Hello my name is David, I am 37 from Cambridgeshire.
I broke up with my partner 5 days before my diagnosis so have been struggling in terms of missing her and loneliness, also haven't worked for 8 weeks due to issues relating to the hernia so struggling with that financially and mentally I love working and being outdoors, since surgery I have been outside twice but alone and it's been extremely painful.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced a similar issue to what I am currently experiencing, so 8 days ago I had orchidectomy surgery for my right testicle and also had my hernia fixed at the same time.
On the day of surgery I was due to be released at 12pm as everything was looking good, however as soon as I got dressed and stood up I fainted, blood pressure was between 30/50 and I have no recollection of this happening, after an hour I was improving and eating / drinking, however all of a sudden I felt nauseous and immediately filled one of their sick buckets, which caused me to cough quite badly I felt something inside really hard to describe but 30 minutes later I noticed my scrotum and penis had inflated by three times the size essentially it was blood and was rather uncomfortable.
They sent me home after doing blood tests and told me I'd be fine and it'll take 4-6 weeks to recover from all issues.
My scrotum has no deflated but the penis hasn't and without being rude I keep waking up with a hard penis which causes alot of pain as it's already stretched that coupled with the erection is unbearable any idea's how long this takes to resolve it self?
Thanks
Hello David
My name is Steph and I’m part of the team who look after the Online Community here at Macmillan. May I wish you another warm welcome to the site, you're amongst people who understand and care.
I'm so sorry to hear of your diagnosis, break-up and for your worries after surgery. It sounds like you're going through an awful lot all at the same time and I hope we can help.
Whilst you're waiting for others to reply, I would encourage you to contact your doctor/nurse to get checked over.
We have some information here about orchidectomy and recovery. You might have been given a telephone number for the hospital, to call with any concerns following your surgery. Alternatively you could contact your GP or NHS 111 are available 24 hours a day on the phone or online.
You would also be welcome to phone our Support Line today to speak to a nurse about the pain and swelling you're experiencing. Our Support Line teams are available 7 days a week, 8am-8pm on freephone 0808 808 00 00, email or live webchat.
I hope that you'll find it helpful to speak to a professional in addition to finding support and reassurance from other members.
Please do let us know if you have any questions or need further support with anything at all. I hope the Community helps to show you that you don’t have to go through this alone.
Hello David (DavidA )
I am Brian one of the Community Champions here on the online Community. I have just read your post, and whilst I can't give you an answer to your questions (I have a different cancer) I can understand your feelings.
Whilst I understand you may not want to go get out and about at the moment you should at least try to get up and move about as long as it's not too painful - I know when recovering from an operation and you are told "rest for 6 weeks" and you have been active it's very frustrating just sitting around.
I see Steph above has provided you with some information - one thought that crossed my mind was have you heard about "Macmillan Buddies". This is a free service where you are "matched" with a telephone Buddy and they call you once a week for a chat - it can be about anything, cancer, the weather or anything you wish to chat about - here's the link you need:
There's also a very active chat group on the Cancer Chat Forum and although as it's name says it's for people awake at night - there's plenty of support there 24 hours a day if you just want to chat - here's another link for you:
I do hope the above helps - no one should face caner alone, there's also "Maggie's" , if your hospital has a "Maggies" please do feel free to call in for a chat once you feel fit enough.
I wish you a speedy recovery.
Best wishes - Brian.
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