swollen, hard, left testicle

   About 4 years ago my left testicle swelled up and got hot, but then the pain went away,and the about 2 years ago it started swelling up again but not much.
   Now it is 4 inches long and about 4 wide, in other words it's huge, and hard, with a fibrous texture to it.
   I also noticed that it,s so heavy and big that it seems that it's pulling my penis in to where it's so small, my girlfriend laughs at me sometimes, I went to a doctor and he gave me Doxicicline thinking it's Epididymitis.
   Can anyone direct me towards a better treatment?
               Robert
                   Florida
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Dear Robert
I agree with Doug .  Testicular cancer needs to be ruled out if you indeed have a hard mass in the testicle.   You could have had an infection which has healed with a scar but there is no way to know  after the fact.  I would recommend seeing a urologist to further evaluate this mass.    
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