I am not sure if this will help me by writing this down on here but here goes :-).
I moved in to my new house in June this year, two days later I found a lump after being in the shower. This lump was in my right testicle. I was quite shocked and scared as it was quite large and I was amazed that I hadnt found it earlier. I waited a week before going to the doctor - mainly because my work dont like it if you take time off to go to the doctor!
I went that week and saw two doctors who examined me and talked to me asking if there were any other symptoms. They both decided that it was best to send me to the Ultrasound department to see what It was. I got the impression that they were looking for cancer. They also said that they didnt see the need to give me antibiotics as they didnt beleive it was an infection so I was quite convinced that it was cancer also.
In the meantime I returned to work and as the next week went past i got more uncomfortable and noticed a sudden large swelling above the testicle. I was very scared by this point and immediatly went back to the doctors. I saw the same doctor and he got a second opinion from another higher up doctor. I was very shocked when the higher up doctor said quite quickly how he thought it was epidimitis and that antibiotics were needed. I had gone in asking for the scan to be brought forward because it was still over 2 weeks away!. He said there was no need. I left and picked up the prescription and took the dose for just under the 2 weeks, i eventually stopped taking them because they made no change at all. I had my scan that week and was told that I needed reffering to a urologist, on my way home I got a call telling me that my appointment had been made for the monday ( 2 days later)! I was really worried by this time.
On the monday I went to the hospital and was seen by a surgeon consultant, I knew there was something wrong when he asked my mum to come in and there was a macmillan nurse there.
Inside the room he told me that he was in no doubt that it was cancer and that It needed to come out asap. He booked me in 2 days later and operated. It went well and i left the same day. The next few days were quite painfull and stressfull because i hate sitting about!. I am currently waiting for the CT scan this week and the results of the tumour and blood tests.
I am extremely stressed at the moment and just want to know what happens next, its the waiting thats worse. I have been told that it is likely that I will be given chemo. The length of treatment and the drugs will only be known after the ct scan and the tumour results are in.
Fingers crossed for friday!
