I was diagnosed with testicular cancer July 17th unfortunately my scans have shown it has spread, I have my surgery to have the left testicle removed then I have to wait for further treatment which is what I’m really worried about!
I had a blood test about a month after my surgery and the results came back that my beta HCG were still much higher than they should be. A few weeks later I had another test and I'm waiting to find out about the results to see if it's gone up or down...
I had my appointment with the oncologist on Monday. The cancer I had was a very small seminoma and no sign of it spreading. I was told I've got about a 20-30% chance of it coming back but I'll be under aggressive observation for the next 5 years. Already...
Hi All, I am new to this forum but I have been reading all the posts for the past month or so which has really helped me come to terms with things, so a big thank you to everyone who has shared their journeys and treatments etc it really has helped...
Hello everyone, My long-term partner has been diagnosed with non-seminomatous testicular cancer. A subclavicular lymph node biopsy showed a mix of 50% embryonal carcinoma, 45% teratoma, and 5% yolk sac tumour. It has metastasised to his lymph nodes...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with a PT1, 3.6cm classical seminoma, confined to testicle, no retis invasion etc, at the start of December 2024, further to an orchiectomy of my leftie. No raised blood markers, initial clear CT scan at the time and the...
I had an left Orchiectomy perfomed around 20 years ago. I was told by the surgeon post op that he had had difficulty removing all of the testicle but "had got most of it out". Since then I experienced what looked like something hanging into my scrotum...
Hi everyone i had orchidectomy surgery 9 days ago, after my left testicle had swollen up the size of a lime. For months leading up to it my lower abdomen was bloated and hard which iv now read is a testicle cancer symptom. CT scan showed no spread and...
So I had cancer and had one testical removed. Which showed a large growth of cancer so they sent me for a CT scan. just got the results and it has spread to my lymphoid in my abdomen so they have said I need to 4 cycles of chemo and will have to stay...
Hello all, I am coming towards the end of all the worry and anguish that the testicular cancer journey can cause so I wanted to reflect and share what happened to me. Part of that is because I think it will help me write it all out, but also because...
