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Left Testicle/Lower Abdominal Pain
Hi I am a 23 year old male who's recently developed testicle pain. For the past week or so I have experienced pain in my left testicle after lying down for a long period of time. After standing up and walking around the pain noticebly improves. In the last few days I have noticed the pain starting to radiate to my lower left abdomin. I dont seem to have any lumps on my testicles. Does anyone know what this could be?
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I am 39 years old and for the second time in the past 6 months I have this constant pain and pressure in my left testicle. Its not swollen, however its smaller and harder than normal. I was first diagonsed with epdimitis 6 months ago, but I am not so certain thats it. I am going to a urologist next week for now my DR gave me pain pills and antibiotics. Any answers would greatly help.
Nick,
You wrote exactly what I wanted to write. I too have pain above the testicles on the connecting tubes. I was ruled out of all infections,STDs, Hernia, etc. All the scan reports and other tests came back normal.
If you are having tenderness while touching, then it appears more to be an inflammation rather than a referred pain.
Epididmis is something closely coiled on top of the testicle itself. If it hurts then the chances are it could be epididymitis. It should hurt when you roll the testicles with the fingers. I dont have any pain while rolling my testicles, the pain is somewhere little above and in my left inguinal area.
Where as the pain I'm having is something between the testicles and the base of the penis similar to what you have. After seeing several urologists, chiropractors, orthopedics, I was finally referred to a neurologist who is telling we should look from a different angle, think about demyelination or somatization.
Has anyone knows whether neuropathy cause these pains?
Pete
You wrote exactly what I wanted to write. I too have pain above the testicles on the connecting tubes. I was ruled out of all infections,STDs, Hernia, etc. All the scan reports and other tests came back normal.
If you are having tenderness while touching, then it appears more to be an inflammation rather than a referred pain.
Epididmis is something closely coiled on top of the testicle itself. If it hurts then the chances are it could be epididymitis. It should hurt when you roll the testicles with the fingers. I dont have any pain while rolling my testicles, the pain is somewhere little above and in my left inguinal area.
Where as the pain I'm having is something between the testicles and the base of the penis similar to what you have. After seeing several urologists, chiropractors, orthopedics, I was finally referred to a neurologist who is telling we should look from a different angle, think about demyelination or somatization.
Has anyone knows whether neuropathy cause these pains?
Pete
Have had similar ache in right testicle for about 6 months now.
Generally it's a dull ache, but sometimes the tubes above the testicle can actually be painful.
Had a scan in the 1st month, and the doc ruled out any signs of infections, varicocele, hernia. I had a course of anti-biotics just to be on the safe side, but no difference.
The initial diagnoses was some kind of muscle strain around that area .
Lot's of rest does 'seem' to make it better, but I feel I'm just resting an underlying problem, that won't get better - the ache always comes back after a couple of weeks of good rest.
Exercise is strange - during it I feel no worse, in fact, most times I don't feel any ache or pain, but after when I'm walking or sitting, the ache comes back.
Doctor had a look at me recently again too. There's an area (the connecting tubes above the testicle) that he pressed, and it hurt.
I think what I have is 'referred pain'. He said it's most likely inflamed (for whatever reason), so gave me some anti-inflammatory tables for a month (still on them). I don't think they are making any difference...we'll see.
Some good advice though, he mentioned 'nerve blockers'. A drug (tablets) that essentially dumb down the pain. He said I could try a course of these later. To me it sounds a bit drastic, I'd rather have a diagnosis, so I may request another scan.
Something another doctor said - see an osteopath. He mentioned he had back pain, and some testicle pain with it. The osteopath 'fixed' his back, and the testicle pain was gone. I don't have any back pain, so I've not gone down this route yet.
I'm also trying to mange this with various stretches too. I'll keep an eye on this thread, and post anything new.
Nick
Generally it's a dull ache, but sometimes the tubes above the testicle can actually be painful.
Had a scan in the 1st month, and the doc ruled out any signs of infections, varicocele, hernia. I had a course of anti-biotics just to be on the safe side, but no difference.
The initial diagnoses was some kind of muscle strain around that area .
Lot's of rest does 'seem' to make it better, but I feel I'm just resting an underlying problem, that won't get better - the ache always comes back after a couple of weeks of good rest.
Exercise is strange - during it I feel no worse, in fact, most times I don't feel any ache or pain, but after when I'm walking or sitting, the ache comes back.
Doctor had a look at me recently again too. There's an area (the connecting tubes above the testicle) that he pressed, and it hurt.
I think what I have is 'referred pain'. He said it's most likely inflamed (for whatever reason), so gave me some anti-inflammatory tables for a month (still on them). I don't think they are making any difference...we'll see.
Some good advice though, he mentioned 'nerve blockers'. A drug (tablets) that essentially dumb down the pain. He said I could try a course of these later. To me it sounds a bit drastic, I'd rather have a diagnosis, so I may request another scan.
Something another doctor said - see an osteopath. He mentioned he had back pain, and some testicle pain with it. The osteopath 'fixed' his back, and the testicle pain was gone. I don't have any back pain, so I've not gone down this route yet.
I'm also trying to mange this with various stretches too. I'll keep an eye on this thread, and post anything new.
Nick
Day 28 into a vasectomy, left nut is still tender if I try to jog, got the lower abdomen pain too, Dr. said it may be varacole veins. Sounds like the surgury for this does not work, cant jog, because of the "squeezing" sensation, standing helps, sleeping has been horrible the past two nights. FYI, I would NOT recommend a vasectomy. If its not broke, dont fix it. I regret mine = due to the constant pain, not the current inability to bear children. Most guys are fine with a vasectomy, like the 8 I spoke with, I'm a SLOW healer or one of the unlucky few. I think I'm both.
been having pain in my left nut and it radiates into my lower left abdomen, been having this pain for the past week it went away for 3 days and started back again when i first noticed the pain i was just sitting in a chair talking to my wife, the pain would come and go never stay to long so i went to sleep that night and woke up to pain in the morning went to doctor he said nothing was wrong, so went home after that had no pain wife and i had sex and the pain came back just that one day then went away and its been gone for 3 days and in those 3 days wife and i had sex again no pain but then earlier today pain came back wasn't doing anything strenuous or got hit nothing just bam out of no where pain hits me and its one of those annoying nagging pains
i had an inguinal hernia repair on my right side lower abdomen in 2009 and had on and off again pain resulting from the surgery for around a year or so with it slowly subsiding. then about 6 months ago, maybe a little less i started getting a pain on my left abdomen lower wall like a hernia but with no lump like before.
i went to my surgeon and let him check me out with a no hernia answer. then had a ultra sound on my groin to check for testicular torsion or a hernia into me scrotal sac. checks out clean. the pain in my left testicle and abdomen went away for about 2 months then suddenly came back. when i sit too long i can feel it but when im out and about its like its not there at all.
no answers yet, can live with it if its nothing. but would like to at least know for peace of mind. if anyone has an answer to this please post to the forum.
thank you.
i went to my surgeon and let him check me out with a no hernia answer. then had a ultra sound on my groin to check for testicular torsion or a hernia into me scrotal sac. checks out clean. the pain in my left testicle and abdomen went away for about 2 months then suddenly came back. when i sit too long i can feel it but when im out and about its like its not there at all.
no answers yet, can live with it if its nothing. but would like to at least know for peace of mind. if anyone has an answer to this please post to the forum.
thank you.
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