Mass on left testicle, enlarged "vein" and tinglin

TWOIFBYSEA · Newbie Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 2

Hi...seeking some advice and will try to be as clearas possible.

Some months ago after my son kicked my in the groin...i noticed a large (soft in texture) mass on my left testicle.....shortly after (and its hard to explain) some mild numbness or a throbbing-tinglong sensation in my left foot/leg.

After worrying myself sick i finally broke down and went to my family doc...she assured me it wasnt life threatening or "cancer" but she sent me home with nothing more than--your fine.

Ir actually went away for a while until ...my son again kicked me in the groin... (hey thats life wrestling with a 3 year old)

the symptons returned this time more noticeable..

1. lump or mass in left tiesticle
2. swollen or enlarged "vein" or tube (nothing on the right testticle)

^ the enlarged vein or tube was not present the original time so this is a new development

3. tingling, numb,throbbing sensation in left leg/foot

Based on that .....could anyone please give me their best opinion... on what my symptons appear as.... I'm DEAD scared of docs and get extreme high blood pressure just being in their office let alone having my boys poked and prodded at.

any advice is appreciated.

Guest · Guest

Hi

I got similar symptoms but mine don't seem to have been caused by any particular event.

I also have swollen blood vessels and tubing which was originally diagnosed as a virus/infection and i was prescribed anti-biotics. This didn't work and after a further 2 courses of anti-B's to treat it I was sent to the ultrasound dept at my local hospital.

FYI the infection they diagnosed if I remember correctly was diagnosed as: epididymitis (Though every Doctor I've seen seems to have a different variation on this name).

To date they have refused to do anything about this (They say they CAN but don't want to because "it might happen again" - So much for broken arms and legs). I now live frequently in pain with my left testicle and to top it all off I am now unable to stay out of work with it any longer waiting for a fix. I've now had to get a job and it is basically 7 hours of walking on patrol in a position similar to security. My local health authority I feel has basically legalised torture in my case and decided that I should live my life in pain which is extremely hard to live with.

The only thing I can suggest to you is that you mention the name of the infection I had to your Doctor. This might be an avenue that they haven't yet looked at and can cause considerable pain when not treated (beleive me I know - I've also had a twisted testicle in the past too so I know testicular pain is bad).

Unfortunately if they decide it isn't cancer or a torsion (twisted) then mens testicular health seems to be a very low priority - This is despite the fact that the local health authorities are always saying men should be very vigilant and always check themselves once a week.

With regards to the GP thing, I was also terrified like you. The thought of being operated on scared the life out of me. I've also had high BP in the past and a small problem with a fast pulse. Beleive me, once you've been once about the issue it only gets easier. They will only consider an operation as a last resort for this issue (beleive me I've almost begged). Even then, unless it's a twist (torsion) they'll probably do it under a local anaesthetic which unlike a general anaesthetic will allow you to be conscious throughout the entire 'minor' (as they call it) operation. The best thing you can do while waiting in waiting rooms etc is take something to read to calm your nerves - or Nintendo gameboy etc - Whatever distracts you.

Stay calm

Voice of experience.

Guest · Guest

an enlarged vein on the scrotom also known to resemble a bag of worms is known as a varicocele and can sometimes cause pain and can be removed by a simple procedure known as a varicolcelectoy hope this helps

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