So I just found out that I might have testicular cancer.

**Scarface2883** · 03-30-2009, 04:47 PM

Good luck tomorrow

**dan213** · 03-31-2009, 11:38 AM

figured i'd update this for anyone who cared/experience this themselves/or his a lump that they haven't had checked out yet.

i found out this morning that the lump is a tumor that has a 99% chance of being cancerous.
i'm having my nut removed at 2 PM tomorrow and then will find out in a day or 2 whether the cancer has spread to other parts of my body. since they think it's early, the cancer prolly hasn't spread but they will know for sure in a few days.

i appreciate everyone who had kind words for me. thanks.

**apipedream0750** · 03-31-2009, 11:42 AM

you are in my prayers man. stay strong bro

**Human.Shield** · 03-31-2009, 11:46 AM

so whats going to happen to your balls? are they going to have to cut them off or what brah??

**dan213** · 03-31-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Human.Shield

so whats going to happen to your balls? are they going to have to cut them off or what brah??

they have to cut the left one off (the one where the tumor is). the other ball is still gonna be there.

**Jester78** · 03-31-2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by dan213

figured i'd update this for anyone who cared/experience this themselves/or his a lump that they haven't had checked out yet.

i found out this morning that the lump is a tumor that has a 99% chance of being cancerous.
i'm having my nut removed at 2 PM tomorrow and then will find out in a day or 2 whether the cancer has spread to other parts of my body. since they think it's early, the cancer prolly hasn't spread but they will know for sure in a few days.

i appreciate everyone who had kind words for me. thanks.

aww man, so sorry to hear about that, but its a VERY good thing you are getting it taken care of right away. From what ive heard prognosis is usually good for this when it's taken care of quick.

ps, if I had reps to give id getcha in the green, although thats probably the last thing yer worried about now

**ScarredApollo** · 03-31-2009, 12:01 PM

Im sorry. You're in my prayers.

Love,
A fellow one baller who has already dealt with this **** when he was 16 and feels for anyone who has to go through it also.

**dan213** · 03-31-2009, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Jester78

ps, if I had reps to give id getcha in the green, although thats probably the last thing yer worried about now

ya. believe it or not, it really doesn't matter to me

outside the possibility that the cancer may have spread to another part of my body, the next worst part is i can't lift anything heavier than 10 pounds for 2 weeks and can't work out for a month.
it really pisses me off b/c i've put on 8 pounds last month by just eating a bit more and working out daily. so all that work is gonna go to waste while i have to chill for a month.

**Kasyx** · 03-31-2009, 12:36 PM

I had a scare with testicular cancer about 8 years ago. The doc's weren't as sure about the lump so they opened me up and did a biopsy while I was still on the table. Luckily it came back negative and am only missing about 1/4 of the testical.

I can sympathize with all the thoughts that are probably racing around your head. Kudos to you getting it checked out asap. Testicular cancer is very treatable if caught early.

You have my prayers.........and reps.

**JuicintheJuice** · 03-31-2009, 12:43 PM

good luck man. you are in my prayers

**Scarface2883** · 04-01-2009, 12:43 PM

give us an update on your progress.

**ghosty11** · 04-01-2009, 12:56 PM

if you lose your testicle, do your testosterone levels drop?

**dan213** · 04-01-2009, 03:39 PM

i got back from the hospital like 15 minutes ago. just watching TV and waiting for a sandwich so i figured i would update you guys.

the operation went good. the 1st nurse i had was an 8.5/10 and really cool. only so much flirting i can do w/ her knowing i'm gonna have 1 nut in an hour. lol.
2nd nurse was a little pricky but not that bad. operation went smooth and the doctor is pretty sure the cancer didn't spread anywhere else in my body according to the x-rays. i'll know for sure in a few days.

the funny thing now (wasn't too funny at the time) was this. there were a few pages of paperwork and on the front page it said my left nut was gonna be removed. however, on the last page it said both my nuts were being removed. so i prolly clarified it 50 times with about 10 different people that only ONE of my nuts was being removed.

hopefully everything turns out good. i appreciate all the support you guys!

**dan213** · 04-01-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by ghosty11

if you lose your testicle, do your testosterone levels drop?

i'm definately gonna ask about this when i go back for a checkup in 2 days. i'll let u know then. i think my right nut will makeup for the left but but i dunno if it can makeup for all of it.

**dindysport** · 04-01-2009, 03:40 PM

if you dont mind me asking what is your race...Blacks are more apt to get it then whites then hispanics...

