Don't forget chaps... check down below occasionally

A good post, and good luck!

If you don't mind me asking - how obvious was it that something untoward was there?

I check often, but sometimes think it would be easy to miss with, as a previous poster said, all that other 'plumbing' down there.
 
Good post there old chap. Best of luck and i'm sure since you caught it early everything will be good.

Again props for posting this anything which creates awareness of this sort of thing is good by me .
 
Thanks all. To answer a few questions; My wife has been very supportive but has been a nervous wreck. The prognosis is very good at this point and it looks like it has been caught early. I am 42 years old. This is actually outside the typical age for this type of tumor. The typical age of people getting it is sub 40.

Yes there are normally certain bumps down there. But this is a hard lump where I've never felt one before. Also, the back of the testicle felt more solid that it has felt in the past. I think it is important to check regularly so you get used to exactly how they should feel. To be honest I don't normally check and mine was a lucky chance finding. I don't have any other symptoms.

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I don't post here much but always read daily. I would like to to wish you luck with everything as I know what you are going through.
In July this year I was diagnosed with bowel cancer with knocked me for six, especially when I found out by accident from the head nurse whilst going for some pre op checks. I have already been through 3 sets of Chemo, been rushed into hospital with a dangerous blockage which meant I had to have a stent fitted to allow things to pass and have an operation booked to remove a 3rd of my bowel on the 10th of November.
After my operation I have a recovery time of approx 5-6 weeks then have 18 more weeks of Chemo.
I have fully come to terms with it and thankfully it is what they class a cureable, my wife, kids, family and friends have been a brilliant support and they also appreciated that i didn't want to be smothered and just to get on with life as best I can.
My treatment is also at the Royal Marsden and I cannot believe how good the hospital is in every way. The staff have been outstanding and never rush you when they are with you.

If you need a chat, PM me sometime but if you are similar to me, chatting about issues isn't something I need to do as my mind is set that this will be sorted by some point around May next year (fingers crossed).

One last thing that may help is that Chemo really isn't as scary as it's made out to be on TV, the worst side affect I have had is a sickness feeling but never ill.

Sorry just read you post again and seen that the tumors are not confirmed as cancerous, so I hope that results come back clear after your op.
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Thanks for your offer. No they aren't confirmed yet but the consultant said he would be very surprised if it wasn't. Best of luck with yours. Mine is trivial in comparison.
 
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Just had a feel, found nothing out of the ordinary, and rubbed one out in celebration.

Best of luck with the results. A positive mind can work wonders in situations like this :)
 
Great thread to make I really need to check more often. Only ever found one lump at around 17 and had it checked out and turned out to be nothing - something to do with the hernia I had as a baby.

Off to check! Good luck with the op.
 
Good luck Hades... friend of mine has none at all now thanks to the horrible cancer :-( But he's been clear a couple of year's now, and put's me to shame with his insane fitness level. He's more of a man than I'll ever be.

Good luck with the OP, and thoughts with your family as well :-)
 
As a matter of interest, who is your consultant?

Also I have worked hard for the past 20 years and have a stressful job working in the family business. I hate taking time of work and this year due to my side affects of the tumours I have had to take a lot of time of work and it has driven me mad. Fortunatly over the past 3 weeks I feel very good and have returned to work full time which feels great.
The one thing I have noticed about being back to work is that my energy levels have increased greatly because sitting around at home in my mind does not help my mind and body through this illness.
 
Wow so it takes you what two weeks to go from that to an op, while I've had two months of intense pain, two trips to a&e a dosage of morphine and i still have another two weeks just to wait for a camera down my throat. Then a specialist in a month.

There ya go, go private as the nhs don't give a ****

On your side of things, well done you and good for you for getting it seen to pronto
 
I regularly check mine. OK so far.

My dad had to go for a biopsy today though as there is a suspicion of prostate cancer :( Just got to wait till Friday for the results.
 
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As a matter of interest, who is your consultant?

Also I have worked hard for the past 20 years and have a stressful job working in the family business. I hate taking time of work and this year due to my side affects of the tumours I have had to take a lot of time of work and it has driven me mad. Fortunatly over the past 3 weeks I feel very good and have returned to work full time which feels great.
The one thing I have noticed about being back to work is that my energy levels have increased greatly because sitting around at home in my mind does not help my mind and body through this illness.
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Mr Stephen Gordon at the Ashted in Surrey. He's been great so far and really driven things forward as fast as he can. He even intervened to get the CT scan done today when the department told me they didn't have any free slots.

Like I said previously I am convinced that stress might have contributed to it. And it tallies with your story too. Yes I think it's important to get back to work (after a rest) as mental attitude is just as important as the physical side. Really hope you get some good news soon. It comes as quite a shock when you're told.
 
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Wow so it takes you what two weeks to go from that to an op, while I've had two months of intense pain, two trips to a&e a dosage of morphine and i still have another two weeks just to wait for a camera down my throat. Then a specialist in a month.

There ya go, go private as the nhs don't give a ****

On your side of things, well done you and good for you for getting it seen to pronto
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:( Best of luck. Any idea what's wrong?
 
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:( Best of luck. Any idea what's wrong?
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Hitial Hernia damage and possible internal scaring. Breathing problems, Internal Pain, Sickness feeling, no food is good, trips to the hospital. I was going to have the camera last friday at short notice due a cancelled appointment but because i'd eaten half a banana they basically said sod off you can wait two weeks now. I told them i was being punished because I'd eaten, they tell me eat little and often, I had four hours sleep that day in crying agony but na didn't matter to them.

The nhs, you need to be on death's doorstep to get anything done :rolleyes:
 
Best of luck to you :).

Good job you've caught it early, and also good job your employer gives you private medical insurance!

Last time I went to the Docs for something have a 'shuffle around' was one of the related things the computer told the Doc to do.


Oh and thanks Deadbeat for the Rachel Stevens video :cool:.
 
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