hypochondriac, or not enough of one?
Thanks.
Chad
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