Thanks to all from a new caregiver-member

[Karen]

Ahhhh! I just now found this drunk post from you guys!! Hard to believe this was 2 1/2 years and 2,500 posts ago. I love you guys too!!!

[Margaret]

I have been searching these threads since December 8, 2005, when my husband went to the urologist for pain in his left testicle and was told he most likely had TC. After a left I/O and 15 zaps of radiation for stage I seminoma we are optomistic that the battle has been won and we can move ahead with a clear perspective on what really matters in life. I want to thank everyone who posts their experiences and their encouragement to this site. It helped us a lot in knowing we weren't alone. The strength and humor exhibited by so many of you guys, and those who love them, is inspirational. I hope that with the gazillion hours (only a slight exageration) I have spent researching seminoma I can offer support to others.

Best wishes to all,
Karen

Karen Sweety,
Joe Already Bald here!
We Love You!


Hi sweet pea.... JOE and I here having fun ...we love you

[dadmo]

White wine in a water bottle looks like a sports drink.

[Scott]

OK, but while you're cycling, stick to water or sports drinks!

[Karen]

Thanks Scott! I see bike riding and drinking are common themes, so I will do my best to keep up!!!!!

[Scott]

Karen, I didn't give you a proper welcome. Thanks for joining us. I see you've fit right in!

[Rune]

Welcome to the forums, Karen and mk6439. Karen, Good to hear your husband is done with his treatments! Glad you'll stick around to help others!

I wish you and your husband the best in the coming time, mk6439. Please keep us updated!

[mk6439]

That's what I'm hoping for -- well, I'm really hoping it's not cancer at all, but I realize the odds are against us on that. Thanks for your reply!

[dadmo]

With no elevation in markers it may mean he had seminoma, which is very curable.

[mk6439]

Dadmo, they did an ultrasound and bloodwork. The bloodwork came back normal, which I'm hoping is a good sign.

[mk6439]

Thanks Karen!

[Karen]

Some times when I see all these threads with wifes/gfs posting about their men's predicatements, I have to wonder: Who really has the balls?

In some cases, no one !!! We love you guys and everyone knows women discuss all this stuff more than men do.

[Karen]

My husband is having I/O this week -- who is your husband's urologist?

Dr. Volpe. It was an outpatient (5pm on a Friday) and he was home in bed by 10pm with a bag of frozen peas to keep the swelling down. To share another tip...he found wearing a jock helped stuff from moving around when he walked. My tip...learned the hard way from an ovarian teratoma and C-Section, is that if he's going to cough of laugh make sure he uses his hand to apply pressure to the incision area to prevent that lovely hot-knife-piercing -your-body-feeling. He never had surgery before and had absolutely no problems with the surgery or the recover. He did milk the "don't lift more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks" part a bit though!

Good luck and don't worry about the I/O. It took us one week to get the preliminary pathology and an additional week to get the results of the stained slides to better determine lymphovascular invasion.

[dadmo]

mk6439:
I know the I/O sounds bad but it's a very simple operation. Don't stress to much about this one. It's just like having a hernia operation. What tests have they run on your husband?

[matthias]

Some times when I see all these threads with wifes/gfs posting about their men's predicatements, I have to wonder: Who really has the balls?