Hi, I am booked in to have right side Orchiectomy next week, I really don't know what to expect or what life is going to be like with just one testicle.
I was looking for some advice from those that have been through this type of surgery.
I'm not having the testicle removed because of cancer, I'm having it removed because of chronic testicle pain, I think it's called chronic orchialgia.
I think the surgeon said he would perform the same operation as if I had testicle cancer, to cut high and get most of the cord, does that sound right?
To say that I am scared is an understatement.
No I didn't. My incision was in the diagonal crease between my thigh and groin. I think they did strip pretty much all of the plumbing out. They might have cut the cord higher up. But apart from it feeling like there was a AA battery under the skin from the internal stitching I couldn't feel anything else. But to be honest I left it well alone for a number of days.
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