Hi, I'm 25 years old. I'm new here and I'm severely an over thinker.
I went for a check up on my left testicle a couple days ago and the doctor said there is no way to be certain unless we get a scan. He said sometimes it can be a swollen epidermis (excuse my spelling if wrong). Then he followed by we can be certain with a scan so has booked me in for one this week.
I'm on here because I have no one I can talk to and do not want to burden my family or friends I guess...
My question is how likely is a rough edged testicle that feels rough and bigger from the top of the testicle (back side) which stretches right to the bottom but going from top to bottom from behind and above. So to be clear the front face and side(ish) has no lump or rough edges I guess. But everywhere else feels rough and swollen.
Also there is a point where there is a squidgy bit which is felt a bit more and there was 0 pain when touching it.
I'm concerned what is the likelihood of this being late stage testicular cancer? If it is late am I still in a good position?
Sorry if these questions are daft my mind wont stop going
Hi JJB welcome to the forum and sorry to hear how worried that you are. Your questions are not daft at all but unfortunately none of us can really and truthfully answer your question with any certainty, which does seem to be what you are asking.
However, what I can say for certain is that your GP has done exactly the right thing in referring you for an ultrasound as this will give you some answers and hopefully this does turn out to be nothing to worry about, but at least then you will know.
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