I got Diagnosed at a Young Age and i’m confused

Hi tom05 and a warm welcome to the forum, It's tough for everyone getting a cancer diagnosis, your thoughts and emotions are all over the place and feeling lonely is not unusual, so well done reaching out for support. You are obviously a smart guy and will know losing one testicle, the other one will produce extra testosterone and sperm to compensate pretty quickly, so physically there should be little if any difference, and you do have the option of having a false testicle implant. but as I said before the emotional side is tough, so understand what you are feeling is perfectly normal, the negative emotions and loneliness will pass, If you need to direct your anger, blow off steam the best thing you can do is exercise it really is a big boost to you emotionally as well as physically and talking to others will really help you too, your Uni should provide support or you could call the Macmillan support line 0800 808 00 00, we have a testicular cancer forum as well, or if you have a Maggie's near you www.maggies.org they are a cancer support charity open 9-5 weekdays, just pop in, no appointment needed. best wishes and have a wonderful life, take care.

Eddie

Hi tom05 and a second welcome to the Community but sorry to hear about your journey.

Navigating the cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but getting support from people who have walked the ‘exact same' cancer journey can help a lot. (I have a completely different cancer).

As you have seen the Community is actually divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) so can I recommend you join and post in our dedicated

       Testicular cancer

       Diagnosed at a young age

support groups. These groups are safe places to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support.…… then once the group page opens click in the [Black - Click to Join - Banner] that appears at the bottom of the page and this will then confirm that you have joined the group.

When you are ready……. you can introduce yourself by putting up your very own post by clicking [+ Create new post] or [ + ] in the top right of the group page.

You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.

You may find it helpful to call the Macmillan Support Line open 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00. This service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support, benefits/financial guidance or just a listening ear. We also have our Ask an Expert section but do allow 3 working days for a reply.

Talking to people face to face can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area and as highlighted do check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing and give support to all the family.

Do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.