omg dh has found a lump

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in his 'man bits' (you know wht i mean). i have made an appt for him to go to gp tomorrow but of course now he is backtracking and saying he doesnt wnt to go, its probably nothing etc etc. well, he bloody well will go if i have to drag him there. just been really panicky about it and havent been able to sleep. my mum was dx with breast cncer earlier this year and of course thats now all i can think it might be- bloody cancer. he had a vascectomy 2 yrs ago and now he says maybe its something to do with that.. but its only just come up and its only on one side. so cant be can it?

it probably is nothing..but needs checking ! drag him there if you have to!

dp had a lump there a year or so ago. Much crying, whinging, nagging and shouting later, I got him to the doctors and it turned out to be... a lump. That's all. It went after a week or so.

Get him to the doctor as there is a tiny, tiny chance that it is something serious, but try not to worry too much, as it is MUCH more likely that it is nothing at all.

Dh found one when i was 6 mths pregnant with my eldest. GP referred him for a scan, he got the all clear.Was all done and dusted within 2 weeks. Definetely get it checked, we are far more aware now too.

tell him to get it checked out but to calm down. dp found one a while ago, said it was probably just a cyst. he's fine now.

ok thnks. i feel better now.
perhaps its come from too much 'exercise' iykwim!
i suppose were it not for my mum having had her cancer then i wouldnt be so worried. then of course you think of that then immediately come to the irrational conclusion they are going to die.

try to be as calm as possible, most lumps are harmless cysts.

I read an article in the Times Body and Soul section a couple of weeks written by a GP saying they see lots of really scared men with lumps, but unless they are accompanied by pain on intercourse, ejaculation or urination. Cysts are quite common in that area.

Also, scar tissue from vasectomy surgery is very common and it could have moved about and only become apparent now.

Do try not to worry till he has seen a GP and had tests.

He definitely should go to the GP though, even just for peace of mind.

Definitely drag him there kicking and screaming. The whole scan biopsy thing no fun for them, but then many of us have had to do it on our boobs. (not to metions smear test etc!!)

My husband did have testicular cancer a few years ago but early detection was the trick and with no chemo and one op later he has been fine ever since. (Plus one DD concieved with no problems!)

As with breasts, cysts and tissue common, esp if had vasectomy that is the most likely explanation.

I will keep watching thread if you have any more q's, but really not worth worrying about till you've spoken to doctors - don't jump to conclusions!!!

i know. its hard not to though isnt it?
he says they are aching. i think thats psychsomatic (sp?!) as they didnt ache before he found the lump.

My dh found a lump, saw Gp and referred to hospital the same day. Turned out to be a calcified tendon and not at all serious (no treatment needed). Best to get it all checked - if just to save the worrying.
Also I seem to remember a programme on radio 4 about incidences of testicle ache post- vascectomy. Sorry not to be more help but I hope your DH gets it sorted out.

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I agree with Hockeypuck. DH had a vasectomy last year and he/I (he asked me to have a feel!) can feel scar tissue at the end of the vas where it was cut. On both sides unlike your DH though.

This doesn't mean he doesn't need to go to the doctors though. God forbid that it's anything serious, but testicular cancer is very treatable if detected early.

Drag him there kicking and screaming if you have to.

Good luck.xx

tell him from me, man to man, just bloody well go - it'll stop the nagging. And they do ache when you're worried about them. I went, got checked, got the all clear. Back to normal and the ache stopped.

well perhps i wont mention that i have posted about his b*ocks on MN!!! he'd never leave the house again- esp as he knows some MNers in RL LOL!
you have all been sworn to secrecy....

Lumpy man crackers...no laughing matter, but honestly it's probably a cyst or something that can be sorted really quickly and painlessly. Also think of all the sympathy he'll get.

Tell him only men with big balls get them

Seriously testicular cancer is fairly slow growing so even if it is that, it can be fixed. Normally without orchiectomy.

'lumpy man crackers'?!!! what does that mean ?!

Man crackers = testicles. Wasn't being sarky honest. I do feel for you, you are damned either way, if you nag him, he gets annoyed, if you don't you worry.

I hope it's all okay, and I'm sure it will be.

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oh the doctor said it is prob a cyst as seems to be separate from the testicle but is sending him for an ultrasound sap so hopefully he will get in next week. he said he was so embarssed he was sweating! bless. imagine if her hd to go for smears and go through childbirth with ll its examinations LOL!
will update when we know more. thnk you for all your support. x

dh has had one for longer than I know him, he thinks he got it from a bad knock during one of his wrestling (amateur) matches. We conceived, the lump didn't get any bigger and is not painful and he's lived with it for more than 15 years. But if it worries you have it checked out.

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