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Hi All i first found a lump in my testicle at the end of July and the process moved very quickly as I had it removed on the 1st of June. 2 weeks later it was confirmed that it was Non seminoma stage 1 and will require 1 round of Bep Chemotherapy. The...
Hi there. I had testicular cancer and i have recently celebrated 5 years cancer free - my wife helped me through treatment brilliantly. I am 33 and my wife is 30, and we are trying for a baby. I did bank sperm before we went through chemo, but it has...
Afternoon all, I hope your all doing as well as can be. I've spoken to macmillan who have been brilliant and advised me to try the forums. I know I'm a lot luckier than a lot of people but I've had some issues since my diagnosis. I don't want to write...
Hi - this may not (or hopefully will) be my only post here. Tomorrow I will see the urology specialist about a lump in my scrotum. I've had an ultrasound, and had comments like "I've never seen something like this before". Also bloods, which I will hear...
Hi all, Hope you are all well with your situations. I have been scrolling through and reading a lot recently, and I've found a lot of the posts to be a few years old etc, so i hope by posting about my situation that it does shed some light for someone...
I have a rice like lump attached to the right testicle approx 4mm in length 0.5/1mm wide and i think I can push the end closest to the epididymus forwards and backwards. Meaning it moves from a sort of 45 degrees to 120 degrees. It feels like it is...
Hi All, Wanted to intro and send my best wishes to you - hope you’re all doing well. This forum has been fantastic for me over the last few days. I went to the doctor over some changes to my right ball back in June (it was undescended at birth and moved...
Hi All, First post, so a bit of background. I was out running last Friday, when I was in the shower post run I felt a small "lump" (more like a small grain of rice) on the side my right testicle. obviously I was concerned so went to the doc straight...
Hi all. My husband is due to have one cycle of carboplatin in a couple of weeks. Looking for advice as to how I can best prepare/ look after him while he recovers as have no idea what to expect. Many thanks.
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