Lads, check your balls regularly .....

[jo9jo]

This is a serious thread.

Some years ago I discovered slight discomfort whilst cycling.
I thought my underwear was a bit tight.

Whilst having a shower, I felt I had a lump on my right tecticle.
I did what most men would do in such a situation - I kept it to myself.

For a week I felt the force of gravity on my testicle.

Eventually I told the missus and she asked me how long I had the lump - I told her about a week and she freaked.
I was promptly marched of to the local urologist and was made drink loads of water for a urine sample and had to give blood for the examination of tumour markers.

Next up was the examination by the urologist.

First he examined them with his hand and then with the ultrasound device.

He verified that there was a growth on the testicle and advised me that there were two courses of action :

1) Do nothing - come back after a week and have a re-examination.
2) Go to hospital and temporarly remove the testicle through an incision in the groin and remove the growth and test if it is malignant or non-milignant.
(The testicle is a so called "stomach organ", therefore it is not removed from the scrotum, but from the "stomach" (in this case the groin).

Went to hospital and did even more tests and got an appointment for surgery.
Before surgery I had to sign a form that if the growth was malignant, that there would be a "semi castration" ie, the testicle would be removed.

If the growth was malignant, then the second testicle would be temporarly removed and tested.
If it was malignant, then it would also be removed.

The point I am making here is that it is very important to check your testicles regularly.

Maybe this link will help.

Testicular self-examination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you discover a lump, go to a doctor immediately.
It is a very treatable disease if spotted early.

[firefly123]

Nice one jojo.
Took a lot of balls to post that!




Sorry man I could not resist that

Genuinely well said though

[SeamusNapoleon]

Aye. Thankfully I've been free of such scares.
Damn, jo9jo, you tend to be the master of sharp wit

[peter barrins]

Hope you recovered mate. I'd have been in my GP's surgery in double quick time!

[Munnkeyman]

If the growth was malignant, then the second testicle would be temporarly removed and tested.
If it was malignant, then it would also be removed.

They can do that?

Thanks for posting, it's always good to be reminded to be a better friend to oneself.

[Radix]

For the few posters here who seem to have a fixation on balls, might I remind them that this is just a license to check one's own, ok.......!

[Prester Jim]

And was it?
That was the same issue for me, had 1 radical orchidectomy, thankfully not two. It shouldn't spread to the 2nd testicle, first it spreads the lungs, kidneys and brain before the other testicle so thats ok then.

[Sangreel]

Its a good think to do in the shower. My wife had cancer, so she is on my A** every week to check. Thank you for the post!

[milipod]

That scares the bollixs out of me really

[jo9jo]

They can do that?

Thanks for posting, it's always good to be reminded to be a better friend to oneself.

Yes, it still stays connected to the Spermatic cord.
If the growth is malignant, then the spermatic cord will be severed and the testicle will be removed.
If you wish, you can elect to get a silicon ball inserted in its place.