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Well to make it short, I felt a small bump in my left teste sometime in June, and after going to the doctor, and getting an ultrasound, I had my left teste removed on July 5th I belive. That day I had a CAT scan and blood was taken before/after the surgery.
Turns out this was a pure seminoma stage I, about 1cm in diameter, confined to the testicle. I was told this is small and a "good catch". My blood work came out clear both before and after the surgery.
I had my first followup in August, and the Oncologist told me from where he sits, this is a good case for just survaillance. I have my first exam on Nov 7th, blood work and then the follow up on Nov 22nd.
He also told me that at this point he recommends no radiaton or therapy of any kind, and says we'll deal with anything if it pops up.
Now I have been feeling pretty good. For the first 6-8 weeks I had a small inflamation on the left side of the abdomen where the lines to the teste were and where they pulled the thing out, but right now its starting to come back to 100% normal.
In the last week or so I've had faint pain in my right teste. I would not call this pain, but rather sligh (i mean slight) discomfort. If I didn't think it was there, i would probably not notice it. My sex drive and all the other functions are back to normal.
Is it ok for me to feel a slight amount of discomfort still in my groin? I do examine my other teste prob. a few times a day still. I know its overkill but I can't help it.
Do my doctor's recommendations seem ok with my diagnosis?
I am trying not to worry, but its hard. Its obviously on my mind every day, although I must say i have felt pretty good about the whole thing. But this sligh discomfort is anoying and making me worry some more.
Also, on a side note, is there a new diet I should follow, or some vitamins I should take to help me stay healthy? The doctor said nothing about this.
Sorry for all the questions. Thanks guys!
Well to make it short, I felt a small bump in my left teste sometime in June, and after going to the doctor, and getting an ultrasound, I had my left teste removed on July 5th I belive. That day I had a CAT scan and blood was taken before/after the surgery.
Turns out this was a pure seminoma stage I, about 1cm in diameter, confined to the testicle. I was told this is small and a "good catch". My blood work came out clear both before and after the surgery.
I had my first followup in August, and the Oncologist told me from where he sits, this is a good case for just survaillance. I have my first exam on Nov 7th, blood work and then the follow up on Nov 22nd.
He also told me that at this point he recommends no radiaton or therapy of any kind, and says we'll deal with anything if it pops up.
Now I have been feeling pretty good. For the first 6-8 weeks I had a small inflamation on the left side of the abdomen where the lines to the teste were and where they pulled the thing out, but right now its starting to come back to 100% normal.
In the last week or so I've had faint pain in my right teste. I would not call this pain, but rather sligh (i mean slight) discomfort. If I didn't think it was there, i would probably not notice it. My sex drive and all the other functions are back to normal.
Is it ok for me to feel a slight amount of discomfort still in my groin? I do examine my other teste prob. a few times a day still. I know its overkill but I can't help it.
Do my doctor's recommendations seem ok with my diagnosis?
I am trying not to worry, but its hard. Its obviously on my mind every day, although I must say i have felt pretty good about the whole thing. But this sligh discomfort is anoying and making me worry some more.
Also, on a side note, is there a new diet I should follow, or some vitamins I should take to help me stay healthy? The doctor said nothing about this.
Sorry for all the questions. Thanks guys!
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