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Hello There, I am currently based in Japan and going through a nightmare right now. My right testicle swelled up right after Christmas after dancing between various clinics and hospital during the New Year holiday Ive taken blood tests, CT scans and...
Good day all, New to the forum. Seeking some advice to help me rationalise my current situation. For context I was one of the few to catch TC very early. Small tumour (stage 1 seminoma) on left testicle, swiftly removed. Roughly two years on, CT scans...
Just had 1cm pure seminos removed followed by a cycle of carboplatin chemo. This is day 1 and feeling good. Suspect the steroids are keeping me afloat at the moment. My questions... Has anyone been given the white blood cell stimulator pelgraz/ pegfilgrastim...
Does anyone know if it’s a small lump like 12mm can it have already spread far in the body?? I’m worried sick it’s spreading I can’t even be normal during the day ♂️
Hello everyone, I’m an active 33 year old spend my days working in construction and my evenings and weekend farming, diagnosed 3 weeks ago with an 11mm tumour in my left testicle which was the smaller one of the two of them , it was removed 2 days ago...
Hi everyone, I'm Adam, 32, and today I've been diagnosed with testicular cancer. I saw my GP two weeks ago about a change in the size and shape of my left nut, had an ultrasound last week and the referral to a Consultant Urologist was today. He confirmed...
Evening all. Just been told that I have a lump and it is highly likely TC. Done all my pre op stuff and had my CT yesterday (havent had results yet). I was just wondering how people managed to focus at work between the diagnosis and surgery.. I...
Hi All, I had an orchidectomy at the end of December 21 and I made the decision to have the adjuvant one shot Carboplatin Chemo in mid January. It's been put back several times due to various reasons one of which was COVID however my new date for the...
Hi Has anybody experienced repeat failings with their surveillance care. Last year the admin in the hospital I am under forgot to send out my appointment letters approx. 3 months overdue. Wrongly I assumed that the process would be slick and almost...
Hi all, just wondering has anybody been through or know anybody who’s done the high dose chemo & stem cell transplant for testicular cancer?
