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Daeo
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In lieu of all the cancer posts recently, I would like to tell you my story...
Last August I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was funny the way I noticed it. It was after watching the Tom Green cancer special. I did a self examination and discovered a small pea sized lump on the end of my testicle. I put off going to the doctor for a week or two. I didn't believe that it could happen to me. Within that time my testicle got very sore. Also I had not been feeling good for the last few months. I wasn't sure if the cancer was the cause of my ill feeling, but I'm sure it didn't help any.
Anyway, I went to the doctor and had an exam done. The couldn't tell offhand if it was cancer just by touching it. They told me it could have been a mass or rupture. After that they sent me to get ultrasounds done on the testicle. Was a very unnerving feeling, sitting in a dark room waiting to see if you have cancer while they perform the ultrasound. I could tell by the look on the technicians face that it wasn't good news. The ultrasound didn't tell if it was cancerous or not. Just that it was an abnormal mass. The doctor told me that it was a 50/50 chance that it was cancerous. I left the office that day half scared shitless. I had to have surgery. To tell if it was cancerous or not they would have to do a biopsy. If it was cancerous they would remove the testicle. After I woke from anesthesia they told me it was cancerous, but not malignant. Tests had to be performed to tell if the cancer had spread. Luckily in my case it didn't. Still as a precaution I went through radiation treatment for four weeks. Radiation left me weak and destroyed my appetite. I'm grateful for having access to anabolic steroids. They allowed me to stay healthy during the treatment. As a joke they wanted to put my picture in the lobby of the treatment center as a poster boy for radiation treatment.
I'm very grateful to this day that I caught my cancer early enough. Who knows how far it could have went if I hadn't done a self exam. You may not think it could happen to you. Having a life threatening illness makes you think just how fortunate you are to be well...
Last August I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was funny the way I noticed it. It was after watching the Tom Green cancer special. I did a self examination and discovered a small pea sized lump on the end of my testicle. I put off going to the doctor for a week or two. I didn't believe that it could happen to me. Within that time my testicle got very sore. Also I had not been feeling good for the last few months. I wasn't sure if the cancer was the cause of my ill feeling, but I'm sure it didn't help any.
Anyway, I went to the doctor and had an exam done. The couldn't tell offhand if it was cancer just by touching it. They told me it could have been a mass or rupture. After that they sent me to get ultrasounds done on the testicle. Was a very unnerving feeling, sitting in a dark room waiting to see if you have cancer while they perform the ultrasound. I could tell by the look on the technicians face that it wasn't good news. The ultrasound didn't tell if it was cancerous or not. Just that it was an abnormal mass. The doctor told me that it was a 50/50 chance that it was cancerous. I left the office that day half scared shitless. I had to have surgery. To tell if it was cancerous or not they would have to do a biopsy. If it was cancerous they would remove the testicle. After I woke from anesthesia they told me it was cancerous, but not malignant. Tests had to be performed to tell if the cancer had spread. Luckily in my case it didn't. Still as a precaution I went through radiation treatment for four weeks. Radiation left me weak and destroyed my appetite. I'm grateful for having access to anabolic steroids. They allowed me to stay healthy during the treatment. As a joke they wanted to put my picture in the lobby of the treatment center as a poster boy for radiation treatment.
I'm very grateful to this day that I caught my cancer early enough. Who knows how far it could have went if I hadn't done a self exam. You may not think it could happen to you. Having a life threatening illness makes you think just how fortunate you are to be well...
