LG18
06-04-21, 19:42
I’m having a testicular ultrasound tomorrow and am incredibly stressed about it.
I’ve been worried about several very tiny small lumps for the last three years. My GP said he wouldn’t ordinarily have referred me for them after giving me an examination the other day, but did so to help my anxiety surrounding it.
I’m having the test for two reasons: the first s what I think are several tiny micro-calcifications. Theres a few and they’re all on the surface under the first layer of skin on the testicle (I know because they move around to different places).
The second reason is for another very tiny lump that I can barely feel (and no one would be able to feel but me) which is a little bit deeper, but still within the layers of skin (so not growing out of the testicle, extratesticular I think they’re called which are rarely cancerous).
Other than worrying about the procedure in general, I’m stressed the second little lump won’t be picked up. The problem is, one of the micro-calcification things has moved directly on top of where this lump is.
because the micro-calcifications are solid and from what I’ve read would show up white (the second lump doesn’t feel solid like that) I’m worried this calcification that’s on top of the second lump is going to obscure it, and it won’t show up on the test when it might be serious.
I’m less stressed about the micro-calcifications because they’re free moving, so what I was really hoping the ultrasound would illuminate this second lump. But if one of the calcifications is on top of it, might the second lump just not show up?
How does it work? Can things be obscured? I thought finally I might be able to put this fear to bed but now I’m just stressing what I’m worried about won’t even show.
Many thanks.
I’ve been worried about several very tiny small lumps for the last three years. My GP said he wouldn’t ordinarily have referred me for them after giving me an examination the other day, but did so to help my anxiety surrounding it.
I’m having the test for two reasons: the first s what I think are several tiny micro-calcifications. Theres a few and they’re all on the surface under the first layer of skin on the testicle (I know because they move around to different places).
The second reason is for another very tiny lump that I can barely feel (and no one would be able to feel but me) which is a little bit deeper, but still within the layers of skin (so not growing out of the testicle, extratesticular I think they’re called which are rarely cancerous).
Other than worrying about the procedure in general, I’m stressed the second little lump won’t be picked up. The problem is, one of the micro-calcification things has moved directly on top of where this lump is.
because the micro-calcifications are solid and from what I’ve read would show up white (the second lump doesn’t feel solid like that) I’m worried this calcification that’s on top of the second lump is going to obscure it, and it won’t show up on the test when it might be serious.
I’m less stressed about the micro-calcifications because they’re free moving, so what I was really hoping the ultrasound would illuminate this second lump. But if one of the calcifications is on top of it, might the second lump just not show up?
How does it work? Can things be obscured? I thought finally I might be able to put this fear to bed but now I’m just stressing what I’m worried about won’t even show.
Many thanks.