Testicular tumor/cancer

[Jumpsat14k 0]

Hi all,

I'm the proud owner of a recently diagnosed tumor/on my righty. Done the ultrasound, not a cyst. Urologist next Monday for further tests, etc.. Done some med searches and get an idea of the medical side but would like to know if anyone has experienced the same and what should I expect..Thanks

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[woady 0]

I'm sorry buddy. I've had a couple of scares before but never the real thing. From what I know usually with cancer they take biopsies. Do they do that with testicular? I do know that as a precautionary measure when they do remove the testicle they also remove a lot of the thyroid glands in the abdominopelvic region. I forget how many there are (25 or so?) located in the epithelial tissue of the GI tract. This helps prevent any metastisizing of the cancer. May end up with a nice zipper scar, but chicks dig scars. :)

Did the doc confirm cancer? Also, always always always get a second or even third opinion. A different doc may completely contradict the first or even second. Also, if confirmed, what stage?

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[skymiles 3]

Dude, that sucks. Fortunately, unlike other types of cancer, the success rate is one of the highest. If caught early, the 5 years survival rate is about 90%.

Phil

[iluvtofly 0]

I'm so sorry to hear about that. The only thing I've had to deal with is my best friends mom having breast cancer. Cancer is never a fun thing to have to deal with. No matter what kind it is.

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I'm sorry buddy. I've had a couple of scares before but never the real thing. From what I know usually with cancer they take biopsies. Do they do that with testicular? I do know that as a precautionary measure when they do remove the testicle they also remove a lot of the thyroid glands in the abdominopelvic region. I forget how many there are (25 or so?) located in the epithelial tissue of the GI tract. This helps prevent any metastisizing of the cancer. May end up with a nice zipper scar, but chicks dig scars. :)

Did the doc confirm cancer? Also, always always always get a second or even third opinion. A different doc may completely contradict the first or even second. Also, if confirmed, what stage?

[Bones 0]

Michael-

Feel free to PM me for any additional questions, but seeing as how testicular cancer is a young man's disease I'll throw out some basic info here.

While I have no personal experience with testicular cancer, as an Internal Medicine physician I have had a couple of patients with the condition, one early, one late.

First of all, ignore pretty much everything Woady said. It's mostly incorrect and will only serve to freak you out.

Most of the time when a guy has a concern regarding a mass "down there", it's usually a tender, squishy area below the testicle (epididymitis) or a firm, occasionally tender pea-sized nodule above the testicle (spermatocele or varicocele). These are benign and/or easily treated.

If you find a non-tender mass that's directly attached to the testicle, it's time for the ultrasound. Since you mention you've already had this and apparently have the presumptive diagnosis of testicular cancer, I assume they found the classic findings, a solid mass (as opposed to a cyst) that has blood flow. If you have this, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, it's time to see the Urologist.

At your Urology appointment next week you'll get a lot more info, a lot more blood tests and you'll be set up with a CT or MRI scan, basically from the neck to the nuts, looking for any evidence of spread. It's highly unlikely they'll need to any lymph node biopsies (as alluded to by Woady above) unless there's CT/MRI evidence of spread (metastasis). Fortunately, if there is evidence of spread, it's highly treatable. (Think Lance Armstrong-although I'm not sure hooking up with Sheryl Crow and winning the Tour de France are common side effects of the chemotherapy).

Randy

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It sounds like you cought it early good luck bro.

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[monkycndo 0]

My college room mate was diagnosed and treated when he was 22.

20 years later, old one nut is doing fine. And don't get mad at me, that was his nickname for himself.

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[Bones 0]

Occasionally they'll throw in a prosthetic testicle. Back in the day they used sterile ping-pong balls. Seriously.

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Hi all,

I'm the proud owner of a recently diagnosed tumor/on my righty. Done the ultrasound, not a cyst. Urologist next Monday for further tests, etc.. Done some med searches and get an idea of the medical side but would like to know if anyone has experienced the same and what should I expect..Thanks

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I had Testicular cancer 7 years ago. In fact, I celebrated my 5 year mark by making my first skydive! Texticular cancer can suck, but it's much better than some of the other cancers because it probably has the best cure rate. Unless things have changed in the last few years they will remove it and then do a biopsy. There are 2 types of Testicular cancer and one of them evidently grows very rapidly so they shoot and ask questions later so to speak. Getting it removed hurts like a muther fucker for a couple days but if you are lucky enough to get radiation as a follow up it's much more tolerable than chemo. They will have you get bloodwork and CT scan done every month for a year to make sure it hasn't spread to the lymph nodes and then every year after 12 months. Don't mess with it though and get it taken care of right away. You'll probably be well enough to jump again in a couple months. The good news is that it is very treatable and the survival rate is in the 95+ percent range if caught early and climbing every year. PM me if you want, otherwise Good Luck!!

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Michael-

Most of the time when a guy has a concern regarding a mass "down there", it's usually a tender, squishy area below the testicle (epididymitis) or a firm, occasionally tender pea-sized nodule above the testicle (spermatocele or varicocele). These are benign and/or easily treated.
Randy

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First of all, ignore pretty much everything Woady said. It's mostly incorrect and will only serve to freak you out.

Sorry, about my first comment. I had to say it.
I dont know dick about testicular cancer but I hope it works at for you.
I knew a few people who had it and had no major issues with it. I know one who had a nuticle installed. Nope, I never asked to see it.

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Nope, I never asked to see it.

Yea Im sure the quick feel was more than enough!

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My college room mate was diagnosed and treated when he was 22.

20 years later, old one nut is doing fine. And don't get mad at me, that was his nickname for himself.

And there was also that guy with one nut who won the Tour de France a few times, and hooked up with Sheryl Crow.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Nope, I never asked to see it.

