Lou m

Hi lou m, im so sorry your husband and you are going through this, but try to stay positive as.you dont know it could turn out better than you anticipated. 

I have some exoerience of how you are feeling  as my son  who was 34 at the time just before Christmas last year found a lumo in his testicle . . He didn't tell me untill he was told it was cancer.  My son had his 35th birthday in feb and had his testicle removed , he has been amazung throughout all of this , his positively kept  us all sane. He has had chemotherapy in a London hospital, he dudnt get many side effects and was amazing throughout it all. Hes not out of the woods yet , he has a scan tomorrow to check on things and he has an appointment on the 25th of this month at london hospital to see his consultant  for some hopefuly good news. I nyself found a lump in my right breast and it is cancer, im due to have an operation nxt week to have a lumpectomy and all of my lymph nodes will be removed as well from under my right arm , as its spread there. Its been tough with us both getting  cancer , my sons married with two delightful daughters.  I know its a really scary thing , but cancer really doesn't  have to be a death sentance , its come a very long way and more people are recovering  from this. As i said  .please, please stay positive .xx

I hate to think of how your both feeling and i do understand, i really do. Im here if you need to chat as i know how worrying it can be , but as I said " it might turn out ok " ill keep.you in my prayers  xxx

Hi there . 

5 years ago my husband developed testicular cancer . Being a typical man he had had the lump / pain for a good while before he even went to the drs. 
The ultra sound showed that it was cancer and he had his testicle removed a week later . 
I remember  being as scared as what you are right now but the dr reassured us that - if you are going to get any cancer this is the one to get . I found this strangely comforting . It is extremely treatable and curable . 
IF your husbands does turn out to be cancer the success rate with this cancer statisticaly is very good . 
even though my husband had had the lump for a good while the cancer had still not spread . 
the operation was done as a day case , he was only in theatre for 45 mins . The physical recovery was excellent , the emotional side a bit harder. He had prosthetic fitted some months later . 
he is now absolutely and totally fine! 
I know it's hard as we have been where you are right now , my hubby was 40 at the time but you will get through it . 
hopefully it all turns out to be nothing more than a cyst or infection and have everything crossed for you both . 
always here if u need a chat or have any questions xx

Hi Jassoscared

Thanks so much for your reply. We are trying to stay positive. What makes it worse is his mum had breast cancer last year and thought she would have the all clear this year but she now has it in her liver and its terminal. His mum is understandably devastated. 

His fear is that if it is cancer he Hope's it hasnt spread. 

So sorry you and your son going through this. 

I hope your op goes ok and I hope your son gets on ok at his appointment. 

Louise x

Hi 

About 5 years ago I was on-call at a London Hospital sleeping in their accommodation and I woke up with testicular pain. I got out of bed and felt a lump on one of my testicals which I had never noticed before. I'd always been fairly good at checking myself. 
I was beside myself with worry so I took myself to the A&E seeing that I was staying on site anyway. 
A junior doctor saw me fairly quick as they were concerned it could be a testicular torsion at first but luckily that was ruled out. He agreed he could also feel a lump so referred me for urgent ultrasound and to urology. 
I waited that whole weekend in complete worry and convinced myself it was cancer. 
I went to work on the Monday and luckily I managed to wangle an ultrasound on that day. 
the radiologist confirmed it was just a cyst and I sighed with relief. A few weeks later I had my urology appointment and a consultant decided to re-ultrasound it for extra piece of mind. She confirmed it was just a cyst and would go on it's own. 
 

5 years on and there's no sign of it. The lump was hard and marble like but this goes to show that it's not always anything sinister. I wish both of you all the best but try and remain positive. Like the above says, it's a very very curable cancer if it does turn out as the worst. 

Hi winnie14

Thanks for your reply. He's not sure how long it's been there and he only noticed it because he accidentally flicked himself with his belt. 

Yes I've heard lots that it is very curable so that is a positive. 

It's not something you expect to be dealing with at 30 years old. We have two young children aswell. 

Hoping it doesn't take too long for the ultrasound appointment to come through. 

Thanks x

Hi lta1803

Thanks for your reply . We are hoping that it is a cyst. But we cant get what the doctor said out our heads. 

Just a waiting game now the an ultrasound appointment. Hope it doesnt take too long. 

Thanks 

Just a wee update incase anyone comes across this post. My husband got a letter on Friday (letter dated 10th day after his doc appointment) which I thought was quick! His ultrasound in on Thurday the 18th. Hopefully wont have to wait too long after that for the results. 

Hi Lou,

hope you and your husband are well. Did he get a diagonis? Xx

Hi there 

He had an appointment with urology (1st july)  who took some bloods etc and discussed his ultrasound he had which showed a tumour. 

He also had a ct scan which showed that nothing had spread so that was a relief. 

He got it removed just last Tuesday (21st july). He now has to get follow up bloods and wait on pathology to see what they say about the tumour. 

Hopefully they have got everything and he might not need any furthwr treatment but we just have to wait and see. 

Thanks for asking. 

Louise 

Sorry to hear that, Lou. Very lucky not to have spread and thankfully very very curable! Thinking of you both at a tricky time xx