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Ok, maybe my subject isn't fair cause we all make mistakes, but.... I digress. About a year ago noticed a very small bump on one testicle. Think I'm being safe and head to the doctor. He tells me he can't even really find it but it must be nothing, don't remember the name but it has to do with sperm built up or going in the wrong place or something. Harmless. I go home relieved.
Now here we are a year later and it hasn't gong away but got a little bigger. Today I went back to have it checked. New doctor today says surely it is not what the previous doctor thought. So tried to catch something early and got nowhere! SO, going for and ultrasound on thursday to find out more. Add insult to injury, or injury to insult? He asked if I had anything else bothering me and I mention a shoulder had been hurting a while ago but now just felt weak. Does a few checks on that and decides I need an MRI to check the rotator cuff (SP?) Doing that back to back with the ultrasound on thursday. Oh yeah, blood preassure was way high and need to go back and get that checked a bunch of times! Not my day! Did I mention I am terrified of doctors and I'm only 28! Hope all goes well I guess. Thanks for letting me vent, much appreciated.
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2008, 09:00:19 AM » |
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If you're terrified of doctors, your blood pressure may only be high while you're at the doctor's office (which is called "white coat hypertension"). Before you let anybody put you on blood pressure medication, measure your blood pressure at one of those kiosks in a supermarket or drug store several times a week, or buy a home blood pressure monitor and take your pressure a couple of times a day for a few weeks. If you have white coat hypertension, your pressure will be more normal (120/80 or lower) when you measure it outside the doctor's office. (Since they already have you worried about your blood pressure, you'll probably tense up the first few times you measure it yourself, so don't worry if the first few readings are also kinda high.)
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2008, 11:17:31 PM » |
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I certainly agree with that, gonZo. I've been working to control my blood pressure for about six months (At 62 it's more expected than at 28); but I should confess that my bp goes down in my doctor's office.
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2008, 10:07:17 AM » |
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It goes DOWN at the doctor's? Is the nurse flat-chested?  |
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2008, 04:42:59 PM » |
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Hmmm. Come to think of it, yes.
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2008, 05:31:00 AM » |
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Just an update. The ultra sound didn't go as I hoped. When doctors say there is only a small chance it is not cancer, I'm gonna guess it is! Have an appointment Monday for a biopsy and I'm pretty sure by this time next week I'll be one ball lighter! Still haven't heard about the shoulder other than the doctor is pretty confident my shoulder and the probable cancer aren't related. Didn't find any sign of lymph node problems on the ultra sound so that is a very good sign.
Thats about all I know for now. If people are interested, I'll keep you posted.
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 09:45:20 AM » |
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Yes, any concern over cancer is of interest -- although right now I'm going to bet, and hope, that it's not.
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2008, 08:52:51 PM » |
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Mcgarp, please keep us posted. For us old geezers this hasn't been a good month; last week was the 40th anniversary of RFK's assassination. But I feel optimistic about this; it's not cancer. Maybe it's a mini-ball...
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2008, 06:31:32 AM » |
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Just wanted to thank you guys for the kind and positive thoughts. My plan is to be as optimistic as possible no matter what I find out, but also be realistic. My opinion is that is the best way to approach it. Depending on what happens, I may not be updating for a while so don't think I fell off the earth if I don't bring any new news for a bit. Thanks again to everyone here! This really is a nice, friendly site to belong too!
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2008, 10:11:30 AM » |
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Good luck.
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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2008, 11:38:38 AM » |
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Sending well wishes your way.
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« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2008, 07:47:02 PM » |
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Sending well wishes your way.
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« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2008, 01:02:16 AM » |
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Me too... my parys goes out to you, i just lit a candle for you for your test.
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« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2008, 03:48:02 AM » |
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Well didn't learn as much today as I had hoped. Surgery to remove the testicle will be done on Friday. Thursday maybe the strangest day as I am going to be banking some sperm for precautionary measures. Maybe I can take a laptop in with me and log on to this site! Better not count on it!
As I said it will be removed Friday and a biopsy will be taken from it then. Bigger risk for spreading dangerous cells if they do a biopsy while it is still inside me.
Been told its about a 95% chance that it is in fact cancer. Darn curable though so after a month off of work and some radiation hopefully I'll be good as new, sans the weight of one testicle!
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed!
Thank God I have my 36DD Fiance' in the docs office or the waiting room ready to greet me!