Yea Im sure the quick feel was more than enough!

when he put it on my shoulder during lunch was a real shock.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

One of my friends/coworkers is doing quite well, 20 years and 3 kids after the cancer.
He was talking golf one day and I said "Did you play that hole with one ball?"
He looked at me and said, "I play every hole with one ball."

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My college room mate was diagnosed and treated when he was 22.

20 years later, old one nut is doing fine. And don't get mad at me, that was his nickname for himself.

And there was also that guy with one nut who won the Tour de France a few times, and hooked up with Sheryl Crow.

Yeah, Lance Armstrong. He had it worse. Testicular cancer which spread to his brain. Doctors didn't give him much hope, but he fought back and recovered, and is the only 7 time winner of the Tour De France, and did you know he ran the Boston Marathon in 2:50 yesterday?

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Yeah, Lance Armstrong. He had it worse. Testicular cancer which spread to his brain. Doctors didn't give him much hope, but he fought back and recovered, and is the only 7 time winner of the Tour De France, and did you know he ran the Boston Marathon in 2:50 yesterday?

Damn! I completely forgot that he was going to run it.
Thanks for the update!

From what I read of his cancer, he tried to ignore the swelling and didn't even get it checked until it had reached the point he could no longer sit on a saddle.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[LisaH 0]

I hope everything works out for you!

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[hungarianchick 0]

My ex was diagnosed at the age of 33. They wheeled him into surgery on the evening of his diagnosis, with an epidural. Later they removed most of the lymph nodes on the same side with the exception of one in the abdominal cavity, which would have required a very invasive surgery and long recovery time. The chance was very miniscule for cancer cells to survive after the chemo anyway. That was five years ago, he is cancer-free, the only side effect is the the swelling of his leg, due to lack of lymphatic drainage.

As to what to expect, every case is different. Go to a good specialist, and get a second opinion if you can!
Best of luck to you!

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[wmw999 2,174]

Yep, every case is different. A friend of mine had it late; discovered at about 37, 11 years ago. A few jokes and surgery later, he's been fine since then. A few years of monitoring (he'd ignored it for awhile), and he's good to go.

He'd had to be FORCED to see the doctor. I'm glad you didn't. A high cure rate means that you pay attention to what the nice doctor says, because it has a high chance of working, but mainly if you do it right. "Right" is pretty well-defined, though; not one of those crapshoots where every doctor has a different opinion.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[hungarianchick 0]

My ex went to see two oncologists, one at Dana-Farber the other was a more local, but very well known and respected in her field and yes, they had slightly different ideas for a treatment plan. What ended up happening is that they actually had a conference and agreed on a best possible course of action for him.

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[Jumpsat14k 0]

I want to say thanks to everyone for their concern and good vibes. As I said, done a lot of reading and even if it's worse than we all hope for, the survival rate is good.

I'll know more this upcoming Monday and I'll post the verdict. In the mean time, lets get JUMPING!!! Peace

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Hi all,

I'm the proud owner of a recently diagnosed tumor/on my righty. Done the ultrasound, not a cyst. Urologist next Monday for further tests, etc.. Done some med searches and get an idea of the medical side but would like to know if anyone has experienced the same and what should I expect..Thanks

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My brother was diagnosed in early 1991 and even then the cure rate for most types was above 90%. My brother's problem though, was that he went into denial at the obvious symptoms, self diagnosed and self medicated with over the counter antibiotics he bought in Mexico. By the time he could no longer ignore it and went in to see his doctor, the first thing his doc said was, "Holy shit Mike, how long have you had this !". By that time the cancer had spread throughout his upper body, with tumors in his chest and under his neck.

I have some very strong feelings about this cancer because it eventually killed my brother and it was mostly because of his own damned stubborness to seek early treatment. The facts, as I learned them, are that testicular cancer almost always occur in only one nut and very rarely in both. The bad nut has got to go. But with just one nut you can still have sex, father children, or even shag Sheryl Crow, as someone has already pointed out. There is usually a chemo regimen to follow up the surgery. But the lymph node surgery is not for everyone. My brother had it, but mostly because he was such an advanced case, my understanding is that many patients don't need it or have it.

As to metastasized cases, even here the odds have improved a great deal. In my brother's day the odds of surviving a metastasized case were something like 40%. Nowadays I'm hearing it's more like somewhere in the mid-eighties. Olympic gold medalist skater Scott Hamilton had a case that spread to his stomach sometime in the mid-late nineties and he's been doing just fine.

What pisses me off about testicular cancer is that it seems like it's the last "polite cancer" to educate young men & boys about. I mean nowadays you can even see health films about women checking their boobs on television - which is a GOOD thing. But you almost never hear about teaching boys & young men how to feel up their own nuts every month. Which is what you should do and a nice hot shower is the place to do it, and you guys all know how loose a good hot shower makes your sack o' nuts feel. So get busy and chek 'em out. It is a young man's disease too, from onset of puberty to about the mid forties. After that, you can start worrying about your prostate....

As it sounds like you may have been diagnosed, all I can say is don't lose courage to get the job done. I know how lonely it feels to wait for the doctor in the examining room (as a brother of a victim, I am at higher risk and thought I had it about 5 years after his death, fortunately I didn't, but I did see a doctor right away).

You can beat this thing just so long as you've got the will to do it. And the rest of you guys, get the word out to your friends and their sons.

Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity !

[woady 0]

I wanted to apologize, I was misspoke in saying thyroid gland (which is obviously located in the neck) with the lymph nodes. So I do stand corrected.

I also was not trying to freak you out by any means. Having cancer, or even the scare of cancer can be scary enough. So if something I wrote freaked you out, I apologize.

You know what's similar between Cops and Firefighters? They both wanna be firefighters.