Hi I'm a 14 year old boy and I feel something wierd on the left side of my testicle. Almost feels like a tangled up wire. I tried to do some research and I'm worried that it might be testicular cancer. I've had it for a while now but I haven't told anybody. Online I read that testicular cancer causes back pain and shortness of breath and I always experience both. Sometimes my testies hurt too. Please help I'm really worried.
Hi Hunter,
Look up epididymis, that's what I think you are feeling.
Would "bag of worms" describe the feeling? It could be a variocele.
Another possibility is epididimytis. It can be caused by an infection, including UTI's. It may also be due to some sort of trauma.
You really aren't in the testicular cancer age range, yet. You really should see your doctor about this, just to rule out anything serious and to put you at ease.