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Hi, does anyone get pain in their remaining testicle when laying down? I can go to bed with no pain, but after a few minutes of laying down pain starts in my remaining testicle. I can only assume it's some sort of side-effect from the orchiectomy...
Hi guys as u know I’ve had my op to remove my nut. It’s been 10 days since the op and I’m pretty mobile now can do normal life time things. Very bored as I’m a busy person normally!! But now the Swelling ng has gone down I can feel like something still...
Hey there, I'm a 33 year old healthy and fit business owner based in Devon, England and on Thursday 8th April I had a radial orchidectomy. My left testicle was removed, following a cancer diagnosis. I'm now home and resting from the surgery. My...
Hello, I’m 39 I found two lumps in my scrotum not on my testicles but inside at the base of my ureathra it feels fairly hard the other one is below it at the bottom of my sack. No pain except from where I’m constantly checking them. I can get an erection...
Hello, Hope everyone is doing okay and recovering well! For a long story short I was diagnosed with testicular cancer a year ago now. Had chemo ended 6 months ago and surgery done almost 4 months ago. But my right leg is still a bit swollen as my right...
I was diagnosed around 3 months ago with testicular cancer and received an orchidectomy and am now undergoing 3 cycles of BEP which I am half way through. My question to the group is how to go forward. I was someone who had long term plans and would set...
Do you believe in regenerative medicine and that a testicle could someday be grown in a lab or printed on a bioprinter? And if so, when do you think this will happen - 10, 20 or 50 years? I understand that my question may be naive, but still I am sure...
Just a quick update - I've received confirmation of my ultrasound appointment which will be going ahead next Thursday. Not worried about the appointment itself - just worried what the results will be. But at least I'm being seen without delay, and I'm...
I've been referred to neurology, to see why I still have pain on orchi side, and why my remaining testicle is painful. Has anyone else here seen a neurologist?
I had an orchidectomy at the end of feb, after which I opted for surveillance over one dose of carboplatin (on recommendation of 2 consultants). The surgery was straightforward enough, although fairly unpleasant hematoma and weird infection in remaining...