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« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2008, 11:52:12 AM » |
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Fingers crossed that all goes well on Friday. Here's also hoping that your 36DD fiancee will help you to do more with one than most men get done with both.  |
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« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2008, 04:59:57 PM » |
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/me cringes Wow, I don't know what to say. I'm getting a little woozy-headed just thinking about it. (I would get woozy whenever I tried to consult with a doc about a vasectomy. I'm a bit touchy about that part of the body; ended up getting the snip under a general.) I was going to ask if it might be a varicocele, but I guess they've already ruled that out.  Wishing you a speedy recovery. |
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« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2008, 09:06:05 AM » |
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I pray everything goes as smoothly as it possibly can for you. Please keep us updated.
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« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2008, 05:50:21 AM » |
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Good luck man.
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« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2008, 03:54:55 PM » |
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[cringe] Monday. [/cringe]
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« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2008, 12:55:04 PM » |
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hope all went well and you are on the road to recovery!
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« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2008, 04:32:44 AM » |
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Hi everyone, sorry for the delay in updating. I had surgery to remove righty on the 13th. Everything went well with that, though I was in a bit of pain for about a week. It was in fact cancer. There are two basic types of testicular cancer, with one being slower moving and more treatable with just radiation. As my luck would have it, I had both types. So it looks very likely that I will be going down the Chemotherapy and radiation path. Don't know any of that for sure, but I have an appointment on Wednesday and hopefully I will learn more then. Thursday if the big day I'm waiting for, have a CT Scan to find out if it has spread anywhere else in my body. That of course is what I am most concerned about. Testicular cancer doesn't terrify me so much, because it is so treatable, but if it has spread elsewhere I am going to be very scared! Thanks so much again for all the well wishes! You guys are great around here and I am happy to call myself apart of this community!
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« Reply #21 on: June 24, 2008, 11:45:54 AM » |
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As Lance might advise, live strong. Fingers crossed for you till Thursday.
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« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2008, 03:30:04 PM » |
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As Lance might advise, live strong. Fingers crossed for you till Thursday.
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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2008, 02:21:35 AM » |
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Hello everyone! Short update on whats going on. Got the results of the CT scan and it showed no signs of cancer spreading so that was a very big relief. Wednesday morning I have a PET Scan. Not really sure but it is just a different way of looking at the same things i guess. Hopefully that will turn out good too! Assuming things go as planned I will be starting Chemo on the 21st. Sounds like it will be only one cycle and will only last three weeks. I'm sure it won't be fun but it will be worth upping the chances of it coming back from 85% if I do nothing but watch things closely, to 95% chance with chemo. I'm only 28 so I'm going to worry about the best possible end result rather than a month or two of feeling like shit. So, thats what is new with me. Wish me luck! I'm feeling pretty confident about things right now.
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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2008, 09:08:00 AM » |
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Sounds like you caught it early enough. Good luck with the stuff ahead. You'll probably outlive most of us. _ gonZo |
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« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2008, 09:11:25 AM » |
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Good luck with everything, And please, keep us updated.
You are in my thoughts.
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« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2008, 10:59:34 AM » |
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Bravo, good man, excellent news (considering).  |
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« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2008, 01:28:58 PM » |
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My cousin was the same age as you now. When she first found out, she had cancer in her inner leg {The name of it, I forget} after she gave birth to her oldest daughter.
She went through the how course with Chem. And Radiation twice or three times, it escapes me right now. Knock on wood it gone now for the last eleven years and had two more babies that are perfectly healthy. Faithfully she goes to her doctor every three months to check that it still gone or sleeping.
So Mcgarp, just have a little faith and think positively about it. I always say the ones who get sicker are the ones who always think about death all the time.
The Doctor who brought me into this world once told me "When you're born and takes in you're first breath of life, you are already dying, for everything in the entire World and beyond will come to an end . . . so never think of dying and enjoy life too fullest and you will stay young in mind and soul and die with a smile on your face"
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« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2008, 09:30:58 AM » |
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Thanks for the words of wisdom, I liked that saying! I am doing my best to stay positive.
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« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2008, 10:54:55 AM » |
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Update. The PET scan turned out very good also, so that is obviously another relief. Start Chemo on Monday. Hope it goes as well as possible.
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« Reply #30 on: July 16, 2008, 05:00:40 PM » |
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Keeping positive thoughts for you... you do the same.
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« Reply #31 on: July 17, 2008, 03:19:11 PM » |
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« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2008, 09:55:15 PM » |
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In case you never had a nickname, and at the risk of being a bother, "Yep, that's One Ball McGarp. A real tough s.o.b."
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« Reply #33 on: July 18, 2008, 10:57:01 PM » |
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In case you never had a nickname, and at the risk of being a bother, "Yep, that's One Ball McGarp. A real tough s.o.b."
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« Reply #34 on: July 19, 2008, 01:02:25 PM » |
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When I read that, my first thought was of "The Rodeo Song" - "Here comes Johnny with his pecker in his hand He's a one ball man and he's off to the rodeo" . Hang in there.
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