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Hello everyone. Hope your all doing ok, well I’m on day 4 of carboplatin. Had my first and only cycle on last Friday, for some reason the nurses said I was meant to be having half hour then when they brought the carbo out they said oh bless you you...
Hi, I had my left testicle removed last week, been in crazy pain, but getting better. I feel so lost n confused right now. I’m to scared to tell family and friends, traditional Indian family. Spoke to one friend, only response was, you no longer a man...
Got my op scheduled for next Tuesday- was wondering what pants people wore for the month or so afterwards?
Hi everyone. I haven’t posted for a long time. But because you all have been through something similar I’m hoping you can relate. I had my cancer 4 years ago. Seminoma that spread to lymph nodes in my abdomen.I had 3 x BEP. Since then I have struggled...
Hi, I would like you to write down the symptoms, other than lump on the testicle, which you experience before the diagnose. It could help a lot. Thanks !
Hi there everyone, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer in one testicle in March 2022. Underwent an orchidectomy in April 2022. Decided against an artificial testicle with rate of infection being higher. It was only a stage 1 seminoma so I count myself...
Hi, I’m 30 years old at the start of November I found a lump which was attached to my left testical, hard to explain but the bottom of it felt fine but as you moved to the top it turned really hard and bumpy.. doctors tried fobbing me off and wouldn’t...
Hi everyone, In February my 38 year old husband was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer which had spread to his lungs, liver and lymph nodes. He took part in a chemo trial which really took it out of him. He did 4 cycles of BEP with only 1 weeks...
Hi Guys! I had testicular cancer with left testicle removed followed by 3 rounds of chemotherapy and removal of lymph nodes in kidney, lung and neck areas. Did anyone as well had lymph nodes from neck removed? All this was 5 years ago. Now I am 40...
Hi boys, just had an ultrasound after feeling a lump about 3-4 weeks ago and I’ve been referred to the urology as they think it’s cancerous, apparently it’s 9mm x 12mm not sure if that’s big or not. Can’t stop worrying now, I’m 34 with 3 young kids...
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