About a week and a half ago my boyfriend noticed his left testicle was enlarged and there was a dull ache in it and it felt heavy. Up to this point he had, had no symptoms in this area before. A couple of days later it was twice the size of the other and there was a dull ache in his groin and lower back as well. He made an appointment at the docs and was seen three days later, three GPs had a look and were baffled. They said perhaps an infection but didn't give him any antibiotics which I find weird as if its an infection its fairly aggressive to cause so much swelling so quickly so surely if they really thought it was this they would have started him on antibiotics. After talking amongst themselves they said they were referring him for an ultrasound as they said they didn't know what it was really and an infection was just a guess He was contacted a day later with an appointment for the scan 3 days after that, which is double quick. I didn't think cancer would come up as fast as the swelling suddenly did. I thought cancer would be more gradual and I know there are a range of other things it could be but having googled the symptoms of testicular cancer swelling with a dull ache in testicle and groin are the main symptoms and I've read in several places the swelling etc can come up quickly. I'm worried perhaps a lump has been growing inside and is only maifesting outwardly now perhaps. Pain in lower back is also a symptom listed on lots of websites! So are problems with breathing and his asthma has got alot worse with no explanation over last couple of years, it was always very mild previously. Plus he is in the main age bracket for it (early thirties).
With how many symptoms he has that seem to tally and the tight lipped GPs and rapid referral, I can't help but worry at the moment that things might not be good... I've worried off and on over the years that I could have various types of cancer with alot less symptoms, and there just seems too much that tallies with TC here. Not a happy bunny
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