Hi all, I’m 19 and I figured telling you all this may make me feel slightly better. I’ve been at university for about 2 and a half months so this is the first time I’ve lived away from my parents, naturally I have lots of time on my hands.
My worry is I have testicular cancer.
It’s been a worry on and off, I’ve been to the doctors once who gave me a physical examination 2 months ago and said nothing was wrong, I had a mild case of Epididymitis. The problem went off my mind and I was fine, however it’s came back again and I have all the symptoms of testicular cancer. I don’t know what it is, I can feel my Epididymitis but there seems to be a hard tiny little bit extra attached that isn’t on my left testicle. I’ve been going insane feeling it and pressing it and now I have a dull constant pain in my groin from the minute I wake up. If I start thinking about it too much I get slightly breathless, which is a symptom that it’s spread.
So I went again to the doctors on Thursday, I told her about this problem and she diagnosed me with health anxiety, she didn’t give me a physical exam because she was convinced I was making it up, I have all the symptoms of health anxiety however I left feeling unhappy and worried still.
Conclusively I’ve been told by two doctors I have not got testicular cancer, but the more I think about it the more I’m convinced I do. I don’t want to go again as I seem like I’m wasting there time especially as two doctors have told me I’m fine, so what do I do. It’s coming up to Christmas and I don’t want this to Burden my mind throughout the festive season. Deep down I argue with myself that I don’t have it, but I feel I do.
I have no swelling, one feels more firm slightly in my opinion, however my girlfriend tells me it doesn’t and I’m making it up, can anyone give me any reassurance as I feel it would mean a lot to me, Thankyou.
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