About 3-4 months ago my husband had some swelling and pain in his testicle, he went to the doctors and was prescribed antibiotics they said they thought it was a std or infection. We knew it was not an std as neither of us have cheat or more to the point have time to cheat with 4 children under 10 one of which is severely non verbal autistic. that seemed to work for a few weeks, husband said no more about it
fast forward a month ago he found a lump, quite swallon and hard to touch in the testicle. While waiting for ultrasound appointment on wed last we he was sent home from work for constant vomiting and bad abdominal pains, gp sent him to a&e 6 hours later non the wiser told to come back Friday for ultrasound
He’s was sent for an ultrasound scan last Friday and was told there and then it’s cancer (spent the week
on google ♀️) learning that they can’t test till it removed but the scan bloke was adament it was cancer so who knows.
saw gp Monday who had the hump he had been told it’s cancer although from what I’ve read it’s highly likely, now refered to urology regard op to remove etc
I’ve so many questions going through my head and this could not be better timing with the school holidays too
so is it cancer is it not
is it likely to have spread with the abdominal pain and vomiting
how long does the op take to recover, he’s worried about work and money
is chemo likely
thanks
Donna
Hello Donna,
Welcome to the Online Community. I am sorry to hear that your husband has a lump on his testicle and has been having tests. It must be a real worry not to yet have a firm diagnosis especially when you are parents to young children.
I am sorry that during the scan the person doing the scan told him it was cancer. I can understand the GP having the hump as this is not the way things should normally happen. It may have looked like a cancer but until a biopsy is done/or surgery and pathology, there is no way of knowing for sure. It is good that your husband has been referred to a urologist to get it removed.
When he sees the urologist he/she will be able to answer any questions, so maybe think about writing down a list of questions to be prepared. I did the same for some of my appointments and it does help.
What seems to happen mostly with potential cancer diagnosis is that a CT scan is done. This helps see where exactly the cancer is and helps the doctors decide the best treatment. If your husband has the lump removed afterwards it is sent to pathology and then they can confirm the grade and stage. It is these results that would confirm whether any further treatment is recommended.
The abdominal pain and vomiting may be connected or may not but when your husband sees the urologist they will take a full history from him.
Regarding work and money I would advise that you or he think about calling the Support Line and talking to one of the work and/or financial advisors on there. I had support from a financial advisor when I had my diagnosis last year as I went onto SSP only. He was able to tell me what I could claim and where from. It was a weight off my mind and meant I could concentrate on my health.
I hope this helps a bit, if there is anything else please do ask.
Jane