**spartan-wannabe** · 04-01-2009, 03:42 PM

i think I have a cyst kinda on the edge on my sack/right at top of my left leg. is certainly a hard lump anyway... googled it and it said it should be OK if i just leave it and the body absorbes it or something??

**SenorSan** · 04-01-2009, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by dan213

i'm definately gonna ask about this when i go back for a checkup in 2 days. i'll let u know then. i think my right nut will makeup for the left but but i dunno if it can makeup for all of it.

Testosterone levels don't really drop, as other parts of your body make up for the lost testicle (testicles aren't the only thing that produce testosterone, you always hear about girls having some testosterone, just as males have some estrogen). I got my left removed from cancer also, man. It wasn't that bad, as long as it didn't spread (mine didn't), recovery should be quick (for most testicular cancers, it is a few months of treatment, I had 1 year of chemotherapy treatments before they let me go). If you have any questions about it you can pm me, or ask here if you don't give a ****.

Bright side: Apply for scholarships, just for having cancer you can get thousands of dollars for school. Yeah brah

EDIT: Guys who are worried, you'll know if you have cancer, especially because you should have 1 normal testicle to compare to, so if they aren't similar (one is like really hard or lumpy), I'd get it checked out. I was 13 when mine happened and let my left nut get to the size of a baseball before I finally asked a doctor.

They tell patients there is a only 2% chance they will die, but it is really 0%. They can fix it.

Yeah, they have to say that in case a patient dies in some freak way so they don't get sued to ****, its completely treatable, especially since it sounds like you got it early.

**FlyingIllini** · 04-01-2009, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by ghosty11

if you lose your testicle, do your testosterone levels drop?

No. I had testicular cancer when I was in my 20s and lost one of them.

My test levels are normal (~670) and I have four children conceived after the ordeal.

OP: don't worry, they can cure it. They tell patients there is a only 2% chance they will die, but it is really 0%. They can fix it.

**dan213** · 04-01-2009, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by dindysport

if you dont mind me asking what is your race...Blacks are more apt to get it then whites then hispanics...

i'm white. i read everywhere that whites are way more likely to get it then blacks. could be wrong though.

**dan213** · 04-01-2009, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by spartan-wannabe

i think I have a cyst kinda on the edge on my sack/right at top of my left leg. is certainly a hard lump anyway... googled it and it said it should be OK if i just leave it and the body absorbes it or something??

get it checked out. you really have nothing to lose. if you wait and it turns out to be something, it could be a lot worse then if u would have had it taken care of.

**ApatoJay** · 04-01-2009, 03:59 PM

read this thread brah

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=113048341

Goodluck!!!

**rad_rex** · 04-01-2009, 04:00 PM

so is it the actual ball that has something inside it or lumps in the sack, also would there be pain? just curious, i have no idea what to look for

**dindysport** · 04-01-2009, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by dan213

i'm white. i read everywhere that whites are way more likely to get it then blacks. could be wrong though.

its something about the test levels...not quite sure though...read it in MD a little while back...

**spartan-wannabe** · 04-01-2009, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by dan213

get it checked out. you really have nothing to lose. if you wait and it turns out to be something, it could be a lot worse then if u would have had it taken care of.

kinda embarrassed tho, i know it's dumb but i don't wanna tell my parents i got a lump near my nuts...

**Tyr616** · 04-01-2009, 04:06 PM

i got checked for ball cancer didn't have it.

**Jnx** · 04-01-2009, 04:07 PM

I might have da AIDS (serious)

u mad?

**dan213** · 04-01-2009, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by spartan-wannabe

kinda embarrassed tho, i know it's dumb but i don't wanna tell my parents i got a lump near my nuts...

would you rather go and find out it's nothing or maybe it is something but it's curable or would you like to hear that you procrastinated from telling anyone and now you have cancer throughout your entire body?

**dindysport** · 04-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jnx

I might have da AIDS (serious)

u mad?

u just start lifting...no hate...

**spartan-wannabe** · 04-01-2009, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by dan213

would you rather go and find out it's nothing or maybe it is something but it's curable or would you like to hear that you procrastinated from telling anyone and now you have cancer throughout your entire body?

fair. if there is still a lump there tomorrow i will go to teh doctor and take mah boxers down

**robertk232** · 04-01-2009, 04:13 PM

Glad to hear the removal went well, hope to hear that the cancer did not spread. Best of luck OP.

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