Hi, 32 year old male, had a dull ache in left testicle just over 4 weeks ago. Was referred for an ultrasound just as a precaution. Pain seemed to get worse later that week so saw GP again and he did a urine sample which showed microscopic blood, sent off to lab and came back all normal. I moved my ultrasound to an earlier date because I suffer with the waiting once something has worried me and luckily they had a date available sooner (original date was 1st December). Had the ultrasound and about an hour later the GP called and said they’d found a 4cm mass on my left kidney so he was urgently referring for a CT scan of the full upper body which panicked the life out of me. Had the CT and a urology appointment around 6 days after the ultrasound and the urologist had the images but no report but he said the mass was 3-4cm and didn’t seem overly worried. I was checking the NHS app for the CT results and 2 days later they got uploaded so I copied them to Chat GPT so it could translate into normal wording for me, I had some relief as I’d convinced myself If it’s cancer it will have spread and I’d even started feeling pains which I think were in my head because after the results said that there were no signs of spread my anxiety eased and the pains weren’t there anymore. 8 days after the results I had a phone call for another urology appointment because they’d discussed my case in the MDT meeting the day before, so my appointment was the next day. They said presumed cancer and the next step is to have my kidney/ the tumour removed, I’m hoping it can be a partial as I’m worried about the future if I’ve only got 1 kidney and something else happens. The measurements from the CT were 3.7 x 3.8 x 4.1 and it’s mid-upper pole. They said the Ache in my testicle was unrelated which I’m glad I pursued as the ache only lasted 1 week and I could have probably ignored it. I feel strange now because I haven’t got any symptoms but I’ve potentially got cancer. I’m trying to be positive but today has been an on and off day where I find myself googling/ looking through forums etc. My appointment yesterday didn’t tell me anything more than I knew from the CT report I’d read but hearing presumed cancer come out of a doctors mouth and then being given the folder and being spoken to by the uro-oncology nurse was a bit overwhelming and has brought me back into the dark cloud thinking I was in while I was in limbo waiting for scans etc. I’ve got a girlfriend I’ve been with for over 13 years, 2 daughters and a big supportive family and good friends but I think it would be good to speak to people in a similar situation if possible. Sorry for the long post.
