Re: Bump on Right Testicle

Posted By Doug Bank on February 26, 1999 at 14:33:02:

In Reply to: Bump on Right Testicle posted by Brian on February 26, 1999 at 00:46:53:






About six months ago, I noticed a small hard bump on the side of my right testicle, about the size and shape of a piece of rice.  It's on the testicle, because I tried to scrape it off with my fingernail and it wouldn't budge.  After looking at this page, I told my doctor and had an exam (I don't know if he even really felt it - it was so cold in that room my scrotum was really tight when I tried to point it out to him).  He told me to keep an eye on it but didn't think it was anything to worry about.  I have been examining it occassionally to see if it was still there and it is.
Yesterday, I stood up and felt a sharp poke down there that lasted only a couple of seconds.  Then last night I had a "rock in your shoe" feeling where that bump is, like it's scratching the inside of my scrotum and a tightness in that testicle.
I have been having some nagging lower back soreness for about three weeks and now I'm concerned that this may be a problem.  It's not the pea-sized lump I've read about and that makes me feel a little better, but I'd like to know what this could be if it's not cancer and if it could become cancerous.  It hasn't bothered me today.
Would a doctor or Doug Bank please respond?  Thanks.




Go to a urologist IMMEDIATELY!
Hard lumps on the side of the testicle that cannot be separated or moved away from the testicle should be treated as if they are cancer until proven otherwise. The only really good way to do this is with an ultrasound, and I recommend that you get one very soon. I am NOT saying that you DO have cancer, but it is in your best interest to assume that you do until someone can prove to you that you do not have it. It could be a calcium deposit or scar tissue, but I wouldn't count on it.
Call a urologist's office and make an appointment to see them as soon as possible. Describe to them what you wrote above. I imagine that they will arrange to see you pretty quickly.
Good Luck!
Doug Bank
Editor, TCRC


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