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Hi everyone. I read the forum almost weekly but don't get to post as much as I would like.
Just to refresh you, I had my Orch in April and finished my Radiation for seminoma on 4 June.
I had my first post-op CT scan in late June and everything was clear.
Now, recovering from everything is an interesting endeavor. I have experienced the lower back stiffness. If I stretch well, it goes away - but - if I'm not consistent with my stretching it comes back. I didn't do anything this weekend, and stretched for my run this morning and could barely bend over. Some consistent daily stretching takes care of it though.
I will say I didn't experience much post surgery pain in my remaining testicle. I didn't really feel much until approximately two months AFTER my radiation was over. Lately, I have been experiencing some weird little pains/sensations in and around the surgical/pelvic area and sometimes abdominal area. Sometimes you could classify it as minor pain (4 out of 10) - and other weird sensations. Hard to explain. My best explanation would be 'other than normal'. Also, my remaining testicle seems to be extra sensitive. I perform a self-exam about once a week, and thankfully he feels fine, BUT, that sucker is sensitive around the epidydimal area. If touched too hard I get a little burst of pain. Or if I shift in my chair the wrong way - a get a little shot of pain up my testicle into my groin. The pain isn't more than a 4 out of 10 and is lightning fast.
I can't do boxers anymore. I almost feel like I have a "pull" on my left groin area if I don't wear supportive underwear. I still experience phantom pains where my right testicle was. Healing from all of this crap is something else. I didn't really start experiencing any of these symptoms until roughly 2 months after my rad treatment was done. During all of that I think maybe I was just too busy to pay attention....or maybe I'm just a later recoverer...who knows.
I wasn't really worried about it (anymore than any other TC patient - but I thankfully feel I'm on the least paranoid side of the spectrum), but I keep my wife abreast of all of my symptoms and she mentioned that perhaps I should tell my doctor just in case. I have an appointment with him in September, but emailed him last week with a description of what I've been experiencing. He told me that I shouldn't be too concerned with it as my body will be healing for a while. He mentioned he would look at everything closely during our appointment.
I will say that I never experienced much remaining testicular pain until now - so maybe it just took a while for this guy to get working? I think he may have grown some lately, but it's only slightly noticeable.
Guess that is all I have for now. I've just been incredibly busy --- and thankfully HEALTHY! Going through this makes you thankful for that. If only I could go one day without feeling a small twinge of pain and having the first thought go through my head for a split second, "Cancer?" or going through these healing sensations without getting too paranoid. That reaction really shouldn't be so instinctive since when I found my testicular cancer there was zero pain, and only some testicular hardness - but what can you do?
All my best to everyone on the forum.
Just to refresh you, I had my Orch in April and finished my Radiation for seminoma on 4 June.
I had my first post-op CT scan in late June and everything was clear.
Now, recovering from everything is an interesting endeavor. I have experienced the lower back stiffness. If I stretch well, it goes away - but - if I'm not consistent with my stretching it comes back. I didn't do anything this weekend, and stretched for my run this morning and could barely bend over. Some consistent daily stretching takes care of it though.
I will say I didn't experience much post surgery pain in my remaining testicle. I didn't really feel much until approximately two months AFTER my radiation was over. Lately, I have been experiencing some weird little pains/sensations in and around the surgical/pelvic area and sometimes abdominal area. Sometimes you could classify it as minor pain (4 out of 10) - and other weird sensations. Hard to explain. My best explanation would be 'other than normal'. Also, my remaining testicle seems to be extra sensitive. I perform a self-exam about once a week, and thankfully he feels fine, BUT, that sucker is sensitive around the epidydimal area. If touched too hard I get a little burst of pain. Or if I shift in my chair the wrong way - a get a little shot of pain up my testicle into my groin. The pain isn't more than a 4 out of 10 and is lightning fast.
I can't do boxers anymore. I almost feel like I have a "pull" on my left groin area if I don't wear supportive underwear. I still experience phantom pains where my right testicle was. Healing from all of this crap is something else. I didn't really start experiencing any of these symptoms until roughly 2 months after my rad treatment was done. During all of that I think maybe I was just too busy to pay attention....or maybe I'm just a later recoverer...who knows.
I wasn't really worried about it (anymore than any other TC patient - but I thankfully feel I'm on the least paranoid side of the spectrum), but I keep my wife abreast of all of my symptoms and she mentioned that perhaps I should tell my doctor just in case. I have an appointment with him in September, but emailed him last week with a description of what I've been experiencing. He told me that I shouldn't be too concerned with it as my body will be healing for a while. He mentioned he would look at everything closely during our appointment.
I will say that I never experienced much remaining testicular pain until now - so maybe it just took a while for this guy to get working? I think he may have grown some lately, but it's only slightly noticeable.
Guess that is all I have for now. I've just been incredibly busy --- and thankfully HEALTHY! Going through this makes you thankful for that. If only I could go one day without feeling a small twinge of pain and having the first thought go through my head for a split second, "Cancer?" or going through these healing sensations without getting too paranoid. That reaction really shouldn't be so instinctive since when I found my testicular cancer there was zero pain, and only some testicular hardness - but what can you do?
All my best to everyone on the forum.
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