Re: Testicular Torsion
I got booted in the nuts by my cousin when I was 13....yay! testicular torsion!!!
My father had the same at the same age..must be hereditary lol
He lived in Sicily and it was 1958 - they sprayed the area with pure alcohol and syringed his testicle to drain off the fluid!
We're a little luckier....I went to the doc and was in hospital pretty sharpish.
Had an operation the following day, general anaesthetic was nice but I woke up a little groggy...it's like the quickening from highlander, you dont know who you are, what you are or how you got there and then suddenly all your memories return in an overload...brilliant!
they sew the testicle to the scrotum so it cant happen again and it's really not very painful at all after the op, I suppose people might expect it to be.
I had disolving stitches so no problems there and that's about it...apart from lots of junior doctors, nurses and cleaners bein in my cubicle to take a look at my tackle.
My dad was so proud!
Anyways, my testicles were normally the size of a pickled onion....the one which required surgery swelled up to the size of a tangerine.
If yours hasn't or gone black then you're likely safe
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