Painful Epididymal Cyst, Usually it is a sharp pain in my testical or lower abdomen

I know that most if the time epididymitis doesn't cause pain, but mine certainly does. My question is, for those who have epididymitis, what does the pain feel like? Mine pain does not match what I've read should be the normal pain. Usually it is a sharp pain in my tetstical, or lower abdomen. I sometimes have that achiness that they speak of, but not normally.

I have had this diagnosed by a urologist as epididymitis, I'm just worried that since the pain doesn't match what I've read that there may have been a mis diagnosis. I know this happened with my grandma where her specialist missed cancer that she had for 3 years. I do not want that to happen to my guys.

So if anyone else has pain from epididymitus can you tell me what kind of pain you have? Is a sharp pain in the tetstical a side effect that can happen from epidiymitis?

Most of the time epididymitis causes a lot of pain. Urinalysis can verify whether this is bacterial epidydimitis or not and the doctor should have given you a round of antibiotics (e.g., doxycycline, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, etc.) as well as anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen. You also need to do a lot of bed rest, lots of warm baths, maybe apply some ice near the area (not directly), and wear scrotal support at all times. The ultrasound scan, hopefully, ruled out torsion, so the next thing is to rule out epididymitis. After that, they can also check for hydroceles, spermatoceles, cysts, and varicoceles - lumps, bumps, and swellings that occur in the scrotum. Cancer of the testicles would be pretty obvious after doing a scan, a physical exam... and it's reported to be painless.

To answer your last question, yes, you can have deferred pain to the testicle from epididymitis and the testicle itself can become swollen if the bacterial infection is not treated. I think the medical term is "epididymorchalgia" or "epididymo-orchitis," which literally means "epididymal and testicular pain." The nerves that go to the testicle reach up to the abdomen, so it's not surprising you also feel pain there, too.